Buena Vista Music Group
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- The subject of this article is a corporate group of record labels, not to be confused with Lake Buena Vista, Buena Vista Distribution or Buena Vista Motion Pictures Group
The Buena Vista Music Group is a collection of affiliated record labels all subsidiaries of The Walt Disney Company. The chairman of the group is Bob Cavallo, who reports to Dick Cook, chairman of the Walt Disney Studios.
[edit] Labels
The group includes;
- Buena Vista Records, a label devoted to soundtrack recordings of live-action Disney films, such as Mary Poppins (film) and Babes in Toyland (1961 film), as well as recordings by actors then under contract to Disney, such as Annette Funicello and Hayley Mills. Often, at the same time that Buena Vista Records released a genuine soundtrack album, Disneyland Records would release a less expensive cover version of the songs from that film. The label was later taken over by Walt Disney Records. The label is still active today and releases various content such as Baby Einstein CDs, karaoke CDs and has some recording artists.
- Walt Disney Records, the flagship label of the group, founded in 1956 (as Disneyland Records) to release records of the music to Mickey Mouse shorts. Under the Disneyland label, it also released the soundtrack LP's of the animated Disney films. It now releases a broad range of Disney-themed music for kids, teens and families such as soundtracks to movies made by Walt Disney Pictures, original music from artists such as They Might Be Giants, and compilations of music made popular by Radio Disney.
- Hollywood Records, primarily focusing on rock, pop music, and teen artists. The label was originally primarily a soundtrack label with few major artists, like Queen. But under the guidance of Bob Cavallo and Abbey Konowitch, the label now releases records from a variety of major artists such as: Hilary Duff, Breaking Benjamin, Aly & AJ, Indigo Girls, Jesse McCartney, Raven Symone, and Vanessa Anne Hudgens.
- Lyric Street Records, a Nashville-based country music label with artists such as Rascal Flatts and SHeDAISY.
- Mammoth Records, formerly based in North Carolina, still has well-known artists such as Los Lobos in its stable.
- Walt Disney Music Publishing which controls music compositions for Disney's music heard in movies and theme parks. Divisions include Walt Disney Music Company, Wonderland Music Company, Seven Peaks Music, Seven Summits Music, Touchstone Pictures Music & Songs, Hollywood Pictures Music, HolPic Music, Buena Vista Music Company, Fuzzy Muppet Songs, Mad Muppet Melodies, Agarita Music, FFM Publishing, F T S Music, Saban Music U.S.A., ABC Family Music, Falferious Music, Five Hundred South Songs, Balanga Music and more.
[edit] Distribution
Buena Vista Music Group doesn't have its own distribution network, instead, relying on Universal Avex (in Japan) and, since September of 2005, EMI to distribute their work. In the past, Sony has been a distributer of Hollywood Records.
In the UK, EMI are licensing Hollywood Records albums and branding them as EMI recordings, however North American recordings retain the more distinctive Hollywood Records branding.
