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Clive Ian Calder (born 13 December 1946) is a South African-British billionaire record executive and businessman primarily known for co-founding the Zomba Group with Ralph Simon, and its subsidiary Jive Records. As of October 2021, Calder has an estimated net worth of US$5.5 billion.
Jive Records (later stylized as JIVE Records) was a British-American independent record label founded by Clive Calder in 1981 as a subsidiary of the Zomba Group. In the US , the label had offices in New York City and Chicago .
In 2002, Jive Records' parent company, Zomba Music Group, was purchased by BMG for $2.7 billion. [18] Under BMG, Weiss was named the President and CEO of the newly formed Zomba Label Group. [ 6 ] [ 19 ] While in that position, he oversaw the careers of artists like Chris Brown, T-Pain , R. Kelly , and others.
During Shaquille O’Neal’s ascent to professional basketball legend status, he was also a rapper with a multimillion-dollar record deal. In the 1990s, the four-time NBA championship ring holder ...
By early 2008, the BMG Label Group was said to consist of RCA Records, Jive Records, J Records, LaFace, Arista, Volcano Entertainment, Verity, GospoCentric and Fo Yo Soul. [3] [4] In April 2008, Jive head Barry Weiss was promoted to chairman and CEO of the whole BMG Label Group, a position he still held since the groups rebranding.
Zomba Video - Imprint used for music-related video releases. Under Jive. Battery Records - Unrelated to the current Battery Records, this was a dance label active in the nineties. Dance Jive - Dance label active in the early 2000s. EBUL - Record label owned by Pete Waterman Entertainment Ltd. and Jive.
This is a list of artists who have once recorded for Jive Records. Listed in parentheses are names of Jive-affiliated labels, if applicable, under which the artist recorded. Contents:
Hi-Five was originally signed to Jive Records in late 1989 and released their eponymous debut album in 1990. [3] The album was produced by Teddy Riley and went platinum. It included singles "I Just Can't Handle It" (R&B No. 10), "I Can't Wait Another Minute" (Pop No. 8, R&B No.1) and "I Like the Way (The Kissing Game)", which went to number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and the U.S. Hot R ...