Ron Fair

...marketplace if it were to be released as a single. Fair played "A Thousand Miles" in front of his superior Jimmy Iovine, the co-chairman of Interscope Records, Geffen Records, and A&M Records. Iovine was very impressed with the song, and...

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...scolds, she encourages -- smiling a too-perfect smile. (The other judges include Ron Fair, chairman of Geffen Records, and singer Lil' Kim, whom we don't see until the second episode.) Halfway through tonight's show, the wannabes get to meet...

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...in Los Angeles, recording the follow-up to 2003's "Solo Star," via Columbia. "Her record is totally bananas," Geffen Records chairman Ron Fair tells Billboard.com. "It's not what people would expect from her. The music is more eclectic and...

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...journey through the worlds of jazz, soul, and the blues. Trav'lin' Light was produced by three-time Grammy winner Tommy LiPuma and by Geffen Records chairman Ron Fair. John Clayton was the arranger on all of the Tommy LiPuma tracks...

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...Jackson music film. "When people see the movie, they're going to think I'm either the fastest ambulance chaser in the business or that I know what I'm doing," quipped Ron Fair, chairman of Geffen Records. "She's absolutely the world's...

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...a plaque commemorating platinum sales of all three of her albums. "Keyshia is living proof that if you have a dream, it can be done," said Geffen Records chief Ron Fair. The singer accepted the award and then asked if she could get back...

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...fans have come to love in Cole's music remain -- as do her searing vocals. It all adds up to "fearless R&B," says her label boss, Geffen Records chairman Ron Fair. She's reflective and coy on the melodic lead single "Playa Cardz Right"...

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The judges' harsh assessments also were defended by Geffen Records chairman Ron Fair, who is about to take on a Cowell-like role on an upcoming talent show for the CW network, "Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search for the Next Doll." "In...

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...which reached No. 49 on the Billboard 200 and spent four weeks on the tally. "Her record is totally bananas," Geffen Records chairman Ron Fair told Billboard.com. "It's not what people would expect from her. The music is more eclectic and...

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