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DUBCC - Tha Connection => Outbound Connection => Topic started by: Elano on September 28, 2009, 02:32:29 AM
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After a five-year run, Sean "Diddy" Combs confirmed with Billboard that he is exiting his exclusive deal with Warner Music Group/Atlantic Records at the end of this month. A new, as-yet-not-officially-announced deal is in place, according to his spokeswoman.
The joint venture for Bad Boy's current roster and catalog with WMG will remain in place.
"Now that the term of the Warner deal has ended, I have elected to accept an opportunity to move my recording career and future label venture to another company," Diddy said in a statement.
Diddy's spokeswoman wouldn't confirm which label he will be partnering with, though reports have said a deal is in place for his next album "Last Train To Paris" to be released by Interscope Records.
The one album Diddy released through the WMG agreement, 2006's "Press Play," has sold 703,000 units to date, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
(billboard)
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I don't know if its more a good deal for diddy or for interscope....
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I don't know if its more a good deal for diddy or for interscope....
Neither.
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I don't know if its more a good deal for diddy or for interscope....
Neither.
i don't know....diddy knows how to sell his music and interscope is good in promoting this kinds of records,not the one of unknown artists...
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I don't know if its more a good deal for diddy or for interscope....
Neither.
i don't know....diddy knows how to sell his music and interscope is good in promoting this kinds of records,not the one of unknown artists...
Diddy sucks so thats why its a crap deal for Interscope. :D
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I don't know if its more a good deal for diddy or for interscope....
Neither.
i don't know....diddy knows how to sell his music and interscope is good in promoting this kinds of records,not the one of unknown artists...
Diddy sucks so thats why its a crap deal for Interscope. :D
in terms of money i think iovine is REALLY happy about this deal,and diddy maybe even more
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Sean "P. Diddy" Combs and Warner Music Group signed a joint venture deal back in 2005, giving the record company a 50% stake in Bad Boy Records. Under the three-year agreement--for which Warner reportedly paid $30 million--the recording giant undertook digital and physical distribution of worldwide Bad Boy releases. (Vibe)
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It will flop no matter what.
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whether people want to admit this or not, Press Play wasn't bad at all, in fact it was better then most albums released that year
this album though, I can't vouch for it
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It will flop no matter what.
what's your definition of flop ?
we are not talkin about joe budden.....
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After almost five years as part of the Warner Music Group, Sean 'Diddy' Combs has relocated his Bad Boy Records imprint to Interscope Geffen A&M, Combs told AllHipHop.com Tuesday afternoon (September 29).
The first release to come from the joint venture will be Diddy's experimental forthcoming album, Last Train to Paris.
Under the new partnership, all of Diddy's future releases will be distributed via Interscope Records, as will albums by any future artists to join the Bad Boy roster.
All artists currently signed to Bad Boy Records will still continue to release projects through WMG.
“I had started some previous business relationships with Jimmy Iovine,” Sean “Diddy” Combs told AllHipHop.com. “We had a great chemistry with each other. When I sat down with Julie [Greenwald, Atlantic COO] and told them that I had an interest to go sign with Jimmy and they didn’t make it rough for me. Lyor [Cohen, WMG Chairman] and Julie were nice enough to let me get my [Bad Boy] name. I was able to take the name over to Interscope and to still in stay in business with them. I am not abandoning any of my artists over there, I still have that imprint. But all my future recordings, including my recording contract, that will be at Interscope Records.”
According to Combs, the new Bad Boy label with Interscope will operate like a small boutique label, with an emphasis on signing unique talent.
“We are going to take our time with the amount of acts that we sign,” Combs stated, adding that the label will cater to “superstars.”
“We want to find those very unique artists. We want to build something very special that’s not already out there,” Combs told AllHipHop.com exclusively.
Since being purchased by Warner in 2005, Bad Boy has released projects from a new generation of pop, R&B and Hip-Hop acts, including B5, Gorilla Zoe, Yung Joc and Making the Band alums Danity Kane, Donnie Klang and Day 26.
"Puff is a rare person in the music industry today, that can move the culture in many areas - fashion, TV, music - as well as making records," commented IGA Chairman Jimmy Iovine. "Whenever a free agent like him comes along, which is rare, you grab him."
“I was at a point where I felt like I needed a fresh start. I felt like A-Rod going to the Yankees,” Combs said of his decision to move on.
Combs' upcoming Interscope debut Last Train to Paris comes three years after his fifth studio album, Press Play, which is certified platinum.
Last Train to Paris, which Combs has described as "electro-hip-hop-soul funk," will follow the rapper/entrepreneur along a fictional European tour.
Along the way, he pursues the woman of his dreams, losing her twice before finding their happily ever after.
“It’s Hip-Hop and it has a lot of different ingredients going into it. As soon as people heard the word 'electro,' they automatically assumed it was electro-heavy. It’s not electro-heavy, it’s a musical gumbo of the different sounds I’ve experienced throughout my travels and through producing.
Diddy and Dirty Money's new single, titled "Love Come Down" is set to be serviced to radio stations nationwide.
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Sean 'Diddy' Combs Signs With Interscope Records
FORTHCOMING ALBUM, LAST TRAIN TO PARIS FIRST RELEASE ON NEW BAD BOY/INTERSCOPE IMPRINT
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Sept. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Multiplatinum-selling and three-time Grammy-winning Sean "Diddy" Combs, one of the best-known and most successful recording artists and producers in the world, has signed with Interscope Geffen A&M, it was announced today by Jimmy Iovine, Chairman of Interscope Geffen A&M. The new label deal will include all Diddy's future music ventures and his upcoming album, Last Train To Paris, will be the first release on the new joint venture between Bad Boy Records and Interscope. The single "Love Come Down" will be serviced physically and digitally this week with a video, directed by Rage, to follow shortly.
Said Iovine: "Puff is a rare person in the music industry today, that can move the culture in many areas - fashion, TV, music - as well as making records. Whenever a free agent like him comes along, which is rare, you grab him."
Diddy leaves Warner Music Group (WMG) imprint Atlantic Records after five years. The current Bad Boy roster and catalog will remain with Bad Boy's WMG joint venture.
Said Diddy: "I am excited to be partnering with Jimmy Iovine and the Interscope Records family on all my future music ventures which include my career as a recording artist and upcoming record label. With this new deal, I look forward to signing music's next great superstars to the label and continuing the legacy of making great music at my new home. This is the beginning of a new musical era for Bad Boy."
His sixth studio album, Last Train To Paris follows 2006's Press Play, which debuted at #1. Three of his five albums have reached #1 and the other two peaked at #2. His 1997 debut No Way Out was seven times platinum and the following three certified platinum. Ten singles as a solo artist have reached the Pop Top 10, including a pair of #1s. As a featured performer, he has been heard on six more Pop Top 10s, including three more #1s. He won his third Grammy for the #1 "Shake Ya Tailfeather" from the Bad Boys II soundtrack, which he executive produced. Diddy has also produced chart-toppers for superstars including Aretha Franklin, Sting, Jennifer Lopez, Mary J. Blige, Janet Jackson and the Notorious B.I.G. To date, Diddy has sold more than 75 million records worldwide.
As CEO and founder of Bad Boy Worldwide Entertainment Group, Combs oversees one of the world's preeminent urban entertainment companies, encompassing a broad range of businesses including recording, music publishing, artist management, television and film production, recording facility, apparel and restaurants. He was recently named "One of the Most Influential Businessmen in the World" by Time Magazine and CNN.
Source: Interscope Records
CONTACT: Yvette Davis Gayle of Interscope Geffen A&M, +1-310-865-6278,
Yvette.gayle@umusic.com; or Keesha Johnson of Dan Klores Communications,
+1-212-981-5212, Keesha_Johnson@dkcnews.com, for Interscope Records
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http://www.youtube.com/v/rRKr_2mmNY0
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i bet that track he worked with dre on for detox ends up on his album now. jimmy will probably either ask dre to give it to him or ask him to work with him for a few days on a new one.
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i bet that track he worked with dre on for detox ends up on his album now. jimmy will probably either ask dre to give it to him or ask him to work with him for a few days on a new one.
I hope it doesn't come out at all. Give the beat to someone else.
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i bet that track he worked with dre on for detox ends up on his album now. jimmy will probably either ask dre to give it to him or ask him to work with him for a few days on a new one.
I hope it doesn't come out at all. Give the beat to someone else.
its all on jimmy's hands