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| EMI Music signs S-Curve Records EMI Music has signed a US distribution agreement and worldwide license deal with record label S-Curve, marking a return to EMI for Steve Greenberg, the proven hit-maker credited with discovering and breaking artists such as Joss Stone and Fountains of Wayne. EMI will distribute S-Curve releases in the US for both physical and digital releases and mobile products and will have the exclusive global license for S-Curve artists outside of America. The first artists signed in this multi-year, multi-album deal are Sir Tom Jones and rock band We The Kings. Jones is the unstoppable, Grammy Award-winning Welshman who has sold 75 million units worldwide. Jones was among the performers at the highly-anticipated Concert For Diana on July 1 at London's Wembley Stadium before an estimated global TV audience of 500 million viewers in 145 countries, along with artists such as Joss Stone (with whom he performed a duet), Elton John, Lily Allen, Brian Ferry, Duran Duran, Fergie, The Feeling and more. Jones is in the studio working on a new album which is being produced in part by Greenberg, Mike Magini and Betty Wright, the same team who produced Joss Stone's first two releases. We The Kings are a Bradenton, Florida based alternative pop/rock band whose upcoming record is being produced by Sam Hollander, best known for producing Gym Class Heroes' Cupid's Chokehold. "Steve has a great ear for hits, and we're pleased to be back in business with him, " said Ronn Werre, President of EMI Music Marketing. "We worked closely with Steve on breaking Joss Stone in the uk and look forward to future successes with his new venture, " said Tony Wadsworth, Chairman and CEO, EMI Music UK & Ireland. "I'm really excited to be back working with EMI and bringing S-Curve artists to a global audience, " said Greenberg. "EMI has a strong global footprint, a great digital team and real commitment that will serve our artists well." EMI Music is the recorded music division of EMI Group, the world's largest independent music company. Its EMI Music division represents artists spanning all musical tastes and genres. Its record labels include Angel, Astralwerks, Blue Note, Capitol, Capitol Nashville, EMI Classics, EMI CMG, EMI Records, EMI Televisa Music, Manhattan, Mute, Parlophone and Virgin. Artists on EMI labels include Lily Allen, The Beatles, Coldplay, Corinne Bailey Rae, The Good The Bad & The Queen, Gorillaz, Norah Jones, The Kooks, Korn, Kylie Minogue, Pink Floyd, Rolling Stones, Joss Stone, 30 Seconds To Mars, KT Tunstall, Keith Urban and Robbie Williams, as well as international artists such as Amaral (Spain), Diam's (France), Utada Hikaru (Japan), LaFee (Germany), Radja (Indonesia), RBD (Mexico) and Vasco Rossi (Italy). EMI has been at the cutting edge of the rapidly growing digital music marketplace since it released David Bowie's ...Hours as the world's first ever album to be offered as a digital download in 1999. EMI has signed agreements with hundreds of digital partners to distribute its music across the globe, including most recently its premium DRM-free, higher-quality offering sold through partners including Apple iTunes, Amazon.com, PassAlong Networks, SNOCAP MyStores and more. It continues to facilitate the development of a growing range of new digital business models to enable fans to experience and purchase its artists' output through a number of different platforms including making its videos available for access via YouTube, advertising-supported online music streaming in China through Baidu, legal peer-to-peer agreements with QTrax, Mashboxx and GNAB, and a deal to offer advertising-supported videos on mobile phones in the US through Rhythm NewMedia. write your comments about the article :: © 2007 Jazz News :: home page |