99-528: Reprise Records is an American record label founded in 1960 by Frank Sinatra . It is owned by Warner Music Group , and operates through Warner Records , one of its flagship labels. Artists currently signed to Reprise Records include Green Day , Enya , Michael Bublé , Eric Clapton , Stevie Nicks , Neil Young , Deftones , Mastodon , Lindsey Buckingham , Josh Groban , Disturbed , Idina Menzel , My Chemical Romance , Gerard Way , Dwight Yoakam , Never Shout Never , and Billy Strings . Reprise Records
198-551: A "record group" which is, in turn, controlled by a music group. The constituent companies in a music group or record group are sometimes marketed as being "divisions" of the group. From 1929 to 1998, there were six major record labels, known as the Big Six: PolyGram was merged into Universal Music Group (UMG) in 1999, leaving the remaining record labels to be known as the Big Five. In 2004, Sony and BMG agreed to
297-405: A 50% profit-share agreement, aka 50–50 deal, not uncommon. In addition, independent labels are often artist-owned (although not always), with a stated intent often being to control the quality of the artist's output. Independent labels usually do not enjoy the resources available to the "big three" and as such will often lag behind them in market shares. However, frequently independent artists manage
396-481: A Secret Weapon", "It Only Hurts When I Cry", and "Among the Young". A video of the recording session at Lava Tracks Studios was also released on YouTube. Loren recorded new versions of "Beach Blanket Bingo" and "Muscle Bustle", as singles to download. Loren again worked with Charles Michael Brotman on this project. In July 2010, Loren released the dance-electronic "Eloquent" as a single to download. She wrote and produced
495-400: A Shame"), produced by Mike Post . The recordings have been called "exceptional" showcases for Loren. On March 11, 1968, "Two for Penny" aired on The Danny Thomas Hour . Loren starred as Greek-American Penny Kanopolis, whose brothers ( Michael Constantine and Lou Antonio ) try to organize a courtship and marriage to Yani ( Gregory Razaki ), even though she is already dating another boy,
594-520: A Sheik, Sheik", 1967) as Princess Colette, who Davy is set to marry; and on Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (episode: "Love and Goulash", 1968) as Anna Kovach, who hides a romance from her family. She also appeared on The Mothers-In-Law in 1968. Loren made hundreds of appearances on music and game shows, including on American Bandstand , Hollywood a Go Go , Where the Action Is , The Red Skelton Show , and Hollywood Squares . She appeared on
693-562: A US Senate committee, that the Byrds never received any of the royalties they had been promised for their biggest hits, " Mr. Tambourine Man " and " Turn! Turn!, Turn! ". A contract either provides for the artist to deliver completed recordings to the label, or for the label to undertake the recording with the artist. For artists without a recording history, the label is often involved in selecting producers, recording studios , additional musicians, and songs to be recorded, and may supervise
792-479: A bigger company. If this is the case it can sometimes give the artist greater freedom than if they were signed directly to the big label. There are many examples of this kind of label, such as Nothing Records , owned by Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails ; and Morning Records, owned by the Cooper Temple Clause , who were releasing EPs for years before the company was bought by RCA . If an artist and
891-679: A cast member of the American International Pictures Beach Party movie franchise. She was signed to Capitol Records in 1964, releasing several singles and the Beach Blanket Bingo LP soundtrack, which included her signature song "It Only Hurts When I Cry". Loren guest-starred on television series including Dr. Kildare , Batman , and The Monkees , as well as appeared regularly on network and local variety and music shows. In 1968, Loren retired from her career to marry and raise
990-408: A conventional cash advance to sign the artist, who would receive a royalty for sales after expenses were recouped. With the release of the artist's first album, however, the label has an option to pay an additional $ 200,000 in exchange for 30 percent of the net income from all touring, merchandise, endorsements, and fan-club fees. Atlantic would also have the right to approve the act's tour schedule, and
1089-684: A couture collection in 1998 and being chosen by Honolulu Magazine as one of Hawaii's best new designers, she and Cargman launched ADASA Hawaii, which included a boutique in Waimea and three boutiques on Oahu, including an e-concept store. In 2004, Loren was guest stylist on an episode of A Makeover Story , with one of her boutiques featured on the show. ADASA Hawaii boutiques carried Loren's own designs, as well as lines such as Juicy Couture , Isabella Fiore, James Perse, Lacoste , and Seven Jeans. Loren and Cargman ran ADASA Hawaii from 1998 until 2008. In 2009, Loren and her husband Jered Cargman started
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#17327907099811188-471: A deal was struck with Capitol Records . Reprise continued to reissue the Sinatra catalog until 2013 when it was sold to Capitol. In August 1963, as part of a film deal, Warner Bros. purchased Reprise (which had been losing money) from Frank Sinatra, who nonetheless retained a 1/3 interest in the label. Many of the older artists on the label were dropped by Warner Bros. Records . Reprise president Mo Ostin
1287-482: A deal with a proper label. In 2002, ArtistShare was founded as the Internet's first record label where the releases were directly funded by the artist's fans. Donna Loren Donna Zukor (born March 7, 1947), known professionally as Donna Loren , is an American singer and actress. A performer in the 1960s, she was the " Dr Pepper Girl" from 1963 to 1968, a featured female vocalist on Shindig! , and
1386-719: A family. She recorded again in the 1980s and ran her own fashion business, ADASA Hawaii, throughout the 1990-2000s. In 2009, she returned to performing, and her most recent releases include the album Love It Away (2010) and the EP Donna Does Elvis in Hawaii (2010), as well as the compilation These Are the Good Times: The Complete Capitol Recordings (2014). In August 2020, Loren began hosting Love's A Secret Weapon Podcast , an audio memoir of her life and career. Donna Zukor
1485-496: A full memoir. Throughout 2015, Loren released YouTube videos as she relearnt 100 songs that she recorded and/or performed in the 1960s; a project that she continued in 2016. In July 2017, Pop Sixties: Shindig!, Dick Clark, Beach Party, and Photographs from the Donna Loren Archive , a photographic retrospective of Loren's career with narrative by Loren and Domenic Priore, and photos by her adopted father Morey Zukor,
1584-621: A joint venture and merged their recorded music division to create the Sony BMG label (which would be renamed Sony Music Entertainment after a 2008 merger); BMG kept its music publishing division separate from Sony BMG and later sold BMG Music Publishing to UMG. In 2007, the remaining record labels—then known as the Big Four—controlled about 70% of the world music market , and about 80% of the United States music market. In 2012,
1683-476: A label want to work together, whether an artist has contacted a label directly, usually by sending their team a demo, or the Artists & Repertoire team of the label has scouted the artist and reached out directly, they will usually enter in to a contractual relationship. A label typically enters into an exclusive recording contract with an artist to market the artist's recordings in return for royalties on
1782-462: A large international media group , or somewhere in between. The Association of Independent Music (AIM) defines a 'major' as "a multinational company which (together with the companies in its group) has more than 5% of the world market(s) for the sale of records or music videos." As of 2012 , there are only three labels that can be referred to as "major labels": Universal Music Group , Sony Music , and Warner Music Group . In 2014, AIM estimated that
1881-422: A number of themes related to Loren, Elvis Presley, Hawaii, and Hollywood. Loren explained on radio show The Sheena Metal Experience (LA Talk Radio) on November 4, 2010, the evolving of the concept: "When I was looking for just the right [Christmas] song to do, I thought of Elvis. And so when I started doing research to do a Christmas song of Elvis', I started seeing songs that really resonated with me, especially
1980-551: A picture of Sinatra for his records. One of the label's founding principles under Sinatra's leadership was that each artist would have full creative freedom, and at some point complete ownership of their work, including publishing rights. This is the reason why recordings of early Reprise artists (Dean Martin, Jimi Hendrix , the Kinks , etc.) are (in most cases) currently distributed through other labels. In Martin's case, his Reprise recordings were out of print for nearly 20 years before
2079-605: A return by recording for a much smaller production cost of a typical big label release. Sometimes they are able to recoup their initial advance even with much lower sales numbers. On occasion, established artists, once their record contract has finished, move to an independent label. This often gives the combined advantage of name recognition and more control over one's music along with a larger portion of royalty profits. Artists such as Dolly Parton , Aimee Mann , Prince , Public Enemy , among others, have done this. Historically, companies started in this manner have been re-absorbed into
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#17327907099812178-467: A sample of "Loving You" appearing on Loren's blog two months prior to the release. "One Night" was recorded in the 1980s at Amigo Studios and, like many of the songs on her 2009 album Magic from these recording sessions, had not been previously released. The EP was produced by Loren, and she again worked with Maurice Gainen and Charles Michael Brotman and musician Jamieson Trotter, as well as new collaborators Sonny Lim and Wailau Ryder. The EP makes use of
2277-454: A song called "Loving You" which, when the time drew nearer when we were departing Hawaii, was so healing for me." The song "Loving You" was recorded at Lava Tracks Studio and represented Loren's moving from "my beloved Hawaii" to California. The selection of other Presley songs further fits the concept nature of the EP for, as Loren acknowledged, "Elvis and Hawaii go hand-in-hand". The artwork for
2376-536: A young woman in need of dialysis treatment. In 1966, she played Susie in two episodes (15 and 16) of Batman ("The Joker Goes to School", "He Meets His Match, the Grisly Ghoul"). In a guide to the week's television, her character was described as "Aiding The Joker is Donna Loren, a frisky cheerleader". Loren's kiss with Batman co-star Burt Ward (Robin) was reportedly accompanied by "a flood of mail". Loren also guest-starred on The Monkees (episode: "Everywhere
2475-543: Is Loren's second recording of a Christmas song; the first was "I Think It's Almost Christmas Time" when she was 10 years old. She also performed " Santa Claus Is Coming to Town " on Shindig! in 1964. The song was followed by the release of Donna Does Elvis in Hawaii on November 15, 2010, an EP of her renditions of four Presley songs. In addition to "Merry Christmas Baby", Loren recorded "Loving You", " (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear ", and "One Night" . "Loving You" and "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear" were both recorded in 2010, with
2574-478: Is also included on the film's soundtrack album. She has regularly performed online concerts on Stageit.com under the name Donna Loren's Shindig! On May 9, 2011, Loren performed in The Vagina Monologues , as part of V-Day Valley 2011, produced and directed by Sheena Metal at CAP (Complete Actors Place) Theater. As of 2010 , Loren was working on new songwriting and recording projects and
2673-454: Is often marketed as a "unit" or "division" of the parent label, though in most cases, they operate as pseudonym for it and do not exist as a distinct business operation or separate business structure (although trademarks are sometimes registered). A record label may give a musical act an imprint as part of their branding, while other imprints serve to house other activities, such as side ventures of that label. Music collectors often use
2772-684: Is owned by Sony Group Corporation ). Record labels and music publishers that are not under the control of the big three are generally considered to be independent ( indie ), even if they are large corporations with complex structures. The term indie label is sometimes used to refer to only those independent labels that adhere to independent criteria of corporate structure and size, and some consider an indie label to be almost any label that releases non-mainstream music, regardless of its corporate structure. Independent labels are often considered more artist-friendly. Though they may have less sales power, indie labels typically offer larger artist royalty with
2871-832: The 26th Annual Elvis Birthday Bash at the Echo in Los Angeles on January 8, 2012, and again performed at the 28th Annual Elvis Birthday Bash at the Echo on January 5, 2014. On February 25, 2012, "Moonlight Kisses" was released as a single to download. The song was written and produced by Loren, and she again worked with guitarist Charles Michael Brotman. Loren accompanied the release of her new material with numerous appearances on radio shows, interviews, and public appearances. An article in Beverly Hills Courier in March 2010 profiled her new work, beginning with "Donna Loren
2970-652: The American International Pictures Beach Party series. In Loren's first appearance in Muscle Beach Party , she sang "Muscle Bustle" with Dick Dale . The Galveston Daily News wrote "It didn't take long for Donna, Dr Pepper's new singing star to make her mark. She has a feature singing part". The release of the single "Muscle Bustle", written by Brian Wilson , Gary Usher , and Roger Christian would be Loren's final recording for Challenge (B Side: "How Can I Face
3069-463: The free software and open source movements and the success of Linux . In the mid-2000s, some music publishing companies began undertaking the work traditionally done by labels. The publisher Sony/ATV Music, for example, leveraged its connections within the Sony family to produce, record, distribute, and promote Elliott Yamin 's debut album under a dormant Sony-owned imprint , rather than waiting for
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3168-510: The "parent" of any sublabels. Vanity labels are labels that bear an imprint that gives the impression of an artist's ownership or control, but in fact represent a standard artist/label relationship. In such an arrangement, the artist will control nothing more than the usage of the name on the label, but may enjoy a greater say in the packaging of their work. An example of such a label is the Neutron label owned by ABC while at Phonogram Inc. in
3267-603: The 1960s. Further links between Presley and Loren include Presley's recording "I Believe" for his EP Peace in the Valley in 1957, a song Loren also recorded at Capitol, and which she regularly performed. Loren also recorded with the Elvis Presley TCB Band for her 1980's single "Sedona" during the Amigo Studios recording sessions which also produced "One Night" from the EP. She performed "One Night" at
3366-783: The American Composer of the Year. She hired Henry Mancini , 1983 Composer of the Year, and the Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra , and in her introduction she sang "Always" by Irving Berlin . In 1985 Loren was invited to appear in Tokyo, Japan at an International Ballroom Dancing event, and also opened for Jerry Lee Lewis in a show in Beverly Hills, CA. Moving to Hawaii in 1995 with husband Jered Cargman, Loren began designing clothes there. After premiering
3465-703: The Beach Boys on Brother Records were issued in the Reprise catalog numbering sequence, aside from Sinatra and Young (and the Sylvia Syms album Syms by Sinatra , which Sinatra conducted and co-produced) there were no new releases on Reprise for several years. In late 1985, some copies of the Dream Academy 's hit single " Life in a Northern Town " were pressed on the Warner Bros. label bearing
3564-692: The Blue Dragon" at the Blue Dragon Coastal Cuisine and Musiquarium in Kawaihae, Hawaii on April 28, 2010. Liz Smith included a feature on Loren in her column on March 17, 2010. On June 25, 2010, Loren was interviewed on the nationally syndicated radio show Little Steven's Underground Garage , hosted by Steven Van Zandt . Since returning to performing in 2009, Loren regularly attends autograph shows and conventions, where she meets fans and performs. Loren performed and met fans at
3663-666: The Candles" and (B Side) "Just a Little Girl" (1964), which were produced by Axelrod and arranged and conducted by Barnum, "So, Do The Zonk" (B Side: "New Love" from her LP) (1965), "Call Me" (B Side: "Smokey Joe's"), (1965), and "I Believe" (1965; regularly performed in her Dr Pepper appearances). In late 1964, the Hollywood Makeup Artists and Hair Stylists Guild named Loren one of its Deb Stars, an annual award given to up-coming performers, who were "the likeliest candidates for motion picture and television stardom in
3762-691: The Friday "Talent Round-Up Day", performing the songs "I Didn't Know the Gun was Loaded" and " Pennies from Heaven ". Loren continued to perform and record through the late 1950s and early 1960s, with her songs released on Skylark and Ramada, as well as the American Publishing Company's new label Crest . Her first two efforts for that label–"Hands Off", written by Billy Page and arranged by Gene Page , and Glen Campbell's "I'm So Lonely"–were produced by Jimmy Bowen . At Crest, she began to use
3861-695: The Good Ship Lollipop" (B Side: " If You Love Me (Really Love Me) "), and "Dream World" (B side: " (Remember Me) I'm the One Who Loves You "). Nancy Mantz and Dave Burgess co-wrote two of Loren's Challenge songs (they also wrote one song each with other collaborators), and her arrangers included Sonny Bono . Loren's recording of "Dream World" written by Joy Kennedy was awarded four stars by Billboard in their new singles reviews. While only in her mid-teens, Loren recorded songs such as "If You Love Me (Really Love Me)" and "(Remember Me) I'm
3960-853: The Greater Los Angeles Press Club's 1967 "Headliner of the Year" awards, where then Governor of California Ronald Reagan was recognized as "the state's outstanding newsmaker for 1966", and crowned the 1967 "Teen Safety Queen" at the Municipal Auditorium in Dodge City. Loren wrote two separate regular columns for Movie Life Magazine : “Donna Loren’s Young Hollywood” in 1966 and “Let’s Talk it Over” in 1967. From 1967 to 1968, Loren recorded with Reprise , releasing "Let's Pretend" (B Side: "Once Before I Die") again produced by Jimmy Bowen, and arranged by Don Peake , and "As Long as I'm Holding You" (B Side: "It's Such
4059-601: The Heartbreakers , Gerard Way and Never Shout Never . It was formerly home to Jimi Hendrix and the Barenaked Ladies ' catalogs in the U.S. When the Bee Gees back catalog was remastered by Rhino Records in the 2000s, their CDs were issued under the Reprise label (they appeared on sister labels Atco and Warner Bros. in the past). Neil Young stated in a documentary about his life that Charles Manson
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4158-454: The Meters , John Cale , Gordon Lightfoot , Michael Franks , Richard Pryor , Al Jarreau , Fleetwood Mac , Fanny , and the Beach Boys . In 1976, the Reprise label was deactivated by Warner Bros. and all of its roster (except Frank Sinatra and Neil Young) was moved to the main Warner Bros. label. Although older catalog albums continued to be manufactured with the Reprise logo, and albums by
4257-484: The One Who Loves You". Loren said of her early recording, "Somehow I had a knowledge in me that came through my voice and therefore more mature songs were chosen and adapted for recording". In 1963, while still a student at Venice High School in West Los Angeles , Loren signed a contract with Dr Pepper as the "Dr Pepper Girl" to promote the drink to a younger demographic. One of her first appearances for
4356-411: The Reprise logo. 1986 saw releases bearing Reprise labels from the Dream Academy as well as Dwight Yoakam . In summer 1987, Warner Bros. Records chairman Mo Ostin and label president Lenny Waronker officially announced the reactivation of Reprise, including its own separate promotions department, and former Warner Bros. Vice President of Promotion Rich Fitzgerald was appointed as label vice president. In
4455-560: The Road"; Warner Bros). Loren appeared on The Merv Griffin Show in 1984 performing "Somewhere Down the Road". Other guests were Ed Asner , Sybil Danning , and Larry Miller . In introducing Loren to much applause, Griffin acknowledged Loren's return with the new single "after a long hiatus". In the same year, Loren produced a live concert in Sedona, Arizona she called "Star Series" based on
4554-504: The UK. At one point artist Lizzie Tear (under contract with ABC themselves) appeared on the imprint, but it was devoted almost entirely to ABC's offerings and is still used for their re-releases (though Phonogram owns the masters of all the work issued on the label). However, not all labels dedicated to particular artists are completely superficial in origin. Many artists, early in their careers, create their own labels which are later bought out by
4653-546: The United States would typically bear a 4th & B'way logo and would state in the fine print, "4th & B'way™, an Island Records, Inc. company". Collectors discussing labels as brands would say that 4th & B'way is a sublabel or imprint of just "Island" or "Island Records". Similarly, collectors who choose to treat corporations and trademarks as equivalent might say 4th & B'way is an imprint and/or sublabel of both Island Records, Ltd. and that company's sublabel, Island Records, Inc. However, such definitions are complicated by
4752-691: The World"). Loren then appeared in Bikini Beach (singing "Love's a Secret Weapon"), and Pajama Party (singing "Among the Young"). An article regarding the release of Pajama Party described "the amazingly-voiced Donna Loren, seventeen-year-old songstress who made her debut in Muscle Beach Party and who makes a bigger impression each time she sings. She will be seen and heard next in Beach Blanket Bingo ". She appeared in
4851-462: The album four stars, stating: "One of the reasons for the success of this recording besides Donna's flat out stunning vocal performance, is the production being kept to a minimum and the instrumentation generally focuses on the keyboards highlighting the sweet sensual vocals of Ms. Loren." The first single from the album was a remix of "Love It Away", which is also included on the CD as the final track and
4950-407: The album will sell better if the artist complies with the label's desired requests or changes. At times, the record label's decisions are prudent ones from a commercial perspective, but these decisions may frustrate artists who feel that their art is being diminished or misrepresented by such actions. In other instances, record labels have shelved artists' albums with no intention of any promotion for
5049-411: The artist from their contract, leaving the artist in a state of limbo. Artists who have had disputes with their labels over ownership and control of their music have included Taylor Swift , Tinashe , Megan Thee Stallion , Kelly Clarkson , Thirty Seconds to Mars , Clipse , Ciara , JoJo , Michelle Branch , Kesha , Kanye West , Lupe Fiasco , Paul McCartney , and Johnny Cash . In
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#17327907099815148-415: The artist in question. Reasons for shelving can include the label deciding to focus its resources on other artists on its roster, or the label undergoing a restructure where the person that signed the artist and supports the artist's vision is no longer present to advocate for the artist. In extreme cases, record labels can prevent the release of an artist's music for years, while also declining to release
5247-425: The artist is established and has a loyal fan base. For that reason, labels now have to be more relaxed with the development of artists because longevity is the key to these types of pact. Several artists such as Paramore , Maino , and even Madonna have signed such types of deals. A look at an actual 360 deal offered by Atlantic Records to an artist shows a variation of the structure. Atlantic's document offers
5346-484: The artists may be downloaded free of charge or for a fee that is paid via PayPal or other online payment system. Some of these labels also offer hard copy CDs in addition to direct download. Digital Labels are the latest version of a 'net' label. Whereas 'net' labels were started as a free site, digital labels represent more competition for the major record labels. The new century brought the phenomenon of open-source or open-content record labels. These are inspired by
5445-650: The circular label in the center of a vinyl record which prominently displays the manufacturer's name, along with other information. Within the mainstream music industry , recording artists have traditionally been reliant upon record labels to broaden their consumer base, market their albums, and promote their singles on streaming services, radio, and television. Record labels also provide publicists , who assist performers in gaining positive media coverage, and arrange for their merchandise to be available via stores and other media outlets. Record labels may be small, localized and " independent " ("indie"), or they may be part of
5544-423: The coming years". Other "most likely star candidates of 1965" were Janet Landgard, Margaret Mason, Tracy McHale, Mary Ann Mobley , Barbara Parkins , Laurie Sibbald, Wendy Stuart, Beverly Washburn , and Raquel Welch . Loren was also nominated for a 1965 Photoplay Gold Medal Award for "Most Promising New Star (Female)". She received a GeeGee Award for "Most Promising Singer" from 16 Magazine in 1965. Loren
5643-634: The company as its spokesperson was co-hosting, with Dick Clark , the ABC television one-hour special Celebrity Party . She performed " Bill Bailey " and her record "I Can't Make My Heart Say Goodbye". Dr Pepper historian Harry E. Ellis described Loren as "an immediate success", writing that she "would figure prominently in Dr Pepper’s plans for some five years, not only as an entertainer but doing commercials for radio and TV and appearing in many forms of advertising." Loren made hundreds of personal appearances for
5742-449: The company, where she would perform and meet fans. Loren and Dick Clark appeared at the 1964 New York World's Fair as "host and hostess" for winners of a Dr Pepper promotion. In the same year, she was part of Clark's Caravan of Stars 22-city summer tour, which was headlined by Gene Pitney and included other artists such as Brian Hyland , The Supremes , The Crystals , and The Shirelles . Loren said in 2011, "I travelled all over
5841-403: The company. Some independent labels become successful enough that major record companies negotiate contracts to either distribute music for the label or in some cases, purchase the label completely, to the point where it functions as an imprint or sublabel. A label used as a trademark or brand and not a company is called an imprint , a term used for a similar concept in publishing . An imprint
5940-400: The corporate mergers that occurred in 1989 (when Island was sold to PolyGram) and 1998 (when PolyGram merged with Universal). PolyGram held sublabels including Mercury, Island and Motown. Island remained registered as corporations in both the United States and UK , but control of its brands changed hands multiple times as new companies were formed, diminishing the corporation's distinction as
6039-448: The country, and I performed for them in every city that had a Dr Pepper bottling plant. I cut all the ribbons for all the new plant openings. I did all their TV and radio commercials, and all their print advertising and billboards." In addition to her work for Dr Pepper, Loren was chosen in 1965 by Simplicity Pattern company to appear in a national advertisement campaign "If I Can Sew, You Can Sew", appearing in print and commercials. Loren
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#17327907099816138-652: The early Joni Mitchell recordings, Neil Young , the Electric Prunes , Donna Loren , Arlo Guthrie , Norman Greenbaum , Tom Lehrer , Kenny Rogers and The First Edition , Tiny Tim , Ry Cooder , Captain Beefheart , John Sebastian , Family , the early 1970s recordings by Frank Zappa and the Mothers , Gram Parsons , Emmylou Harris , Nico 's Desertshore , the Fugs , Jethro Tull , Pentangle , T. Rex ,
6237-416: The early days of the recording industry, recording labels were absolutely necessary for the success of any artist. The first goal of any new artist or band was to get signed to a contract as soon as possible. In the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s, many artists were so desperate to sign a contract with a record company that they sometimes ended up signing agreements in which they sold the rights to their recordings to
6336-512: The end of their contract with EMI when their album In Rainbows was released as a " pay what you want " sales model as an online download, but they also returned to a label for a conventional release. Research shows that record labels still control most access to distribution. Computers and internet technology led to an increase in file sharing and direct-to-fan digital distribution, causing music sales to plummet in recent years. Labels and organizations have had to change their strategies and
6435-706: The first time. Record label [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] "Big Three" music labels A record label or record company is a brand or trademark of music recordings and music videos , or the company that owns it. Sometimes, a record label is also a publishing company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture , distribution , marketing, promotion, and enforcement of copyright for sound recordings and music videos, while also conducting talent scouting and development of new artists , artist financing and maintaining contracts with recording artists and their managers. The term "record label" derives from
6534-460: The fledgling label, such as fellow Rat Pack members Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr. The original roster from 1961 to 1963 included Bing Crosby , Jo Stafford , Rosemary Clooney , Duke Ellington , Nancy Sinatra , Esquivel and stand-up comedian Redd Foxx . The original Reprise LP label had four different logos, depending on the genre: a riverboat for Pop records (pictured), a cherub for Jazz records, an owl for Spoken Word/Comedy records, and
6633-580: The four-day Tiki Oasis festival in San Diego, performing a concert on Friday, August 19. In 2013, Loren was part of the choir for the song “If I Had the Time (I Could Change the World),” which was written and produced by Dick Wagner to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital . She performed the theme song, "The Devil Made Her Do It! (I Can’t Help It)," for the 2017 documentary Mansfield 66/67 , which
6732-728: The hour-long New Talent in Young America in January 1965. Loren was also regular performer at concerts and shows during much of the decade throughout the country. These included at the teenage nightclub The Million Cellars, with Glen Campbell also on the bill, the Pasadena Teen Dances, Rock 'N Roll City with Shindig co-star Bobby Sherman , and appearing with Bob Hope and The Kingsmen at Indiana University's 'Little 500' race weekend in May 1965. She also performed at
6831-464: The label Swinging Sixties Productions which, in conjunction with Swinging Sixties Music, publish and release Loren's music. Loren's first release in August 2009 was a remake of "It Only Hurts When I Cry", which she produced and arranged, releasing it both as a music video on YouTube and as a single to download. Drew Saber played guitar on the track and appears in the music video. Maurice Gainen engineered
6930-734: The major divisions of EMI were sold off separately by owner Citigroup : most of EMI's recorded music division was absorbed into UMG; EMI Music Publishing was absorbed into Sony/ATV Music Publishing; finally, EMI's Parlophone and Virgin Classics labels were absorbed into Warner Music Group (WMG) in July 2013. This left the so-called Big Three labels. In 2020 and 2021, both WMG and UMG had their IPO with WMG starting trading at Nasdaq and UMG starting trading at Euronext Amsterdam and leaving only Sony Music as wholly-owned subsidiary of an international conglomerate ( Sony Entertainment which in turn
7029-433: The major labels (two examples are American singer Frank Sinatra 's Reprise Records , which has been owned by Warner Music Group for some time now, and musician Herb Alpert 's A&M Records , now owned by Universal Music Group). Similarly, Madonna 's Maverick Records (started by Madonna with her manager and another partner) was to come under control of Warner Music when Madonna divested herself of controlling shares in
7128-537: The majors had a collective global market share of some 65–70%. Record labels are often under the control of a corporate umbrella organization called a "music group ". A music group is usually affiliated to an international conglomerate " holding company ", which often has non-music divisions as well. A music group controls and consists of music-publishing companies, record (sound recording) manufacturers, record distributors, and record labels. Record companies (manufacturers, distributors, and labels) may also constitute
7227-441: The non-Greek David ( Bill Bixby ). Danny Thomas played the family priest. This was a pilot for Loren's own series, produced by Thomas and Aaron Spelling and was aired on NBC as a one-hour special. By the end of 1968, Loren left show business to marry producer Lenny Waronker and raise a family. Loren began recording again during the 1980s. In 1982 she released "Sedona", (B Side: "Simply Loving You"). She wrote and produced
7326-507: The output of recording sessions. For established artists, a label is usually less involved in the recording process. The relationship between record labels and artists can be a difficult one. Many artists have had conflicts with their labels over the type of sound or songs they want to make, which can result in the artist's artwork or titles being changed before release. Other artists have had their music prevented from release, or shelved. Record labels generally do this because they believe that
7425-791: The professional name Donna Loren. She had previously performed under the name Donna Zukor, and recorded under the names Donna Zuker, Donna Dee, and Barbie Ames. In 1960, Loren appeared on the Playhouse 90 episode "In the Presence of Mine Enemies". From 1962 to 1963, Loren recorded with Challenge . She released six singles, including "I'm in Love with the Ticket Taker at the Bijou Movie" (B Side: "I'm Gonna Be All Right", subsequently re-released as an A Side, with "Johnny's Got Something"), "On
7524-548: The record label in perpetuity. Entertainment lawyers are usually employed by artists to discuss contract terms. Due to advancing technology such as the Internet , the role of labels is rapidly changing, as artists are able to freely distribute their own material through online radio , peer-to-peer file sharing such as BitTorrent , and other services, at little to no cost, but with correspondingly low financial returns. Established artists, such as Nine Inch Nails , whose career
7623-457: The roster. As well, Sinatra's own daughter Nancy (who began recording for the label in 1961) was retained by Ostin, becoming a major pop star from late 1965. The label moved almost exclusively to rock-oriented music in the late 1960s, although Frank Sinatra continued to record for the label until the 1980s. Through direct signings or distribution deals, by the 1970s the Reprise roster grew to include Lee Hazlewood , Jill Jackson , Jimi Hendrix ,
7722-418: The salaries of certain tour and merchandise sales employees hired by the artist. In addition, the label also offers the artist a 30 percent cut of the label's album profits—if any—which represents an improvement from the typical industry royalty of 15 percent. With the Internet now being the dominant source for obtaining music, netlabels have emerged. Depending on the ideals of the net label, music files from
7821-419: The selling price of the recordings. Contracts may extend over short or long durations, and may or may not refer to specific recordings. Established, successful artists tend to be able to renegotiate their contracts to get terms more favorable to them, but Prince 's much-publicized 1994–1996 feud with Warner Bros. Records provides a strong counterexample, as does Roger McGuinn 's claim, made in July 2000 before
7920-888: The series in the fifth film Beach Blanket Bingo in 1965, performing "It Only Hurts When I Cry", which some regard as her "signature tune". The film resulted in Loren's first album, Beach Blanket Bingo . Loren said of the recording of the album: "I worked for 14 hours straight. The album was completed in that session". The album was released on Capitol Records, which Loren had signed with in 1964, produced by David Axelrod , and arranged and conducted by H. B. Barnum . Loren also appeared in another AIP Beach Party film, Sergeant Deadhead , where she sang "Two Timin' Angel". The film starred other regular Beach Party actors, including Frankie Avalon, Deborah Walley, Harvey Lembeck , John Ashley, Bobbi Shaw , and Buster Keaton . At Capitol, Loren released many of her well-known songs including "Blowing Out
8019-476: The single and the EP, both designed by Katie Waronker's company Riot Structure, blended Hawaiian-inspired imagery including Presley's 1961 LP Blue Hawaii as inspiration for the "Merry Christmas Baby" cover art, and a depiction of Kalakaua Blvd in Waikiki (with Los Angeles-inspired billboards featuring Loren, photographed by Mark Arbeit) for the cover of the EP. The back of the EP includes a picture of Loren from
8118-422: The song, and would also engineer Loren's album Love It Away . Also in 2009, Loren's Magic: The 80's Collection was released, both as a download and later as an enhanced CD. Magic was a collection of songs Loren recorded at Amigo Studios during the early 1980s, with musicians such as John Thomas and James Burton. Seven of the songs on the album had not previously been released. In January 2010, Love It Away
8217-637: The song. On November 1, 2010, the single " Merry Christmas Baby " was officially released for download (having been pre-released in the Donna Loren Store on her website a few days before the official release). Written by Lou Baxter and Johnny Moore and first recorded by Johnny Moore's Three Blazers in 1947, the R&;B standard was recorded by Elvis Presley for his album Elvis Sings the Wonderful World of Christmas (1971). The release
8316-567: The songs for her own label Royalty Records. James Burton produced "Sedona" with Loren, played guitar and assembled other members of the Elvis Presley TCB Band , Ronnie Tutt (drums), Jerry Scheff (bass), and Glen D. Hardin (piano). Chris Hillman played mandolin. In the same year, Loren recorded "Wishin' and Hopin'" in Nashville with her longtime producer Jimmy Bowen with David Hungate from Toto (B Side: "Somewhere Down
8415-400: The term sublabel to refer to either an imprint or a subordinate label company (such as those within a group). For example, in the 1980s and 1990s, 4th & B'way Records (pronounced as "Broadway") was a trademarked brand owned by Island Records Ltd. in the UK and by a subordinate branch, Island Records, Inc., in the United States. The center label on a 4th & Broadway record marketed in
8514-629: The three-day Rock Con Festival, held July 30 – August 1, 2010, in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Among the over 100 other artists and guests appearing were Billy Hinsche , Al Jardine , Paul Petersen , Hilton Valentine , Mary Wilson , and members of the girl-groups The Angels and The Delicates . She appeared and performed at the Monkees Convention in both 2013 (with Micky Dolenz and Peter Tork attending) and 2014 (with Dolenz, Tork, and Michael Nesmith ). In 2016, she headlined
8613-437: The time since, Warner Bros. has often elevated the stature of Reprise to the rank of secondary parent label, as many of its subsidiary labels (such as Straight and Kinetic ) have had their records released in conjunction with Reprise. As of 2017, it is home to such artists as Enya , Michael Bublé , Eric Clapton , Green Day , Stevie Nicks , Neil Young , Deftones , Josh Groban , Disturbed , Idina Menzel , Tom Petty and
8712-433: The way they work with artists. New types of deals called "multiple rights" or "360" deals are being made with artists, where labels are given rights and percentages to artist's touring, merchandising, and endorsements . In exchange for these rights, labels usually give higher advance payments to artists, have more patience with artist development, and pay higher percentages of CD sales. These 360 deals are most effective when
8811-578: Was born March 7, 1947, in Boston, Massachusetts. Loren performed in amateur talent shows from the age of six and, in 1955, sang on a radio commercial for Meadow Gold Ice Cream alongside Dick Beals . In the same year, she was a regular performer on the music radio series Sqeakin' Deacon with James Burton . By 1956, she was performing with The Moppets Group and she recorded a single, "I Think It's Almost Christmas Time" (Fable). On her tenth birthday, Loren filmed an appearance on The Mickey Mouse Club for
8910-477: Was contractually signed because she made much of the wardrobe she appeared in during television and live performances. Francesco Scavullo took her portrait for Simplicity. Loren was often featured in modelling and fashion spots geared towards teenagers, including for hats, exercise workouts, makeup, and dental care. She regularly appeared on the cover of Teen magazine, as well as other teen, television, and movie magazines. In 1964 Loren began appearing in
9009-455: Was developed with major label backing, announced an end to their major label contracts, citing that the uncooperative nature of the recording industry with these new trends is hurting musicians, fans and the industry as a whole. However, Nine Inch Nails later returned to working with a major label, admitting that they needed the international marketing and promotional reach that a major label can provide. Radiohead also cited similar motives with
9108-458: Was formed in 1960 by Frank Sinatra in order to allow more artistic freedom for his own recordings. Soon thereafter, he garnered the nickname "The Chairman of the Board". Because of dissatisfaction with Capitol Records , and after trying to buy Norman Granz 's Verve Records , the first album Sinatra released on Reprise was Ring-a-Ding-Ding! As CEO of Reprise, Sinatra recruited several artists for
9207-482: Was released as a single to download. Several music videos in conjunction with Love It Away . "Shakin' All Over" was released as two videos in March and May 2010 and both include footage from her original performance of the song on Shindig! . "Love It Away" was released in March 2010 and "Last Night I Had a Dream" and "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" in July 2010. In May 2010, Loren released a medley of her Beach Party songs "Beach Blanket Bingo", "Muscle Bustle", "Love's
9306-490: Was released, first as a download and then as an album. It was Loren's first album of completely new material since 1965. Loren produced the album, and it was recorded at Lava Tracks. Maurice Gainen engineered the album, with Gainen and Charles Michael Brotman mixing and mastering. Mark Arbeit photographed Loren for the album cover, which includes her wearing one of her own designs. Love It Away contains covers and eight original songs by Loren. A review on MuzikReviews.com gave
9405-567: Was retained as the head of the label and he went on to play a very significant role in the history of the Warner group of labels over the next four decades. Warner-Reprise executives began targeting younger acts, beginning by securing the American distribution rights to the Pye Records recordings by the Kinks in 1964. Reprise soon added teen-oriented pop acts like Dino, Desi & Billy to
9504-635: Was the "It Girl" long before Paris Hilton and Kim Kardashian hit the streets of Beverly Hills". She hosted a "Beach Party Movie Marathon" ( Muscle Beach Party and Beach Blanket Bingo were shown) presented by American Cinematheque at the Egyptian Theatre, Hollywood on February 11, 2010, debuting the medley of her Beach Party songs. She would sing the medley and "Love It Away" for a Thrillville's "Valentine's Beach Party" at The Balboa Theatre, San Francisco on February 14, 2010, which screened Beach Blanket Bingo , and performed again at "Movie Night at
9603-403: Was the featured female vocalist on Shindig! from its debut on September 16, 1964, until late 1965. Loren debuted on the program performing " Wishin' and Hopin' ". On the series, Loren performed a wide range of material both in solos and work with other performers, most often Bobby Sherman. Loren has discussed her enjoyment of appearing on the series, saying in 2005: "The microphone that I used
9702-477: Was the greatest. I loved the sounds that came out". Loren sang on 26 shows, and also appeared in the live theatre show Shindig '65 . In 1991, Loren appeared with several other cast members in the VH1 retrospective special of the series, The Shindig Show . From the mid-1960s, Loren began guest-starring more frequently on drama and comedy series. She guest-starred on a seven-part Dr. Kildare in 1965 as Anna Perrona,
9801-499: Was turned down by Reprise. In 2010, Reprise opened a country music division, operating as part of Warner Music Group Nashville , featuring Blake Shelton , the JaneDear Girls , Michelle Branch and Frankie Ballard as part of its roster. In September 2011, several layoffs took place at Reprise Records and other Warner labels. In 2017, Reprise released Enya's albums on vinyl. Some of them were pressed on this format for
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