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| '''CBS Records''' and '''CBS Records International''' were the music divisions of ]. | |||
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| ==History== | |||
| ⚫ | The "CBS Records" name was also used in the 1960s to release ] products outside the US and Canada. This was necessary because ] owned ], which operated in every market except North America, Spain and Japan. ] sold the record company in 1988 to ] for $US 2 billion.<ref name=yent/> In 1991, the CBS label was officially renamed Columbia Records and the company was renamed ].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.nytimes.com/1990/10/16/business/cbs-records-changes-name.html | work=] in the ] | title=CBS Records Changes Name|quote=The Sony Corporation's CBS Records Inc. will change its name to Sony Music Entertainment Inc., the record company said yesterday. The change is required under the terms of the January 1988 agreement under which Sony paid CBS Inc. about $2 billion for the record company, CBS Records said. The new name will take effect on Jan. 1. ... CBS Records has been using the Columbia name in the United States and the CBS name overseas. ...| date=1990-10-16 | accessdate=2010-04-01}}</ref> | ||
| ⚫ | It was relaunched in ].<ref name=del>{{cite book|author=] |coauthors= |title=The Cool Factor: Building Your Brands Image through Partnership Marketing|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=fboWkz6QpAIC&pg=PT56&lpg=PT56&dq=%22cbs+records%22%2B+2006&source=bl&ots=S8ICR-YMhU&sig=vy7ro4CA1yAvPU_YUoU-7y_ONHk&hl=en&sa=X&ei=bUo2ULDZAtTKyQGI24CADA&ved=0CEUQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=%22cbs%20records%22%2B%202006&f=false |quote=CBS Records was relaunched in 2006 with the goal of specifically signing artists to expose them through placements through television. |year=2008 |publisher=] |accessdate=2012-08-23 }}</ref> The relaunch was to take advantage of music from its entertainment properties owned by ].<ref name=del/> The 2006 label roster consisted of only three artists; ] band Señor Happy and singer/songwriters ] and ]. | ||
| The label relies primarily on digital distribution such as ] and on direct sales from its own website. However, it has signed a deal to distribute ] through ], a subsidiary of ] which ] Inc. formerly owned. CBS Records is headquartered at ] in ]. | The label relies primarily on digital distribution such as ] and on direct sales from its own website. However, it has signed a deal to distribute ] through ], a subsidiary of ] which ] Inc. formerly owned. CBS Records is headquartered at ] in ]. | ||
| ==Timeline== | |||
| ⚫ | |||
| *1960 (circa) Creation of CBS Records | |||
| *1988 Sale to ] for $US 2 billion and name changed to ].<ref name=yent/> | |||
| *2006 Relaunch.<ref name=del/> | |||
| ==Current roster== | ==Current roster== | ||
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| *The Wilshires | *The Wilshires | ||
| *You Are I Am | *You Are I Am | ||
| ==Presidents of CBS Records== | |||
| *] 1966-1973. He was fired for using corporate money to pay for his son's ].<ref>{{cite news |author= |coauthors= |title=Changes Made in CBS Guard |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=0igEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA10&dq=%22cbs+records%22+%2B+lieberson+%2B+1966&hl=en&ei=kNooTKC1K8yHnQfe6umoAQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CDQQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q&f=false |quote= |newspaper=] |date=June 18, 1966 |accessdate=2012-08-23 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author= |coauthors= |title=Let CBS Tell Its Own Ugly Story |url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NshHAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kv8MAAAAIBAJ&pg=944,2963654&dq=clive+davis+cbs+records&hl=en |quote=Beginning what may be the second most massive cover-up of the past months, CBS fired its records division president, Clive Davis, charging him in a curious ... |newspaper=] News Service |date=June 22, 1973 |accessdate=2012-08-23 }}</ref> | |||
| *? 1973-1975 | |||
| *] 1975-1990. He was president of ] from 1971-1975. In 1988 the name of the company was changed to ].<ref name=yent>{{cite news |author= |coauthors= |title=Yetnikoff Stepping Down As Chief of CBS Records |url=http://www.nytimes.com/1990/09/05/business/yetnikoff-stepping-down-as-chief-of-cbs-records.html |quote=Mr. Yetnikoff was instrumental in the sale of CBS Records to Sony in January 1988 for $2 billion. At the time, he signed a multiyear contract that was believed to have included a $20 million bonus. Mr. Yetnikoff was made president of CBS records in 1975. Before that he was president of CBS Records International, which he took over in 1971. He had joined the company a decade earlier as a lawyer. |newspaper=] |date=September 5, 1990 |accessdate=2012-08-23 }}</ref> | |||
| <!--*] ?-1988.<ref>{{cite news |author= |coauthors= |title=President of CBS Records resigns |url=http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/USAToday/access/55827966.html?dids=55827966:55827966&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Apr+20%2C+1988&author=&pub=USA+TODAY+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=President+of+CBS+Records+resigns&pqatl=google |quote= |newspaper=] |date=April 20, 1988 |accessdate=2012-08-23 }}</ref>--> | |||
| ==Presidents of CBS Records International== | |||
| *] 1971-1975.<ref name=yent/> | |||
| ===Soundtracks=== | ===Soundtracks=== | ||
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- For other labels related to CBS, see Columbia Records and Sony Music Entertainment
| CBS Records | |
|---|---|
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| Parent company | CBS Corporation |
| Founded | 2006 |
| Founder | Leslie Moonves |
| Distributor(s) | RED Distribution |
| Genre | Various |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Location | Los Angeles, California CBS Television City |
| Official website | cbsrecords.com |
CBS Records and CBS Records International were the music divisions of CBS Corporation.
History
The "CBS Records" name was also used in the 1960s to release Columbia Records products outside the US and Canada. This was necessary because EMI owned another record label called Columbia, which operated in every market except North America, Spain and Japan. CBS sold the record company in 1988 to Sony Corporation of America for $US 2 billion. In 1991, the CBS label was officially renamed Columbia Records and the company was renamed Sony Music Entertainment.
It was relaunched in 2006. The relaunch was to take advantage of music from its entertainment properties owned by CBS Television Studios. The 2006 label roster consisted of only three artists; rock band Señor Happy and singer/songwriters Will Dailey and P.J. Olsson.
The label relies primarily on digital distribution such as iTunes and on direct sales from its own website. However, it has signed a deal to distribute compact discs through RED Distribution, a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment which CBS Inc. formerly owned. CBS Records is headquartered at CBS Television City in Los Angeles.
Timeline
- 1960 (circa) Creation of CBS Records
- 1988 Sale to Sony Corporation of America for $US 2 billion and name changed to Sony Music Entertainment.
- 2006 Relaunch.
Current roster
Artists
- Will Dailey
- Sophie Sumner
- Keaton Simons
- Karmina
- Sharon Little
- P.J. Olsson
- Señor Happy
- The Wilshires
- You Are I Am
Presidents of CBS Records
- Clive Davis 1966-1973. He was fired for using corporate money to pay for his son's bar mitzvah.
- ? 1973-1975
- Walter Yetnikoff 1975-1990. He was president of CBS Records International from 1971-1975. In 1988 the name of the company was changed to Sony Music Entertainment.
Presidents of CBS Records International
- Walter Yetnikoff 1971-1975.
Soundtracks
- NCIS
- America's Next Top Model Cycle 17
- America's Next Top Model Cycle 18
- America's Next Top Model, Cycle 19
See also
References
- ^ "Yetnikoff Stepping Down As Chief of CBS Records". New York Times. September 5, 1990. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
Mr. Yetnikoff was instrumental in the sale of CBS Records to Sony in January 1988 for $2 billion. At the time, he signed a multiyear contract that was believed to have included a $20 million bonus. Mr. Yetnikoff was made president of CBS records in 1975. Before that he was president of CBS Records International, which he took over in 1971. He had joined the company a decade earlier as a lawyer.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - "CBS Records Changes Name". Reuters in the New York Times. 1990-10-16. Retrieved 2010-04-01.
The Sony Corporation's CBS Records Inc. will change its name to Sony Music Entertainment Inc., the record company said yesterday. The change is required under the terms of the January 1988 agreement under which Sony paid CBS Inc. about $2 billion for the record company, CBS Records said. The new name will take effect on Jan. 1. ... CBS Records has been using the Columbia name in the United States and the CBS name overseas. ...
- ^ Del Breckenfeld (2008). The Cool Factor: Building Your Brands Image through Partnership Marketing. John Wiley & Sons. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
CBS Records was relaunched in 2006 with the goal of specifically signing artists to expose them through placements through television.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - "Changes Made in CBS Guard". Billboard. June 18, 1966. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - "Let CBS Tell Its Own Ugly Story". New York Times News Service. June 22, 1973. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
Beginning what may be the second most massive cover-up of the past months, CBS fired its records division president, Clive Davis, charging him in a curious ...
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - NCIS Vol-02: The Official TV Soundtrack
External links
- Official website
- News release about the establishment of the new CBS Records
- Christman, Ed (2006-12-15). "CBS Records Relaunching With Eye On Synergy". Billboard.
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