Jive Records is a record label, based in New York City, owned by Sony Music Entertainment, and operates under the Zomba Label Group.
Jive Records was formed by Clive Calder in 1975 in London, on Willesden Street, which became the label's publishing company—and was launched in the United States as a branch of the Zomba Recording Corporation in 1981. The word "jive" was inspired by Township Jive, a form of South African music and dance. The labels ...
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Jive Records is a record label, based in New York City, owned by Sony Music Entertainment, and operates under the Zomba Label Group.
Jive Records was formed by Clive Calder in 1975 in London, on Willesden Street, which became the label's publishing company—and was launched in the United States as a branch of the Zomba Recording Corporation in 1981. The word "jive" was inspired by Township Jive, a form of South African music and dance. The labels early roster included Whodini, Tight Fit, A Flock of Seagulls, Billy Ocean and Samantha Fox.
Upon its launch, US distribution would be handled by Arista Records until 1987. Following the creation of BMG the same year, distribution of Jive switched to RCA Records. Free from the authority of Arista head Clive Davis (who at the time was known to be opposed to hip-hop music), as the 1980s drew to a close, Jive went on to sign a plethora of hip-hop acts, including: Too Short and Schoolly D. By the early-mid 1990s, Jive had become a premiere label...
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