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Los Angeles Indie Label Baby Ree Records Shaking Up Industry With Aim of Becoming 'West Coast Motown' LOS ANGELES, May 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Multi-Platinum producer/artist Damion "Damizza" Young (Mariah Carey, Snoop Dogg, Korn) is giving the record industry a wakeup call. The 32-year-old Baby Ree Records CEO -- described by the LA Times as "One of the most powerful executives in the music business" -- has a landmark independent distribution deal through Universal/Fontana and is evolving his label into what he describes as the "West-Coast Motown." He's releasing a remarkable album by some of the greatest blues players in the world, the L.A. Blues Alliance CD "What A Life." This super-group of musicians was hand picked by Grammy and Emmy-winning producer/composer Mike Post (Law & Order, Hill Street Blues, etc.) and consists of highly sought-after musicians Keb' Mo, W.G. Snuffy Walden (Emmy winner) Sunny Landreth, J.R.
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As of 2004, the group have remained successful: Korn recently announced plans to release a greatest hits album, with two cover versions as singles. The first single will be a cover of Cameo's 1980s hit, "Word Up." The other will be a cover of Pink Floyd's "Another Brick in the Wall."
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Upon completing their record deal with Sony, Korn partnered with EMI and signed to Virgin Records. As part of this innovative arrangement, Virgin paid Korn $25 million upfront in exchange for a share in the profits of their next two studio albums, including tours and merchandising. Virgin ... received a 30 percent stake in the band's licensing, ticket sales and other revenue sources.
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On its official Web site, Korn's remaining members said they respect Welch's wishes and hope "he finds the happiness he is searching for." The group is in the studio working on a new album, due in September, which will be its first since fulfilling its contract with Epic last year.
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The same year Follow the Leader was released, Korn started their own annual tour called the Family Values Tour. Korn headlined the highly-successful tour along with Incubus, Orgy, Limp Bizkit, Ice Cube, and Rammstein. A live CD and DVD were released and earned Gold and Platinum certifications, respectively. In 1999, Limp Bizkit headlined, along with Primus, Staind, The Crystal Method, Method Man & Redman, and Filter. Korn were not featured on the bill and instead only made surprise appearances at a few of the stops to perform their first single off of their next album. The tour took a break in 2000.
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Covers may be in Korn's future. The hard rockers, who release a new, untitled album July 31 via Virgin, told reporters yesterday (July 18) they've actually started work on what will likely turn into a full set of cover songs in the future.
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