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Report: Randy Jackson Closing Deal To Manage Mariah [img:$uid]http://i.imgur.com/RfxBh.jpg?3399[/img:$uid]
November 16, 2011
Randy Jackson is adding an A-lister to his dawg pound.
The American Idol judge is negotiating a deal to manage Mariah Carey's career, sources tell The Hollywood Reporter.
The duo know each other from their Columbia Records days when Jackson was vice president of A&R during the 1990s and Carey was signed to the label from 1988 to 2001.
Among his Carey credits: Jackson wrote and produced two songs for her 2001 film, Glitter. On her 2002 Island Def Jam debut Charm Bracelet, Jackson is listed as composer, producer and percussionist while on her 2005 smash Emancipation of Mimi, he returned to play bass and also appears in the video to Carey's cover of Def Leppard's "Bringin' on the Heartbreak."
Throughout her career, he has served as Carey's musical director and most recently, he produced her 2010 Christmas album, Merry Christmas II You.
Carey was previously signed to Chris Lighty's Violator Entertainment, which represents such artists as 50 Cent, LL Cool J and Soulja Boy.
He's one of several notable musicians who also guide the careers of others. Back in the 1990s, when he was known as Puff Daddy, Sean "P. Diddy" Combs managed rapper Notorious B.I.G. More recently, he guided "Making the Band" winners Danity Kane and was reportedly working with Nicki Minaj and Rick Ross. Jay-Z, by virtue of running management company RocNation, has a hand in the careers of Rihanna and Willow Smith. Usher, in partnership with Justin Bieber manager Scooter Braun, can also lay claim to some of the pop phenom's success.
The nine-hour night shoot took place at Macy's Herald Square in New York City and, according to observers, Jackson stayed for the duration. A few days later, he was seen at Carey's label offices where he was taking meetings. Says a source: "He's very much in the mix." | |
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Real interesting. | |
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Whatever. He's the worst manager probably ever. He managed both Van Hunt and Nikka Costa at one point and did jack squat for either.
Good luck, Mimi. You'll need it. http://www.facebook.com/p...111?ref=ts
y'all gone keep messin' around wit me and turn me back to the old me...... | |
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