[img:$uid]http://i.imgur.com/rKFjS.jpg[/img:$uid]

Reid at the Miami auditions of the new US X-Factor TV show. (Getty Images)

June 16, 2011

Link

L.A. Reid – former chairman of the Island Def Jam record label and judge on Fox’s upcoming singing-competition series The X-Factor — has landed a new gig as the head of Sony Music’s Epic Label Group, which is set to be restructured to include Jive Records, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Sony has yet to respond to requests for confirmation.

When he begins in the post after the 4th of July holiday, it will reunite the famed 55-year-old executive with two major artists — Usher and Pink — who he helped discover.

so now he will get the chance to destroy this label too? They keep moving him from one label to the next,with the same dismal results everytime.

I was wondering when they were going to annouce his new position over there.

BTW, who the hell is running Def Jam now? Never heard anything about his replacement....

He better not fux with P!nk! She's doing just fine without his meddling hands.

I read the title as "LA Reid to RUIN Epic Records".

Musicslave said:

I was wondering when they were going to annouce his new position over there.

BTW, who the hell is running Def Jam now? Never heard anything about his replacement....

He better not fux with P!nk! She's doing just fine without his meddling hands.

ahhh hello he and babyface signed P!NK in the LaFace days...

SoulAlive said:

so now he will get the chance to destroy this label too? They keep moving him from one label to the next,with the same dismal results everytime.

what label has he destroyed? he had a successful runs at LaFace, Arista and IDJ? maybe you are confusing him with Andre Harrell tenure at Motown

I guess trying to sabotage one Jackson didn't satisfy him.

HotGritz said:

I read the title as "LA Reid to RUIN Epic Records".

alphastreet said:

I guess trying to sabotage one Jackson didn't satisfy him.

[img:$uid]http://i.imgur.com/rKFjS.jpg[/img:$uid]

Does any care to discuss THIS^ Masonic symbol that L.A. Reid is showing to prove his loyality to the elites?

TonyVanDam said:

[img:$uid]http://i.imgur.com/rKFjS.jpg[/img:$uid]

Does any care to discuss THIS^ Masonic symbol that L.A. Reid is showing to prove his loyality to the elites?

He is just throwing up the X for UK's X Factor television singing contest.

Unless I am missing the symbolism here as well.

getxxxx said:

Musicslave said:

I was wondering when they were going to annouce his new position over there.

BTW, who the hell is running Def Jam now? Never heard anything about his replacement....

He better not fux with P!nk! She's doing just fine without his meddling hands.

ahhh hello he and babyface signed P!NK in the LaFace days...

Hello. Although he signed her, P!nk herself complained about the initial direction she was being taken in by him. Pink has grown into her own quite well since he left LaFace. She's not missing him was my point.

I wonder if Mariah is going to follow him?

HotGritz said:

I read the title as "LA Reid to RUIN Epic Records".

Good Throw in the whole kitchen sink and let baldie run Sony while you're at it too.

TonyVanDam said:

[img:$uid]http://i.imgur.com/rKFjS.jpg[/img:$uid]

Does any care to discuss THIS^ Masonic symbol that L.A. Reid is showing to prove his loyality to the elites?

Somehow I just knew you would go there.

daPrettyman said:

I wonder if Mariah is going to follow him?

I doubt it.

And why he looking like he's a pimp in front of those impressionable-looking America's Next Top Model auditioning girls?

That picture is so wrong.

More like run it down into the ground...

Wait, I'm not sure if that's not a good thing.

TD3 said:

More like run it down into the ground...

Wait, I'm not sure if that's not a good thing.

It's a damn good thing actually.

HohnerCatcher said:

TonyVanDam said:

[img:$uid]http://i.imgur.com/rKFjS.jpg[/img:$uid]

Does any care to discuss THIS^ Masonic symbol that L.A. Reid is showing to prove his loyality to the elites?

He is just throwing up the X for UK's X Factor television singing contest.

Unless I am missing the symbolism here as well.

I imagine they talk about how tin foil-ish the symbol of this looks.

HotGritz said:

I read the title as "LA Reid to RUIN Epic Records".

[img:$uid]http://imgur.com/w3OuF.gif[/img:$uid]

I didn't realize Epic still existed. Unless it's just a catalog label like Motown or Fantasy.

MickyDolenz said:

I didn't realize Epic still existed. Unless it's just a catalog label like Motown or Fantasy.

It is lol

Timmy84 said:

MickyDolenz said:

I didn't realize Epic still existed. Unless it's just a catalog label like Motown or Fantasy.

It is lol

Doesn't Sony own Solar now? If so, then they have The Deele's stuff.

MickyDolenz said:

Timmy84 said:

It is lol

Doesn't Sony own Solar now? If so, then they have The Deele's stuff.

Yep.

No, guys. Solar's back catalog is owned by Unidisc, a Canadian-based company.

http://www.unidisc.com/

Identity said:

No, guys. Solar's back catalog is owned by Unidisc, a Canadian-based company.

http://www.unidisc.com/

Oh for real? No wonder. Thanks for correcting. Don't know why I assumed that it was Sony-owned lol

Identity said:

No, guys. Solar's back catalog is owned by Unidisc, a Canadian-based company.

http://www.unidisc.com/

I thought they did. I have some compilations and they have some Solar acts on them in addition to other CBS/Sony songs.

MickyDolenz said:

Identity said:

No, guys. Solar's back catalog is owned by Unidisc, a Canadian-based company.

http://www.unidisc.com/

I thought they did. I have some compilations and they have some Solar acts on them in addition to other CBS/Sony songs.

Right? That's a little weird...

MickyDolenz said:

I thought they did. I have some compilations and they have some Solar acts on them in addition to other CBS/Sony songs.

Unidisc bought the Solar catalog in 2009. What year were those compilations released?

Identity said:

MickyDolenz said:

I thought they did. I have some compilations and they have some Solar acts on them in addition to other CBS/Sony songs.

Unidisc bought the Solar catalog in 2009. What year were those compilations released?

2009 is fairly recent. The comps were originally released in the 1990's. I have a Best Of Midnight Star album from 1992 and it does say Sony Music on it, but I also have the 2006 re-release of the No Parking On The Dance Floor CD and it says Capitol Records. So I guess Solar has been passed around.

Identity said:

[img:$uid]http://i.imgur.com/rKFjS.jpg[/img:$uid]

Reid at the Miami auditions of the new US X-Factor TV show. (Getty Images)

June 16, 2011

Link

L.A. Reid – former chairman of the Island Def Jam record label and judge on Fox’s upcoming singing-competition series The X-Factor — has landed a new gig as the head of Sony Music’s Epic Label Group, which is set to be restructured to include Jive Records, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Sony has yet to respond to requests for confirmation.

When he begins in the post after the 4th of July holiday, it will reunite the famed 55-year-old executive with two major artists — Usher and Pink — who he helped discover.

But what is the point of even jumping on with a label now? I mean they are all in the toilet, within a declining industry. Though peeps are still making money at the highest positions, artists for the most part unless they have other things arent making any kind of money on labels. The thing is that his thinking is good, but what he is trying to do, aint going to happen in this market place anymore unless the bottom totally falls out for everyone. Now what everyone needs to do is clean house press restart and go back to the old business models that were used, the digital thing killed music, as much as the cd destroyed artistry.