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luke
04-07-2014, 10:40 AM
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/entertainment/Universal+Music+Group+unbundles+Island+Motown+labe ls+East/9687565/story.html
Roberta75
04-07-2014, 11:56 AM
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/entertainment/Universal+Music+Group+unbundles+Island+Motown+labe ls+East/9687565/story.html

this was discuss at length last week on 4/1 under the title

Thread: The NEW Motown Is MOVING!!!

R oberta
marv2
04-07-2014, 01:01 PM
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/entertainment/Universal+Music+Group+unbundles+Island+Motown+labe ls+East/9687565/story.html

I think this is a rather good move to have Motown operate independently again. I wish Ethiopia Habtemariam the best of luck in her new challenging role.
carole cucumber
04-07-2014, 01:11 PM
I think this is a rather good move to have Motown operate independently again. I wish Ethiopia Habtemariam the best of luck in his new challenging role.

Marv,

I really think that you need to take a closer look!

http://www.ethiosports.com/2014/04/01/ethiopia-habtemariam-promoted-to-president-of-motown-records/
marv2
04-07-2014, 01:37 PM
Marv,

I really think that you need to take a closer look!

http://www.ethiosports.com/2014/04/01/ethiopia-habtemariam-promoted-to-president-of-motown-records/

She's gorgeous, I'll take her! LOL!
LadyLola
04-07-2014, 06:00 PM
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/entertainment/Universal+Music+Group+unbundles+Island+Motown+labe ls+East/9687565/story.html

That's interesting news. Universal is repulsive. They bought out EMI and I one of my friends in Los Angeles lost her job. She worked at the Capital Records building. Oh the times we had when I came out west to visit!
thomas96
04-08-2014, 01:01 AM
Move it back to the Motorcity!!!
marv2
04-08-2014, 07:35 AM
Move it back to the Motorcity!!!

I like that idea best!
MrTopCat
04-15-2014, 08:53 AM
Move it back to the Motorcity!!!

Yeah, sure, why not move back to a city that just went bankrupt and has so many business opportunities... lol
marv2
04-15-2014, 12:57 PM
Yeah, sure, why not move back to a city that just went bankrupt and has so many business opportunities... lol

You might want to take a visit and see downtown Detroit today, i.e. the businesses that have decided to locate there.......
robb_k
04-15-2014, 01:14 PM
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Does this mean that Harry Weinger and his staff will move to L. A., or are they employees of Universal?
marv2
04-15-2014, 01:24 PM
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Does this mean that Harry Weinger and his staff will move to L. A., or are they employees of Universal?

I believe Harry works for Universal. Maybe he will see this and clarify things for us.
carole cucumber
04-15-2014, 04:21 PM
I believe Harry works for Universal. Maybe he will see this and clarify things for us.

Harry doesn't need to . Andy has already responded on the original thread about the move. See posts # 6 & # 24 here:
http://soulfuldetroit.com/showthread.php?11403-the-NEW-Motown-is-MOVING!!!
robb_k
04-15-2014, 04:52 PM
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The Motown Catalog is still under UME, so the move of the currently active recording label to L.A. has no bearing on the release of "oldies".
LadyLola
04-15-2014, 08:25 PM
You might want to take a visit and see downtown Detroit today, i.e. the businesses that have decided to locate there.......


THANK you! I was about to tell that Cat off for his flippant remark about Detroit. Should we just let the grand city just die? NO!
MrTopCat
04-16-2014, 04:24 AM
One does not just rebound from bankruptcy overnight, just saying. Some companies have decided to move there, OK. Detroit is no longer the musical powerhouse city it once was. Major showbiz and major labels are located where all of showbiz is - New York and LA with a couple of them biggies all over the country. I am hoping for a true revival of the Detroit music scene, bu that does not happen with the snap of a finger.