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Subject: Name of owner of Interscope Records
Category: Arts and Entertainment > Music
Asked by: point0eight-ga
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Posted: 08 Feb 2004 10:14 PST
Expires: 09 Mar 2004 10:14 PST
Question ID: 304717
I need to know the name of the owner of Interscope Records. I believe
it to be Simon from American Idol, but I am not sure. So the answer to
this question would be the name of the owner of Interscope Records and
also the name of the Record Label that Simon from American Idol owns.
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Subject: Re: Name of owner of Interscope Records
Answered By: scriptor-ga on 08 Feb 2004 11:48 PST
Rated:5 out of 5 stars
 
Dear point0eight,

Here are the results of my research:


-- Interscope Records --

Interscope Records is not owned by a single person, but by Universal
Music Group. Originally founded by producer Jimmy Iovine and financier
Ted Field in 1989, the two Co-Chairmen in 1996 sold the majority of
shares of their company to Music Corporation of America (MCA), which
was re-named Universal Music Group the same year.
However, former label owners Iovine and Field stayed Co-Chairmen of
Interscope, and since Field left Interscope Records in 2001, Jimmy
Iovine is now sole Chairman of the Universal Music subsidary
Interscope, as well as of A&M and Geffen records, which were merged
into Interscope in 1999.


-- Simon Cowell's Record Label --

Pop music producer Simon Cowell, of "American Idol", is the head of
the British "S Records" label he himself founded, a joint venture with
BMG (Bertelsmann Music Group), who distribute the products of Cowell's
label. He sold 50% of S Records to BMG in June 2003.



Sources:

Hoover's Online: Interscope Records
http://www.hoovers.com/interscope/--ID__47914--/free-co-factsheet.xhtml

Musicblotter: Iovine is on five more @ UMG
http://www.musicblotter.com/jimmy_on_for_five.html

Discogs: Interscope Records
http://www.discogs.com/label/Interscope_Records

Discogs: S Records
http://www.discogs.com/label/S-Records

Universal Music Group: Press Releases Archive
http://new.umusic.com/news.aspx

Artist Direct: ARTISTdirect and Ted Field Announce Plans for Field To
Be Named CEO of ARTISTdirect and Formation of New Record Label
http://ad.doubleclick.net/adi/artistdirect.dart/home;sz=468x60;ord=62885692414767990?

Universal Music Germany: Universal Music Geschichte (in German)
http://www.universal-music.de/html/frames/geschichte.htm

Ananova: Cowell is Britain's highest-earning celebrity media owner
http://www.ananova.com/entertainment/story/sm_809083.html?menu=

AngrySimon: Simon Who? Simon Cowell Biography
http://www.angrysimon.com/simon_bio.html

Search terms used:
"american idol" simon
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"Jimmy Iovine" "owner of interscope"
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"Interscope Records" "owned by"
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"interscope records"
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"interscope records" iovine "universal music"
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"ted field" mca interscope records
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"simon cowell" owner bmg
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"S Records" westlife
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"s records" "american idol"
://www.google.de/search?q=%22s+records%22+%22american+idol%22&hl=de&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&newwindow=1&start=20&sa=N


Hope this answers your questions!
Regards,
Scriptor
point0eight-ga rated this answer:5 out of 5 stars and gave an additional tip of: $5.00
Wounderful answer!

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