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| Mariah Carey in Toronto - March 2010 |
Antonio "L.A." Reid, who has been responsible for shaping the careers of many a great Pop Star including P!nk, Usher, Justin Bieber, Rihanna, Bon Jovi, TLC and Avril Lavigne, announced today that he will be leaving Island Def Jam effective immediately as its Chairman. He will be working again with Sony Music, having prior overseen the careers of Artists under that label. There are speculations that he will be a Judge on Simon Cowell's U.S. version of The X Factor.
According to Roger Friedman at Showbiz411, Mariah Carey whom Reid aided in scoring one of the biggest comebacks ever seen in Pop Music in 2005 with The Emancipation of Mimi, will be headed back to her original label Sony Music. She must however first complete her contractual obligations to Island Def Jam (Univeral Music) with just one more album left, due some time later this year.
Although Island Def Jam did an amazing job with Carey, perhaps indeed it is time for a change with the lackluster performance of her last few releases under the imprint, including E=MC² and Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel. Could be great!
(Photo credit: Mr. Will-W.)
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