Which singer/actress founded Maverick Records in 1992?
"filed suit against Warner Music Group (and its former parent company, Time Warner), claiming that mismanagement of resources and poor bookkeeping had cost the company millions of dollars. Warner filed a countersuit, alleging that Maverick had lost tens of millions of dollars on its own. On June 14, 2004, the dispute was resolved when Maverick shares owned by Madonna and Dashev were purchased — which effectively exiled the two of them from the company, as it then became a wholly owned subsidiary of Warner Music Group. Then Maverick CEO Guy Oseary, meanwhile, retained his position until WMG purchased his label"
"Italian director Luchino Visconti; it features Madonna playing a character based on Edie Sedgwick, who goes out to a nightclub to meet her friends and boyfriend. Madonna has performed ""Deeper and Deeper"" in three of her concert tours; the last being the Rebel Heart Tour (2015–16). In 1992, Madonna founded her own multi-media entertainment company, Maverick, consisting of a record company (Maverick Records), a film production company (Maverick Films), and associated music publishing, television broadcasting, book publishing and merchandising divisions. The first two projects from the venture were her fifth studio album, ""Erotica"", and a coffee table book of photographs"
"which were released simultaneously to great controversy. Maverick's first commercial success was with the self-titled debut album by Seattle-based grunge band Candlebox. Released in 1993, the album would be RIAA-certified quadruple platinum in the United States. The following year, the label signed Canadian musician Alanis Morissette, whose third album (and Maverick debut) ""Jagged Little Pill"" was released in 1995, and would be eventually certified 16x platinum in the U.S. (with international sales of $33 million)–making it the best selling album in the label's history, and of the 1990s. DeMann was bought out of the company for a reported $20 million"
"recorded the film's theme song, ""This Used to Be My Playground"", which became her tenth Hot 100 number-one hit, the most by any female artist at the time. The same year, she founded her own entertainment company, Maverick, consisting of a record company (Maverick Records), a film production company (Maverick Films), and associated music publishing, television broadcasting, book publishing and merchandising divisions. The deal was a joint venture with Time Warner and paid Madonna an advance of $60 million. It gave her 20% royalties from the music proceedings, the highest rate in the industry at the time, equaled only by"
"President of Maverick Music, a conglomeration of some of the most powerful management companies in the world. His last day at Capitol was June 1. Maverick, founded by Madonna and U2 manager Guy Oseary in partnership with Live Nation, brought together globally renowned artist managers such as Scott Rodger (Sir Paul McCartney, Arcade Fire), Shawn Gee (The Roots, Jill Scott) Ron Laffitte (Pharrell Williams, One Republic, Alicia Keys), Clarence Spalding (Jason Aldean), Larry Rudolph (Miley Cyrus, Britney Spears) and Cortez Bryant & Gee Roberson (Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne). In a press release, Thompson said: “I’m excited for this amazing chance"
"on The Girlie Show World Tour (1993), the Confessions Tour (2006) and most recently on The MDNA Tour (2012). The song has also been covered and parodied by several artists. In 1992, Madonna founded her own multi-media entertainment company, Maverick, consisting of a record company (Maverick Records), a film production company (Maverick Films), and associated music publishing, television broadcasting, book publishing and merchandising divisions. The first two projects from the venture were her fifth studio album, ""Erotica"", and a coffee table book of photographs featuring Madonna, entitled ""Sex"". For the album, Madonna primarily collaborated with producer Shep Pettibone. Pettibone first"
"Imprint Entertainment Imprint Entertainment, formerly Maverick Picture Company and Maverick Films, is a production and talent management company owned by Michael Becker and Mark Morgan and formerly a part of the entertainment company, Maverick. The company is located on the Universal Studios lot in Burbank, California. Maverick Picture Company was the film division of Maverick founded in 1992. The first film it produced was ""Dangerous Game"" in 1993, directed by Abel Ferrara and starring Madonna, Harvey Keitel and James Russo. In 2001, the company was rebranded as simply Maverick Films and was solely managed by Madonna and Guy Oseary, CEO"
"Albums of the 1990s"" by ""Slant Magazine"" and one of the most revolutionary albums of all time by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Many critics noted the influence of the album on the works of other female artists from Janet Jackson to Beyoncé. Ten years after signing her first recording contract with Sire Records, Madonna founded her own multi-media entertainment company, Maverick, consisting of a record company (Maverick Records), a film production company (Maverick Films), and associated music publishing, television broadcasting, book publishing and merchandising divisions. The deal was a joint venture with Time Warner and paid Madonna"
"film ""Dick Tracy"". She also released her first greatest hits compilation, ""The Immaculate Collection"", in the same year. The album has sold more than 30 million copies, becoming the best-selling compilation album by a solo artist. It also became the second best-selling album by a female artist in the United Kingdom and her second certified diamond album in the United States. In 1992, Madonna founded her own record label, Maverick Records, as a joint venture with Time Warner. She was paid an advance of $60 million and received 20% royalties from the music proceedings, the highest rate in the industry"
"to increase her level of creative control over her music. Many years after, she founded Maverick Records became the most successful ""vanity label"" in the history of music. While under Madonna's control it generated well over $1 billion for Warner Bros. Records, more money than any other recording artist's record label. Critics felt in retrospect that Madonna's presence is defined for changing contemporary music history for women's, mainly rock, dance and pop scene. Also, she is cited that open the doors for the future hip-hop explosion and approach to sex to her music. Erin Vargo from online magazine in popular"
"Maverick Records to record her first EP and album. Mozella signed to Madonna’s Maverick Records in July 2003. In 2004, when Maverick was absorbed into Warner Bros. Records Mozella survived the merger. In July 2005, she released her self-titled debut EP on Warner/Maverick Records. Then, in November 2006, she released her full-length debut, ""I Will"", (produced by Jude Cole) on the same imprint. At the time, ""allmusic.com"" called Mozella, ""One of the best things to come out of pop music this year."" Upon signing to Universal/Motown Records in July 2008, Mozella recruited multiple producers and writers for her second album,"
"the label (whose name stood for ""Sound Of Los Angeles Records') and it was in this capacity that he brought the members of Dynasty together. The group consisted of three young performers; vocalists Nidra Beard, Linda Carriere and keyboardist Kevin Spencer. Beard and Carriere first became friends during the winter of 1972, when Carriere moved from New Orleans for college. Both were frequent visitors to 'Maverick's Flat', a popular soul/pop nightclub in Los Angeles. The owner of Maverick's Flat, John Daniels, was in the process of putting together a new group 'DeBlanc' and both young singers became members. For two"
"of another Maverick division, Maverick Records. In 2004, Madonna and Dashev were bought out of Maverick after a lawsuit with Warner Music Group and they no longer have an interest in the company. Michael Rosenberg left his post as head of Maverick TV in early 2008. In August 2008, company head Mark Morgan and Oseary split with Oseary retaining the rights to the Maverick name while Morgan retain ownership of the company's projects. The company was thus renamed as Imprint Entertainment in August 2008 with Morgan bring on Michael Becker, Becker Entertainment principal, as a partner. With Becker joining the"
"Freddy DeMann Frederick ""Freddy"" DeMann is a film producer, music executive, and co-founder of Maverick Records. During his music career, he managed Michael Jackson, Madonna and Shakira. During DeMann's tenure, Michael Jackson's albums ""Off the Wall"" and ""Thriller"" were recorded and released. DeMann managed Madonna from 1983 through 1997. He is also the former manager of Lionel Richie and Billy Idol, among others. After selling his interest in Maverick in 1999, he managed Shakira. As a producer, he bought the rights to the book ""The Life and Death of Peter Sellers"" and turned it into a movie for HBO, which"
"helped launch the career of newer artists with her Maverick label. A&M Records is widely believed to have been the most successful independent label in history due to its 37-year run and catalog of commercially successful and critically acclaimed records. Founded in 1962 by trumpeter Herb Alpert (A) and record promoter Jerry Moss (M), A&M was initially the label and distributor for Alpert's own Tijuana Brass recordings, but the label quickly began signing other artists. Over its 37-year run, A&M sold records from such artists as Sergio Mendes & Brazil '66, Claudine Longet, The Carpenters, Phil Ochs, Carole King (A&M"
"Maverick). ""I Like the Loneliness"" is his debut single from his debut album ""Stay True"" released on 28 January 2013 on Bolero Recordings. Tracklist Anders Lundström Anders Lundström (born in Stöde, Sundsvall Municipality on 11 October 1977) is a Swedish songwriter and record producer. He is also a country recording artist who has released in January 2013 an album ""Stay True"" with the stage name MAV. At various times earlier in his career he was also known as A.L. Sweet, Lucka and during his Rednex days (2006–2008) as Maverick. Between 2001 and 2006, Lundström was a co-producer with Patrik Frisk,"
"to join a team with such a progressive and innovative culture and vision. I want to thank Guy and the rest of the all-star managers at Maverick for this opportunity. I’m really looking forward to this next chapter.” Greg Thompson (music executive) Greg Thompson is an American record executive currently serving as President of Maverick (company). He is well known for his role at Capitol Music Group and EMI Records. Following Capitol's sale to Universal Music Group, he remained with the company during its move to Hollywood, California. Thompson has played a critical role in the development of artists such"
"earned eight Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. Broadway productions include ""Proof"", ""Topdog/Underdog"", ""Take Me Out"", Dear Evan Hansen and ""Spring Awakening""; each play won the Tony Award, Pulitzer Prize, or both. Also: ""West Side Story"", and ""A Chorus Line"". Freddy DeMann Frederick ""Freddy"" DeMann is a film producer, music executive, and co-founder of Maverick Records. During his music career, he managed Michael Jackson, Madonna and Shakira. During DeMann's tenure, Michael Jackson's albums ""Off the Wall"" and ""Thriller"" were recorded and released. DeMann managed Madonna from 1983 through 1997. He is also the former manager of Lionel Richie and"
"A round in 2016. Africk is currently the company CEO. Africk was named one of the 12 Top Tech Leaders To Watch In 2017 by Inc. Michael Africk Michael Africk (born 20 August 1975) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and software entrepreneur. After signing with Disney's Hollywood Records and releasing a solo album in 1999, he toured with N'Sync and Britney Spears. He collaborated with Mai Kuraki on several singles, including the platinum ""Never Gonna Give You Up"". Africk also collaborated with her on the album Delicious Way which debuted at number one on the Oricon Albums Chart"
"and Mylène Farmer. Persistent but unconfirmed rumours claimed that Madonna, as the founder of the Maverick company producing the soundtrack, had expressly asked Farmer to participate in the album. Farmer accepted, but preferred to produce a new song instead of licensing the rights to one of her old compositions. The recording label Maverick signed a contract for an unreleased song, with lyrics written by Farmer and music composed by her songwriting partner Laurent Boutonnat. This was the first time that the singer had recorded a song especially for a movie. An English version was canceled in favour of a French"
"her Las Vegas residency """" at Planet Hollywood in 2013, which grossed over $137 million in its 248 show run. In 2014 Leber teamed up with Guy Oseary as well as 8 other established music managers and founded Maverick Management, which represents artists from a wide range of music genres including pop, hip-hop, rock, and country. Leber and Rudolph met with director Jerry Mitchell in 2017 to discuss producing a musical based on Spears' catalog, which is reported to debut in early 2019. Leber was an early investor in Uber, and has since expanded his tech investments to online clothing"
"Modern Records and Aladdin Records ending the Macy's label production. Macy's Recordings Macy's Recordings (Queen of Hits) was a Houston-based record label that released recordings of popular musicians around the southern United States. In April 1949, they famously recorded Lester Williams' song ""Winter Time Blues"" on their R&B series which became a hit. They would go on to record country and Cajun music as well. The record label was started by husband and wife, Charles D. Henry and Macy Lela Henry, whom worked alongside supervisor Steve Poncio. Poncio worked as general manager for Macy's in 1946 and then founded United"
"up shooting ""A League of Their Own"". At first Warner Bros. Records and the executive directors of Time Warner were reluctant to allow Madonna to publish such a book but finally agreed. Madonna had to sign a contract that forbade the book from including images of child pornography, bestiality, or religious imagery. Not long after signing the agreement Madonna founded Maverick, a multi-media entertainment company in partnership with Time Warner. Since by contract she had total artistic control over any work released by Maverick, who were now the book's publisher, the agreement she signed with Time Warner over the content"
"to the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation. Mark Hartley and Larry Fitzgerald were the album's executive producers. Maverick (Original Motion Picture Score) is the soundtrack album to the film featuring composer Randy Newman's musical score. Maverick (soundtrack) Maverick is the soundtrack to the film of the same name. It was released in 1994 by Atlantic Records. The album peaked at number four on the ""Billboard"" Top Country Albums chart. Three cuts from the album made the Hot Country Songs charts: ""Renegades, Rebels and Rogues"", performed by Tracy Lawrence, reached number 7; Clint Black's ""A Good Run of Bad Luck"", which"
"Florence Greenberg Florence Greenberg (September 16, 1913 – November 2, 1995) was an American record label owner, music executive and a record producer. Greenberg was the founder and owner of Tiara Records, Scepter Records, Hob Records, and Wand Records. She is most known for her work as a record producer and music executive for several popular singers in the 60s including Dionne Warwick, the Shirelles, Tammi Terrell, Chuck Jackson, B.J. Thomas and many others. Greenberg—a former Republican campaign worker—lived as a housewife in Passaic, New Jersey. In the mid-1950s she was in her mid-forties with two children, Mary Jane and"
"Maven Pictures Maven Pictures is an American motion picture company co-founded by Trudie Styler and Celine Rattray in 2011. It is based in New York City. In February 2016, it was announced that Freckle Films, actress Jessica Chastain's new production company, has inked a first look overhead deal with Maven Pictures. Maven will provide development funds and cover overhead costs to acquire IP for Freckle and Maven to jointly produce. Maven is in development of ""Courting Danger"" starring Olivia Cooke as Alice Marble, and ""Secret Life of Dr. James Miranda Barry"" starring Rachel Weisz as James Miranda Barry. Maven and"
"Virgin Records Virgin Records Ltd. was a British record label founded by entrepreneurs Richard Branson, Simon Draper, Nik Powell, and musician Tom Newman in 1972. It grew to be a worldwide phenomenon over time, with the success of platinum performers such as George Michael, Paula Abdul, Janet Jackson, Roy Orbison, Devo, Tangerine Dream, Genesis, Keith Richards, the Human League, Culture Club, Simple Minds, Lenny Kravitz, dc Talk, the Smashing Pumpkins, Mike Oldfield, Gorillaz, and Spice Girls, among others. After its acquisition by Universal Music Group through its purchase of EMI in 2012, UMG absorbed Virgin's British operations to create Virgin"
"Guy Oseary Guy Harley Oseary (; born October 3, 1972) is an Israeli-American talent manager, investor, writer and businessman who began his career in entertainment at 17 at what was to become Maverick. He is the manager for Madonna and U2. Guy Oseary was born on October 3, 1972, in Jerusalem, to a Jewish family. He was raised in California and attended Beverly Hills High School. Together since 2006, he married Brazilian model Michelle Alves on October 24, 2017. They have four children together. At the age of 19, Guy Oseary joined Maverick Records as an A&R executive, and then"
"limitless boundaries as to where this company will grow and succeed. With the tremendous capabilities of its owners, it is possible for it go on to becoming a major label. Acts signed to Noriq Records are KIN, followed by acts such as Kacie and Kay Smith. Noriq Records Noriq Records pronounced (Nor-reek) was incorporated in June 2002 by IQ and Nor of KIN. This label is run by IQ as the active CEO and Nor as the active President making it one of the few indie labels run by two females. The first act signed to Noriq Records was of"
"done this. Historically, companies started in this manner have been re-absorbed into 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 the company. Some independent labels become successful enough that major record companies negotiate contracts to either distribute music for the label or in"
"Maverick (film) Maverick is a 1994 American western comedy film directed by Richard Donner and written by William Goldman. Based on the 1950s television series of the same name created by Roy Huggins, the film stars Mel Gibson as Bret Maverick, a card player and con artist collecting money to enter a high-stakes poker game. He is joined in his adventure by Annabelle Bransford (Jodie Foster), another con artist, and lawman Marshall Zane Cooper (James Garner). The supporting cast features Graham Greene, James Coburn, Alfred Molina and a large number of cameo appearances by Western film actors, country music stars"
"Michael Africk Michael Africk (born 20 August 1975) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and software entrepreneur. After signing with Disney's Hollywood Records and releasing a solo album in 1999, he toured with N'Sync and Britney Spears. He collaborated with Mai Kuraki on several singles, including the platinum ""Never Gonna Give You Up"". Africk also collaborated with her on the album Delicious Way which debuted at number one on the Oricon Albums Chart and had the highest first week sales for a debut album in Japanese music history and sixth overall. Since 2006, he has founded several mobile software"
"rescued several stray dogs. Vivian Kubrick Vivian Vanessa Kubrick (born August 5, 1960), also credited under the pseudonym Abigail Mead, is an American-born filmmaker and composer, known for her work with her father, filmmaker Stanley Kubrick. Kubrick was born on August 5, 1960 in Los Angeles, to filmmaker Stanley Kubrick and actress Christiane (née Harlan). She had an elder sister, Anya (April 6, 1959–July 7, 2009), from whom she was said to be ""inseparable"" in childhood. She also has an elder half-sister, Katharina, from her mother's first marriage. Kubrick made cameo appearances in four of her father's films: as a"