| As
head of BMG, Weiss will oversee RCA Records, Jive, J Records, LaFace, Arista,
Volcano, Verity, GospoCentric and Fo Yo Soul.Before his stint with BMG, he oversaw
several labels as president and CEO of the Zomba Label Group. He helped grow Jive
Records from a small imprint to a major force with blockbuster acts with Britney
Spears, Usher, the Backstreet Boys, Justin Timberlake and 'N Sync. His recent
successes include teen sensation Chris Brown and singer-songwriter T-Pain. While
parent company Sony BMG announced that Davis will become Chief Creative Officer
of Sony BMG and will continue to work with top artists in his new position, says
an AP report. Over several decades, he has shepherded the careers of musicians
from Whitney Houston, Bruce Springsteen, Rod Stewart and Barry Manilow to recent
"American Idol" star like Kelly Clarkson. BMG
label group is overseen by Rolf Schmidt-Holtz, CEO of Sony BMG Music Entertainment. |
