{"id":98753,"date":"2021-01-18T18:52:26","date_gmt":"2021-01-18T18:52:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/?post_type=companies&p=98753"},"modified":"2021-01-18T18:52:26","modified_gmt":"2021-01-18T18:52:26","slug":"empire","status":"publish","type":"companies","link":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/companies\/empire\/","title":{"rendered":"Empire"},"content":{"rendered":"

Empire (stylized as EMPIRE) is an independent distributor, record label, and music publisher headquartered in San Francisco.<\/p>\n

The company has played\u00a0a key role in launching the careers of artists such as Kendrick Lamar, Cardi B, DRAM and Anderson .Paak.<\/p>\n

More recently it has released music from artists such as Tyga, Lil Duval, Snoop Dogg, Iggy Azalea, The Free Nationals and XXXTentacion.<\/p>\n

Empire is led by its CEO and founder, Ghazi Shami.<\/p>\n

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Launch of Nashville division<\/h6>\n

In September 2019, Empire launched its first Nashville division<\/a>, hiring Eric Hurt as Vice President of A&R.<\/p>\n

Prior to joining EMPIRE, Hurt was the Senior Director of Creative for Black River Entertainment, where he oversaw a major publishing catalog that boasts more than 20 No.1 hits.<\/p>\n

Discussing Empire’s Nashville expansion at the time, Ghazi Shami said: “EMPIRE is built on culture and authenticity. As we expand into Country music, we believe Eric fits our company ethos and is an integral part of Nashville\u2019s vibrant music industry.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe look forward to empowering Country music singers and songwriters for years to come.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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