Clive Davis

...waited a long time for it! The situation with Clive Davis at BMG Music on late Thursday caught all of us unawares -including Davis himself, his loyal lieutenant Charles Goldstuck and everyone else at Sony/BMG. I'm told that Davis and...

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...before: CLIVE DAVIS. He is the one pulling the strings. He's still very involved in Sony/BMG which owns Chris's label, JIVE, and he's been involved in Chris's career from the beginning. He is also well-respected and greatly feared in the...

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...Group head Barry Weiss replaced Davis as chairman and CEO of the BMG label group. Sony BMG became Sony Music Entertainment in 2008 and in his role as chief creative officer, Davis is reasserting himself in his role as starmaker at Sony Music.

In this article: Columbia Records, Arista Records, Sony BMG, J Records, Sony Music Entertainment, CBS Records, Silver, New York City, and Columbia Pictures

...Ave., sources said. RCA's relocation comes on the heels of a BMG leadership shakeup earlier this year that saw Barry Weiss, formerly chief of the company's Zomba group, replacing Davis as chairman/CEO of BMG. Zomba relocated to 550...

In this article: RCA, EMI, BMG, New York Post, New York, and Sony BMG

...by Lou Reed, released in 1976. It was his first album for Arista Records (now a sister label to his previous label RCA Records, via Sony BMG) after record mogul Clive Davis reportedly rescued him from bankruptcy. "A Sheltered Life" dates back...

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...rules of the music industry didn't apply to Clive Davis. At 76, Davis held the top job at SonyBMG's BMG Music Group, playing Svengali to teen idols like Kelly Clarkson and Alicia Keys. The legendary record man acted as if he'd be in charge...

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...Live Theater in Los Angeles. In the first round, the singers sang tunes selected for them by record mogul Clive Davis, whose record company, Sony BMG, will hand out a contract to the "American Idol" winner. Cook kicked off the round with...

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...officer of the BMG label group. Parent company Sony BMG announced the move Thursday. The 74-year-old Davis will become chief creative officer of Sony BMG. Two other BMG executives also departed in the label shakeup. The 49-year-old Weiss...

In this article: Sony BMG, Kelly Clarkson, Alicia Keys, J Records, Billboard, Rolf Schmidt-Holtz, and NEW YORK