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IYAZ Touring With Justin Bieber On
The My World Tour
Breakout artist IYAZ will be
performing with Justin Bieber
starting June 29th through September
5th
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Auburn Single "La La La" Released!
Breakout Beluga Heights artist
Auburn has released hit song
"La La La"
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Jason
Derulo Releases New Album To
Critical Acclaim
Jason Derulo's released his eagerly
anticipated self titled
album which has already hit #1 on
iTunes' top album
downloads.
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on iTunes now! |
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IYAZ Launches Hit Single "Solo"
IYAZ's new song "Solo" is out and
premiering on radio
stations all
over the country!
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Jason Derulo, Flagship Artist to Launch from Warner Bros. Records & Beluga Heights
Yahoo Finance
September 1, 2009
BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jason Derulo, pop singer and songwriter, and the highly anticipated Beluga Heights sophomore artist, debuted his single, “Whatcha Say,” and is taking the music world by storm. Quickly reaching #4 on ITUNES at 101,324 downloads to date, up 71% over last week's 59,373, and climbing up the Billboard Rhythm and Pop charts, the multi-talented artist/songwriter is on the rise to stardom. After being discovered by super producer J.R. Rotem, American Idol judge, and Warner Bros. Records Senior Vice President of A&R Kara DioGuardi signed Derulo to Beluga Heights /Warner Bros. Records as the flagship artist to launch from the joint venture label.
This summer, Derulo has been on-air in a nationwide radio promo tour with "Whatcha Say" spreading to over 120 Top 40 and Rhythm radio stations, including 40 stations in top 50 markets, like wildfire. His audience leaped from 11.85 to 16.85 million with 24 new pop station adds just this week. Performing at high profile events including KIIS FM’s Wango Tango, he is rapidly generating national buzz. The single has reached 6.6 million plays on MySpace making it the #4 most streamed song on the site.
The Miami-born Derulo is the first
artist signed to Warner Bros.
Records’ new joint venture with
multi-platinum songwriter and
producer J.R. Rotem’s record label
Beluga Heights, responsible for
launching the career of
multi-platinum pop star Sean
Kingston. Derulo is the Beluga
Heights highly anticipated sophomore
artist and has written songs for Lil
Wayne, Sean Kingston, Pitbull, Diddy
and Danity Kane and shared stages
with T-Pain, Akon, and Mims. "Jason
Derulo is beyond the real deal. He
is an electrifying new artist that
combines an innovative voice, hit
songwriting, dancing, and a
hard-working and humble work ethic.
There's no limit to what he can
accomplish. I think he raises the
bar for all new artists," J.R. Rotem
says. Kara DioGuardi adds, “I am
thrilled that Jason, an artist I
believed in from the moment I heard
him sing, is so quickly being
embraced by the masses.”
Derulo’s debut album will be solely
produced by J.R. Rotem, who has
produced multi-platinum hits for
Sean Kingston (Beautiful Girls, Take
You There), Rihanna (S.O.S.), Leona
Lewis (Better In Time), Rick Ross
(The Boss) and Plies (Bust it Baby),
just to name a few.
The yet untitled album slated to
release first quarter of 2010 will
feature a new genre where Pop and
Euro Dance and remarkable
songwriting all combine into a
refreshing and versatile new sound.
Derulo will also be seen showcasing
his acting abilities for the first
time, making his feature film debut
in the 2010 release of the MTV
Films, “Turn The Beat Around.” With
an album and film on the way, Derulo
is destined to make his mark for
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Warner Bros. Records Announces Partnership with Multi-Platinum Songwriter/Producer J.R. Rotem's Label Beluga Heights
Yahoo Finance
July 14,
2009
First Release under the Joint Venture is the Debut Album from Pop Singer/Songwriter Jason Derulo
BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS
WIRE)--Warner Bros. Records is
pleased to announce that it has
established a joint venture with
multi-platinum songwriter and
producer J.R. Rotem and his record
label Beluga Heights.
"I'm very excited about our new partnership with Warner Bros. Records," Rotem says. "Both of our companies have a unique set of ideas, resources, and strengths, which will make for a winning recipe in the world of music. I feel confident that this joint venture between Warner Bros. Records and Beluga Heights will successfully put great music into the hands of a world-wide audience."
Rotem established Beluga Heights
with his manager and business
partner Zach Katz and younger
brother Tommy Rotem (who now manages
the company's A&R department), in
November 2006 as a way to foster the
development of new artists,
including break-out superstar Sean
Kingston. Kingston became an
overnight success, selling more than
a million albums worldwide in
addition to eight million ringtones
and singles. Rotem has also worked
with Rihanna, Rick Ross, and Leona
Lewis, among many others.
"There are a handful of producers
out there who can actually break
artists and have continuous hits in
multiple formats. J.R. Rotem is one
of them," says Warner Bros. Records
Senior Vice President of A&R Kara
DioGuardi. "He has assembled a
forward-thinking team whose main
focus is to find talent and sell
records. The partnership between
Warner Bros. Records and J.R.'s
label is further proof of our
commitment to aligning ourselves
with the best and brightest creative
people in the music industry. As
someone who has worked with J.R. as
a writer and music executive, I am
confident we will be seeing many
great things from him and Beluga
Heights."
The first artist signed to Warner
Bros./Beluga Heights is
up-and-coming pop singer,
songwriter, and performer Jason
Derulo, who has written songs for
Lil Wayne, Sean Kingston, and Danity
Kane among others. Derulo's first
single, "Whatcha Say," is currently
at radio and the Miami native, who
recently performed at KIIS FM's
Wango Tango, is currently recording
his debut album in Los Angeles with
Rotem. Also signed through this
joint venture are Auburn and Iyaz,
whose debut releases are
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Real Talk: Boom Time In Beluga
Heights
Billboard Magazine Online
January 13, 2007
J.R. Rotem's Joint Venture With Sony/Epic Is His Dream World
HILLARY CROSLEY
Few people can say they get down with both 50 Cent and the Game, let alone created crossover pop hits for Rihanna. But J.R. Rotem, son of Israeli immigrants and a California native, is that guy. I also must point out that he produced my favorite song from Mobb Deep's "Blood Money" album, "In Love With the Moula." Rotem's recently secured a new venture with Sony/Epic.
"It's a multimillion-dollar, joint-venture label deal with Sony/Epic," Rotem says of the three-year deal. "Beluga Heights is the name of my label. It's the parent company, including the label, publishing company, clothing line and a bunch of other things. A lot of labels were interested, but we went with [Epic president] Charlie Walk because he was so excited about the music. You play him a song and he's dancing on his desk."
Rotem says Beluga Heights is his
dream world. "It's like a made-up
place which represents success," he
says. "For example, beluga is a very
high-end caviar, if you go to a
high-end car dealership like
Bentley, their black is called
beluga. The BH in our logo is like
the sign for Beverly Hills, and we
basically work out of Beverly Hills.
It's a place of success, positivity
and hard work."
Rotem runs the company with his
manager and partner Zach Katz, his
A&R guy Tommy Rotem and his head pop
writer Evan Boggart, who penned
Olivia and 50 Cent's spring hit,
"Best Friend."
Tommy Rotem recently discovered
Beluga's first act, Sean Kingston.
"He's a 16-year-old prodigy," J.R.
Rotem says. "I wasn't interested in
signing artists, but my little
brother, Tommy Rotem, found him on
MySpace and developed him before he
showed him to Zach and I. And he
blew us away. He sings in Jamaican
patois and raps about his life in
Jamaica's hood. Things in Jamaica
can be rough, they've got
13-year-olds running crack houses
with guns over there. But he isn't
the type of kid that tries to be
hard. He's like a teddy bear."
Meanwhile, Rotem has been busy
producing folks ranging from Dr. Dre,
50 Cent and Rick Ross to Rihanna,
Britney Spears, Jennifer Lopez,
Ashley Tisdale and Hayden Panettiere
of the NBC show "Heroes."
Of course, I had to ask if he
thought Dr. Dre's "Detox" was
finally going to come out in 2007.
"Dr. Dre's a perfectionist, and if
it's not up to his standards, which
are pretty much the highest in the
game, then he's not releasing it,"
Rotem says. "He changes the sound of
music every time he comes out. So
though I can't say for sure, I'd
like to say it is. Last year he was
focusing on Busta and the Game's
albums. But 'Detox' is his main
focus now."
And what of Mr. Curtis Jackson?
"I'm working very closely with 50
and he doesn't seem angry. He's at
the top of the game. He's focused on
making an album to save hip-hop, and
I think a lot of people feel that
way. 50 is an incredible force, who
doesn't need to put out an album for
money or respect. He's got both so
we're trying to make a new sound.
He's a trendsetter like Britney is
in pop music."
Rotem isn't stopping at hip-hop,
either. "Beluga is a mainstream pop
label," he says. "We're looking at
rock groups, pop, urban male R&B,
whatever that will be big in
crossover. For us, we have to make
sure the artists have the crossover
opportunity to become worldwide
artists."
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