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Music masters: a new generation of rap moguls is making the industry dance to a different beat: ownership - The hip-hop economy part 3 of a series - Industry Overview

SO SO DEF RECORDINGS CEO JERMAINE DUPRI has been cranking out chart-toppers from his Atlanta-based music factory for more than a decade now. The...
Black Enterprise, 08/01/02 by Shawn E. Rhea · More from publication
Raising A Superstar Brandy Arjay Raeven - managing child celebrities

YOUR CHILD MAY HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A STAR, BUT ARE YOU PREPARED TO MAKE THE RIGHT DECISIONS FOR HIS FUTURE? YOUR CHILD MAY HAVE WHAT IT...
Black Enterprise, 12/01/99 by Shawn E. Rhea · More from publication
Buy the Book - African American bookstores face challenges

Black-owned bookstores are beginning to face the same challenges of competing with superstore chains that confront other independent booksellers....
Black Enterprise, 02/01/99 by Shawn E. Rhea · More from publication
Gospel Rises Again

Gospel music is now more popular than jazz and classical music in sound recordings. SoundScan, a computerized retail tracking system, reports that...
Black Enterprise, 07/01/98 by Shawn E. Rhea · More from publication
Turning melodies into royalties: the real avenue in the music business is in the ownership rights to the hits. Here's how to publish and not perish - an overview of music publishing: includes tips on contracts and self-publishing - The Business of Enterta

The income from a song can continue even after the death of the songwriter. Motown founder Barry Gordy sold just 50% of his publishing group for...
Black Enterprise, 12/01/97 by Shawn E. Rhea · More from publication
Carson gets a makeover: with an African American management team in control, hair care giant Carson Products has repositioned itself for growth - former Morehouse Univ. President Leroy Keith makes a $96 mil leveraged buy out - Company Profile

Keith, acquired Carson in 1995 and made ot into a publically traded firm worth $230 mil. Its growth strategy includes acquisitions of lines like...
Black Enterprise, 10/01/97 by Shawn E. Rhea · More from publication

So you want to be published? - includes a list of Black editors at various publishing houses - Career Opportunities

There is a good market for Black writers but new writers rarely can pick and choose their publishers. Celebrity authors such as Oprah Winfrey and...
Black Enterprise, 02/01/97 by Shawn E. Rhea · More from publication

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