Who is the owner of EMPIRE Record Label?
Who is under EMPIRE label?
- 9th Wonder.
- 2nd Nature.
- 50 Cent.
- Aaliyah.
- Ab-Soul.
- A. Chal.
- Adam Lambert.
- Afgan.
How much is the owner of EMPIRE Records worth?
Who is the owner of EMPIRE record label in Nigeria?
Was Aaliyah signed to Empire?
Was Dolph signed to Empire?
How can I contact Ghazi Shami?
- @ingrooves.com.
- @theassemblyline.net.
- @hotmail.com.
- @empiredistribution.com.
- @oracle.com.
- +2 more.
What is EMPIRE Paper Route Worth?
What rappers are signed to EMPIRE?
Who signed Bella Shmurda?
How long did Wizkid stay with EME?
Which record label is fireboy?
Who is the founder of Empire?
Founding. EMPIRE was founded in 2010 by CEO Ghazi Shami, a music technology graduate of San Francisco State University and the former Director of Urban Music at INgrooves. In operating the company, Shami was joined by Nima Etminan, an MBA graduate in Media Management from Hamburg Media School. Etminan, co-founder of the hip hop platform DubCNN.com, …
When did the Foreign Exchange release authenticity?
One of the label’s first charting releases was Authenticity by hip hop duo The Foreign Exchange, released on October 12, 2010. It peaked at #145 on the US Billboard 200, and #23 on the US R&B chart. Rapper ScHoolboy Q ‘s album Setbacks, released on January 11, 2011, also charted, reaching #100 on the Billboard 200.
Who is the rapper that started Bad Boy Entertainment?
After serving as an intern at Uptown Records in the early-1990s and learning the recording business, Sean Combs started his own label, Bad Boy Entertainment in ’93. With acts like Craig Mack (“Flava In Your Ear” was the label’s first single), Notorious B.I.G. (“Juicy” was second), Faith Evans, 112, Total, Mase, and Carl Thomas on the roster, Bad Boy became one of the most successful labels of the second half of the 1990s. In 1997 alone, in the wake of the death of its biggest star, iconic rapper Notorious B.I.G., the label accounted for 22 of the year’s 52 weeks at Number One in the Billboard Hot 100. Bad Boy’s success helped Arista Records, the parent company that distributed the label’s hits (along with those of LaFace Records and other imprints), own the largest percentage share of chart hits and record sales year after year during its 90s heyday.
Who plays Cookie Lyon?
As fictional character Cookie Lyon (played by actress Taraji P. Henson) of the hit Fox TV series, “Empire,” embarrassed herself in the most recent episode by showing up at the office in a black-lace camisole during a celebratory meeting, it made me wonder just how reflective of real-life, black-owned record labels this TV melodrama really is. the answer came pretty quickly and without much thought: it’s likely not very representative at all.
Storyline
A day in the life of the employees of Empire Records. Except this is a day where everything comes to a head for a number of them facing personal crises – can they pull through together? And more importantly, can they keep their record store independent and not swallowed up by corporate greed? — Anonymous
Did you know
The movie was originally filmed as two days, but it was cut and fit into one.
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By what name was Empire Records (1995) officially released in India in English?
Liv Tyler
Before playing Corey, good girl with a secret drug addiction, Tyler, now 41, had only acted in two movies. Most people would have known her for appearing alongside Alicia Silverstone in the music video for “Crazy” by Aerosmith, the band that just happened to be fronted by her father, Steven Tyler.
Renée Zellweger
Playing Corey’s wild friend Gena, Zellweger came to Empire Records having already appeared in other classics of the era, including Dazed and Confused and Reality Bites.
Anthony LaPaglia
The Australian-born LaPaglia had previously appeared in So I Married an Axe Murderer and the The Client before playing Joe, the manager of the titular music store who tries to save the establishment from closing while dealing with the various dramas his young employees create.
Robin Tunney
Tunney really shaved her hair to play edgy store clerk Deb, and as a result she had to don a blond wig to play the lead in her next film, The Craft.
Ethan Embry
He’d previously starred opposite Reese Witherspoon in 1993’s A Far Off Place, and following Empire Records, Embry appeared in Can’t Hardly Wait, Vegas Vacation and Sweet Home Alabama, again opposite Witherspoon.
Rory Cochrane
Cochrane, 43, played Lucas, the clerk who gambles (and loses) one day’s worth of profits in an effort to save the store. Cochrane had already played a lead role in Dazed and Confused, and his post- Empire Records career includes performances in A Scanner Darkly, Argo, CSI: Miami and Black Mass.
Johnny Whitworth
Playing A.J., the store manager who pines after Tyler’s character, Whitworth would go on to play a supporting role in 1997’s The Rainmaker and also had a recurring role on CSI: Miami, which starred Cochrane.
Maxwell Caulfield (Rex) most recently had a part on the long-running UK series “Emmerdale Farm.”
Maxwell Caulfield (Rex) most recently had a part on the long-running UK series “Emmerdale Farm.”
Debi Mazar (Jane) most recently played Vince’s ballbusting publicist on “Entourage.”
Debi Mazar (Jane) most recently played Vince’s ballbusting publicist on “Entourage.”
Rory Cochrane (Lucas) has popped up in films like “A Scanner Darkly” and “Public Enemies.” He’ll be seen in the forthcoming “Passion Play” and owns a production company
Rory Cochrane (Lucas) has popped up in films like “A Scanner Darkly” and “Public Enemies.” He’ll be seen in the forthcoming “Passion Play” and owns a production company.
Johnny Whitworth (A.J.) went on to recur on “CSI” and had minor roles in “3:10 to Yuma” and “Limitless.” He’ll next be seen in the 2012 “Ghost Rider” sequel
Johnny Whitworth (A.J.) went on to recur on “CSI” and had minor roles in “3:10 to Yuma” and “Limitless.” He’ll next be seen in the 2012 “Ghost Rider” sequel.
Robin Tunney (Deb) has had a healthy movie career, with starring roles in “End of Days” and “Vertical Limit.” Now, she’s a regular on CBS’s “The Mentalist.”
Robin Tunney (Deb) has had a healthy movie career, with starring roles in “End of Days” and “Vertical Limit.” Now, she’s a regular on CBS’s “The Mentalist.”
Renee Zellweger (Gina) broke out big the year after “Empire” with “Jerry Maguire” and hasn’t looked back since. Her greatest hits include the “Bridget Jones” series (another one is coming together as we speak), “Chicago” and “Cinderella Man.”
Renee Zellweger (Gina) broke out big the year after “Empire” with “Jerry Maguire” and hasn’t looked back since. Her greatest hits include the “Bridget Jones” series (another one is coming together as we speak), “Chicago” and “Cinderella Man.”
Ethan Embry (Mark) became a certified late-nineties it boy with parts in “That Thing You Do!” and “Can’t Hardly Wait.” He’s now a regular on USA’s “Fairly Legal,” which just got a second season order
Ethan Embry (Mark) became a certified late-nineties it boy with parts in “That Thing You Do!” and “Can’t Hardly Wait.” He’s now a regular on USA’s “Fairly Legal,” which just got a second season order.
Overview
Music
The soundtrack album for Empire Records was originally attached to Atlantic Records—an affiliate of Warner Bros. at the time—because Warner Bros. had a distribution pact with the film’s producers, Regency Enterprises. However, the soundtrack album was given to A&M Records in order to obtain the participation of A&M artists the Gin Blossoms, whose track “Til I Hear It from You” was issued as the lead single. Besides the Gin Blossoms, four other A&M acts had new tra…
Plot
At independent record store Empire Records in Delaware, employee Lucas has been tasked by store manager Joe with closing the store for the first time. While counting the day’s receipts in Joe’s office, he discovers the store is about to be sold and converted into a branch of Music Town, a large national chain.
Determined to keep the store independent, Lucas hatches a plan, taking the day’s cash receipts …
Cast
• Anthony LaPaglia as Joe Reaves
• Rory Cochrane as Lucas
• Ethan Randall as Mark
• Johnny Whitworth as A.J.
Production
New Regency got into a bidding war with Warner Bros. over the script. Carol Heikkinen was offered $325,000 up-front and $200,000 if the film was made. Heikkinen was also to receive 1% of any soundtrack royalties and 5% of merchandise sales. Heikkinen based the film on her time working in Tower Records store #166 (Christown Mall) in Phoenix, Arizona. Tower Records went into bankruptcy, and the store was closed in 2005, ten years after the film’s release.
Reception
The film was a severe flop, making only $150,800 in its opening weekend, and by the end of its run in North America it earned a total of $303,841 against its $10 million budget.
On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 31% based on reviews from 35 critics. The site’s consensus is: “Despite a terrific soundtrack and a strong early performance from Renee Zellweger, Empire Records is mostly a silly and predictable teen dramedy.” On Metacriticthe film …
Home media
On June 3, 2003 Warner Bros. released the Remix: Special Fan Edition DVD of Empire Records. The unrated version is 107 minutes long and includes four extra scenes and 17 minutes of additional footage.
For the 2015 Blu-ray release from the film’s new owner 20th Century Fox, only the theatrical cut has been included, with the extras ported over from the 2003 “Remix! Special Fan Edition” DVD.
Legacy
An Internet meme among the film’s fans celebrates “Rex Manning Day” on April 8, the date Rex appears at Empire Records in the film. #RexManningDay is a recurring trending hashtag on Twitter. GIFs commemorating the event show Embry’s character bounding down the stairs from the store’s loft, declaring “Not on Rex Manning Day!!”