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Jay-Z confirms Sony distribution deal
By CMU Editorial | Published on Wednesday 1 July 2009
Jay-Z has confirmed that he has done a distribution deal with Sony for his new Roc Nation company, his new joint venture with Live Nation.
The deal will mean Sony will distribute all record releases to come out of Jay’s new venture, though with the important exception of his own upcoming new album, ‘Blueprint 3’. That, while coming out of Roc Nation after Jay bought himself out of his commitments to old label Def Jam, will be distributed by Warner’s Atlantic division as part of a one album relationship.
There had been much speculation that Jay would do a deal with Sony after his Roc Nation business partner Jay Brown was seen meeting with the boss of the US Sony labels Rob Stringer. Some also pointed out that Amanda Ghost, recently appointed president of Sony US’s Epic division, is managed by the Roc Nation team.
