Hollywood Records
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| Hollywood Records | |
|---|---|
| Parent company | The Walt Disney Company |
| Founded | 1989 |
| Distributing label | Universal Music Group (US, Canada, Mexico,Brazil, and South America) EMI (Europe and Asia) Festival Mushroom/Warner Bros. (Australia) Avex Trax (Japan) |
| Genre | Various |
| Country of origin | US |
| Official website | Official website of Hollywood Records |
Hollywood Records is a record label owned by Disney. It mainly focuses on pop music, although they do include some metalcore and alternative metal bands. The label was started in 1989 and initially distributed by Elektra Records in the US and Canada until 1995 when distribution switched to PolyGram (which became Universal Music Group in 1998.)
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[edit] Hollywood artists
- Aly & AJ
- Atreyu
- Plain White T's
- Breaking Benjamin
- The Cheetah Girls
- Corbin Bleu
- Evans Blue
- Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
- Gran Bel Fisher
- Hayden Panettiere
- Hilary Duff
- Indigo Girls
- Ingram Hill
- Jesse McCartney
- Jonas Brothers
- Jordan Pruitt
- Los Lobos
- Marié Digby
- Miley Cyrus
- Queen (US and Canada only)
- Raven-Symoné
- Sparta
- Vanessa Hudgens
- Fallen 14
Hollywood Records also releases many film soundtracks from films made by Disney or Disney-owned film studios.
Together with Lyric Street Records, Mammoth Records and Walt Disney Records, it is currently part of the Disney Music Group.
[edit] Hollywood Records In The United Kingdom & Australia
In the United Kingdom and Australia, Hollywood Records currently releases acts such as Hilary Duff and Jesse McCartney through the Angel Records label of EMI, however in the past it has been distributed 'independently' through Edel Records for Duran Duran's Pop Trash album and had a sub-label called Tr1be in the early 1990s.
[edit] Hollywood Records Executive Bios
- President - Bob Cavallo
- SVP/General Manager - Abbey Konowitch
- Abbey Konowitch is currently General Manager of Hollywood Records. Before joining MCA, Konowitch was General Manager at Maverick Records. The jewel in his crown was Alanis Morissette, whom he developed and marketed into a worldwide celebrity. Before launching his career within labels, Abbey was employed by MTV as its Senior Vice President of Music & Talent. In his current role, Abbey has worked to create and cultivate a roster of pop and rock stars. In July 2007, Konowitch introduced a new CD format to be released from Hollywood Records called CDVU+[1]
- SVP Marketing - Ken Bunt
- SVP Of Promotion - Justin Fontaine
[edit] Trivia
- After releasing their album The Great Milenko, Hollywood Records insisted Insane Clown Posse edit 3 of their songs after protesting parent groups found out they had recorded the album for Island Records at former label's studio .
- Ashley Tisdale originally signed with Hollywood Records, but rival label Warner Bros. Records offered more money and better promotion for the album.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Official Site
- Abbey Konowitch at SXSW (2005)
- Interview with Abbey Konowitch
- Interview with Abbey Konowitch
- Abbey Konowitch on Nirvana
- Hollywood Records extends deal for Senior Management
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