Carey Bounces Back
DIVA DEAL by STEPHEN M. SILVERMAN It´s a quick comeback for Mariah Carey, who was publicly -- though profitably -- dumped from her label, music giant EMI Group´s Virgin Records, in January. The dispossessed diva, 32, has signed a new deal with Universal Music Group´s Island/Def Jam Records that includes her own label, reported the Associated Press. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The label (which is not yet named) will mainly focus on Carey, but in the future could include other artists, Jerry Blair, a former Columbia Records exec who has worked with Carey since the beginning of her career, told the news service. "Setting up this company for her is really guaranteeing her legacy," he said. Source: People.com http://people.aol.com/people/news/now/0,10958,236885,00.html
DIVA DEAL by STEPHEN M. SILVERMAN It´s a quick comeback for Mariah Carey, who was publicly -- though profitably -- dumped from her label, music giant EMI Group´s Virgin Records, in January. The dispossessed diva, 32, has signed a new deal with Universal Music Group´s Island/Def Jam Records that includes her own label, reported the Associated Press. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The label (which is not yet named) will mainly focus on Carey, but in the future could include other artists, Jerry Blair, a former Columbia Records exec who has worked with Carey since the beginning of her career, told the news service. "Setting up this company for her is really guaranteeing her legacy," he said. Source: People.com http://people.aol.com/people/news/now/0,10958,236885,00.html