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34-602: On November 1, 2013, the Swon Brothers signed a record deal with Arista Nashville which is part of the Sony Music group. They released their first official single, " Later On ", the following month. On October 14, 2014, the Swon Brothers released their self-titled debut album, before parting ways with Arista the following year. The Swon Brothers, Zach and Colton, were born in Muskogee, Oklahoma , to Kelly and Tammy Swon. Colton Swon

68-614: A Spanish-language label called Arista Latin. Another sub-label, Career Records, was launched in 1995 with Lee Roy Parnell transferred to this label, while Brett James and Tammy Graham were newly signed to it. All three artists moved back to Arista Nashville when Career Records was dissolved. While Graham and James were dropped from it soon afterward, James re-signed to Arista Nashville between 2002 and 2003. From 2005 to 2017, Arista Nashville, Arista Records, and 19 Recordings promoted and distributed recordings by American Idol winner Carrie Underwood . In late 2009, Brad Paisley launched

102-574: A consultant for the company's record and music operations. Shortly after his hiring by CPI, Davis became president of Bell Records , replacing the departing Larry Uttal . Davis's real goal was to reorganize and revitalize Columbia Pictures 's music division. With a $ 10 million investment by CPI, and a reorganization of the various Columbia Pictures legacy labels (Colpix, Colgems, and Bell), Davis introduced Columbia Pictures' new record division, Arista Records, in November 1974, ultimately owning 20 percent of

136-575: A joint-venture with Sean "Puffy" Combs to form Bad Boy Records . In 1997, Arista acquired Profile Records , the home of Run-D.M.C. and Poor Righteous Teachers . In 1989, Arista Records signed Milli Vanilli , a contemporary R&B duo consisting of Rob Pilatus and Fab Morvan that was based in Germany. The label released its debut album, Girl You Know It's True , which was a remixed and re-edited version of All or Nothing , which had been out in Europe

170-544: A list price of $ 29.95. Into the 1980s, Arista continued its success, including major UK act Secret Affair . Over the years it acquired Northwestside Records , deConstruction Records , First Avenue Records , and Dedicated Records in the UK. In 1989, Arista entered into a joint venture with Antonio "L.A." Reid and Babyface in the creation of LaFace Records , record company of Toni Braxton , Usher , Outkast , and TLC , which it acquired in 1999. In 1993, Arista also entered into

204-562: A personal label, Sea Gayle, which is distributed through Arista. The label's first signee was Jerrod Niemann . During the years after the dissolution of Arista Records in 2011, Arista Nashville became Sony Music 's only label using the Arista name until Sony re-launched Arista Records in July 2018. In March 2023, Sony Music Nashville announced that the Arista Nashville label would close, with

238-494: A post-debacle interview, Morvan defended himself for his part in the deception by saying: "[Before Milli Vanilli] I was working at a McDonald's . What would you have done?" At the end of the year 2000, following its 25th anniversary, BMG fired Davis as president/CEO due to age restrictions. Although Davis was still one of the most successful record heads in the entire music industry, BMG had an age restriction policy. L.A. Reid succeeded Davis as Arista's president/CEO. Under Reid,

272-572: A result of the Sony-BMG merger, Arista once again became related to Columbia Pictures , which is fully owned by the Sony Corporation of America (through Sony Pictures Entertainment ) – who would buy out BMG's share in 2008. After the Sony-BMG merger, LaFace Records was eventually revived; the label was now fully owned by Sony-BMG and began operating as part of the Jive Label Group . During

306-450: A tribute to victims of the 2013 Moore tornado . They finished in third place making them the farthest duo in the voice. The Swon Brothers signed a recording contract with Arista Nashville after appearing in The Voice . They released a single " Later On " on December 10, 2013, the first single from their self-titled album released on October 14, 2014. They debuted the single on The Voice

340-636: A unit of Bertelsmann , on July 27, 1979; the acquisition was completed on October 1 of that year. After Arista lost $ 12 million in 1982, Bertelsmann sold a 50% interest in the company to RCA Records in 1983. In 1985, RCA and Bertelsmann merged their music operations to form RCA/Ariola International; RCA owned 75% and Bertelsmann owned the remaining 25%. After General Electric absorbed the RCA Corporation in 1986, GE sold off various RCA assets, including all of its interest in RCA/Ariola to Bertelsmann, and it

374-569: A whim when asked by their keyboard player, James Redden, who wanted them to audition with him. During the blind auditions, The Swon Brothers performed Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers 's " American Girl ", turning three chairs, Usher , Blake Shelton , and Shakira on April 1, 2013. They proceeded to choose Blake as their coach and remained on his team the whole season. During the Top 8 Live Performances, The Swon Brothers chose to sing Seven Bridges Road as

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408-618: The Grateful Dead in 1976, and the group released their only Top 40 pop hit, " Touch of Grey ", on the label in 1987. In addition to Outlaws , Patti Smith , Eric Carmen , Air Supply , the Kinks , Lou Reed , Alan Parsons and Dionne Warwick , Arista signed Aretha Franklin in 1980, after her long relationship with Atlantic Records ended. The label's most significant acquisition came in 1983 when Davis signed Whitney Houston . Houston would become Arista's biggest-selling recording act and one of

442-496: The Sony Music Nashville division. Founded in 1989, the label specialized in country music artists, including Alan Jackson , Brooks & Dunn , Brad Paisley , and Carrie Underwood . The label had operated three sister labels: Career Records, Arista Austin, and Arista Texas/Latin. Prior to the formation of its Nashville branch, parent company Arista Records released recordings by Tanya Tucker and Jennifer Warnes in

476-595: The best-selling acts in music history with sales of over 220 million records worldwide, according to the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ). Arista had an imprint label in the 1970s called Arista Novus , which focused on contemporary jazz artists. It distributed two other jazz labels, Arista Freedom, which specialized in avant-garde jazz and, until 1982, GRP Records , which specialized in contemporary jazz and what came to be known as smooth jazz . A country music division, Career Records,

510-578: The seventh season of American Idol (aired 2008) and reached the Top 48. Both Zach and Colton also appeared as contestants in 2007 on a local TV show Gimme the Mike . The Swon Brothers have released a couple of independent albums with songs including "Oklahoma Lovin’" and "This Close to Gone". Their first professionally recorded album Another Day , which they described as modern country, was released on January 16, 2009. They cited The Eagles as their musical influence. The Swon Brothers auditioned for The Voice on

544-552: The Bell/Arista-distributed label, Big Tree . Several Bell acts, such as Barry Manilow , the Bay City Rollers , and Melissa Manchester continued with Arista. The British Bell label kept that name for a couple of years before changing its name to Arista. The label was mentioned in the 1978 Nick Lowe song "They Called It Rock", in the lyric, "Arista says they love you/But the kids can't dance to this." Arista signed

578-536: The North American division of German conglomerate Bertelsmann . Founded in November 1974 by Clive Davis and deactivated in 2011, Arista was re-established in 2018. Along with RCA Records , Columbia Records , and Epic Records , it is one of Sony Music's four flagship record labels. After being fired from CBS Records , Clive Davis was recruited by Alan Hirschfield , then- CEO of Columbia Pictures , in June 1974 to be

612-487: The company. The label was named after Arista , New York City's public secondary school honor society (of which Davis was a member at Erasmus Hall High School ). In early 1975, most of the artists who had been signed to Bell were let go, including David Cassidy (who left for RCA Records ), Tony Orlando and Dawn (who left for Elektra Records ), and the 5th Dimension (which departed for ABC Records ). Others, such as Suzi Quatro and Hot Chocolate , were farmed out to

646-512: The country music market during the late 1970s and early 1980s. Plans for a Nashville branch of Arista were considered by label founder Clive Davis as early as 1980, but an industry slump at the time caused its delay. In 1989, Davis teamed with songwriter Tim DuBois to form Arista Nashville. The label's initial roster included Asleep at the Wheel , Alan Jackson , Lee Roy Parnell , Pam Tillis , and Michelle Wright . Other artists who recorded on

680-425: The duo had not performed a single note on their album. This revelation caused a huge firestorm in the music industry, as recording artists, particularly bubblegum pop acts that heavily relied on electronic processing and overdubbing (what they referred to as "studio magic"), were now under scrutiny and subsequently forced to cut back on lip-synching to show that they were authentic. Milli Vanilli 's Grammy Award

714-510: The existing roster transferring to other labels under Sony's ownership. Arista Records Arista Records ( / ˈ ær ɪ s t ə / ARR -ist-ə ) is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment , a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America , the American division of the Japanese conglomerate Sony . The label was previously a division of Bertelsmann Music Group ,

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748-650: The label had success with newer acts such as Avril Lavigne , Pink , and Kelis , but struggled with newer releases by more established acts already on the label. Reid seemed to lose focus and have many miscalculations when it came to promoting Arista's established acts such as TLC , Toni Braxton , Whitney Houston (Houston being BMG's biggest selling act out of all BMG labels), and several other acts. Reid seemed to put more money in promoting newer acts and less money into promoting established acts. Whitney Houston's December 2002, Just Whitney , as well as her November 2003 album One Wish: The Holiday Album failed to achieve

782-470: The label within its first five years included Blackhawk , Brooks & Dunn , Rob Crosby , Linda Davis , Diamond Rio , Exile , Radney Foster , Dude Mowrey , The Tractors , and Steve Wariner . The label founded Arista Texas in 1993, a sub-label specializing in Texas music artists. In 1997, it was split into Arista Austin, which featured Jeff Black , Radney Foster, Robert Earl Keen , and Abra Moore , and

816-507: The previous year. The album was certified sextuple platinum in the U.S., and charted five top-ten singles, three of them reaching the number one position. In 1990, Milli Vanilli won two American Music Awards and a Grammy Award for Best New Artist . Carol Decker , lead singer of the band T'Pau , was interviewed after their performance on MTV and said that Milli Vanilli had used a Synclavier and were not singing. Later that year, Frank Farian , producer of Milli Vanilli , confirmed that

850-507: The same day. It sold 23,000 copies in its debut week. In October 2015, the duo parted ways with Arista due to creative differences. On January 29, 2016, they released the EP Timeless. They also opened for Carrie Underwood 's Storyteller Tour in 2016. ^Note A Repeat performance in finale. Arista Nashville Arista Nashville was an American record label that served as a wholly owned division of Sony Music , operated under

884-489: The same success as her previous albums with Davis as head of Arista. Reid's extravagant spending, meanwhile, and lower sales of big-name established acts under his tenure, caused Arista to lose money. In two years, with Reid as CEO of Arista, Arista lost over $ 100 million. After BMG and Sony Music Entertainment merged in 2004, Reid was fired in January of that year. Arista, always an independently managed front line label at BMG,

918-471: The summer of 2011, the RCA Music Group underwent a restructuring that saw the elimination of the Arista name later on that year, along with sister labels J Records and Jive . RCA Records started releasing all RCA Music Group releases under RCA Records. Arista Nashville continued to operate through Sony Music Nashville and was not affected by the closing of Arista Records. Arista Records France

952-640: The time Zach Swon was 9 or 10, he was playing drums for his parents’ band. In 1995, the Swon Brothers’ parents formed a family-style variety show in Wagoner called Westwood Music Show, where the Brothers performed songs ranging from Elvis to Frank Sinatra, as well as starting to perform in the country music genre. In 2000, when they were 12 and 15, the brothers started calling themselves The Swon Brothers, and appeared in various venues. In 2007, Colton Swon auditioned for

986-824: Was born on August 17, 1988, while Zach was born on February 21, 1985. Colton attended elementary school in Hilldale, Muskogee, and later attended school with his brother Zach in Oktaha , where he left after eighth grade to go to Hilldale High School. Zach Swon studied at the Northeastern State University and worked at the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame in Muskogee. The brothers started performing when they were children, touring with their parents' Southern gospel group Exodus, and performing in various local events and stages. By

1020-669: Was founded in September 2012, making it initially the last active remnant of the label, In 2023, Sony Music France closed Arista Records France, with the existing roster transferring to other labels under Sony's ownership. In July 2018, it was announced that Arista would be revived as a frontline label, making it now the fourth flagship record label under Sony Music alongside Columbia , RCA , and Epic . The company hired former Island Records president/CEO David Massey to lead Arista. In 1989, Arista Records launched Arista Nashville , which specializes in country music artists. Alan Jackson

1054-549: Was merged into the Arista Nashville division in 1997. Arista Austin was used in the late 1990s as a country label. Arista Texas (later Arista Latin) was used in the mid to late 1990s as a Tejano/Regional Mexican label. Additionally, Arista was the U.S. distributor of Jive Records from 1981 until 1987. During the 1990s, Arista also distributed Logic, Rowdy and Heavenly Recordings . Looking to stave off bankruptcy, Columbia Pictures sold Arista to German-based Ariola Records ,

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1088-627: Was merged with J Records in August 2005; J Records being the label that Davis started after being fired by BMG. The merged Arista and J record labels began operating under the newly formed RCA Music Group —of which Davis was re-instated as CEO after the merger of BMG and Sony, thus Davis once again became in control of Arista and several other labels from the very company that previously fired him. The Arista label continued to be used for new releases, although heavily scaled back, while its reissues are released through Sony Music's Legacy Recordings . Also, as

1122-442: Was renamed Bertelsmann Music Group , though Arista's U.S. releases would not note BMG until 1987. That year, in 1987, Arista Records formed a home video subsidiary, 6 West Home Video, in order to release home video titles on Arista Records' musical catalog, and the initial release, which served as the first title for the 6 West Home Video division was a one-hour performance on The Grateful Dead , So Far , with an October release and

1156-469: Was subsequently revoked. Clive Davis promptly released the duo from its contract and deleted the album and its masters from their catalogue—making Girl You Know It's True the largest-selling album to be deleted. A court ruling in the U.S. allowed anyone who had bought the album to get a refund . In response to the scandal, Arista's position was that the company had been completely unaware of Morvan and Pilatus having not themselves recorded their album. In

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