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U.K. A&R Vet, BMG Launch Joint Label

By Lars Brandle, London
Publication: Billboard Bulletin
Date: Friday, September 15 2000
RCA Records U.K. A&R executive Simon Cowell is launching a 50/50 joint-venture label with BMG Entertainment U.K., under a five-year deal. Future material from Cowell-signed RCA acts Westlife, Five, and Girl Thing will carry the logo of the as-yet-unnamed imprint. Cowell tells Bulletin he is looking

to appoint a full-time GM to run the new label, which he describes as "pure pop."

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