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The LA Times profiles the label behind Hilary Duff and Hannah Montana, Hollywood Records. A division of the Walt Disney Company and written off for dead a few years ago, the label has used the synergy of "tween" television stars, the Radio Disney brand, and elaborate 21st-century hypnotism techniques to grab an almost-scarily impressive market share—and it'll only get bigger once that Queen and Paul Rodgers album comes out. [LA Times]
4:21 PM on Mon Jul 9 2007
By dangibs
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I can't believe the article didn't mention Hollywood Records pulling that Insane Clown Posse album ("The Great Milenko", maybe?) from stores about ten years ago, which allowed those guys to appear "dangerous" to 14-year-olds for a good half decade afterwards. That's probably the only time Hollywood Records has crossed my transom.
It's hard to believe that in 2007 the music business would be talking about Hollywood Records being "pioneers". They've been releasing Mouseketeer-friendly music since a long time ago (including this Dokken cover) which didn't quite go plat.
Among 2007 new artists, I'll take Plain White T's over Gym Class Heroes any day.
I totally understand why The Polyphonic Spree didn't fit this business model and why the Plain White T's and Grace Potter & The Nocturnals do -- but um, Sparta and The Indigo Girls? Both were signed last year. I love that the article didn't mention anything about them. Or Queen!
Don't forget Hollywood Basic was responsible for the first DJ Shadow releases - his remix of Zimbabwe Legit's "Doin' Damage in My Native Language" and Lifers Group's "Real Deal," plus his "Lesson 4."
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