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Rock Music Menu: JOAN JETT reaches historic agreement with Sony
from: delcotimes.com
By Michael Christopher
Rock and roll legend and Wynnewood native JOAN JETT is getting some well-deserved recognition with a historic new agreement she has entered into with Sony Music Entertainment/Legacy Recordings and the singer's BLACKHEART RECORDS, the music label she founded in 1980.
The arrangement comes on the eve of the release of a highly anticipated documentary on Jett, 'Bad Reputation,' which hits theaters next week.
The new deal between Sony and BLACKHEART RECORDS -- the latter which was co-founded with legendary songwriter/producer KENNY LAGUNA and Meryl Laguna -- covers the worldwide rights to Jett's recorded music catalog, including the hits "I Love Rock 'N' Roll," "Crimson and Clover," "Bad Reputation," "Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah)" and more.
As a part of the deal, Legacy Recordings has made a variety of JOAN JETT titles available for the first time on streaming services and digital service providers effective immediately. Under the terms of the agreement, the entire Jett catalog of singles, albums, music videos, concert films and more will be available under the Sony/Legacy umbrella and released in digital and physical formats.
The first wave of Legacy's BLACKHEART RECORDS releases includes Jett's studio classics 'Bad Reputation,' 'I Love Rock 'N' Roll,' 'Glorious Results of a Misspent Youth,' 'SINNER,' 'Pure and Simple' and 'Unvarnished.' Additionally, the compilation albums 'Flashback,' 'Fetish' and 'Greatest Hits' and special editions of 'I Love Rock 'N' Roll 33 1/3 Anniversary' and 'JOAN JETT - The First Sessions' join Jett's four Sony catalog titles already online, 'Good Music,' 'Up Your Alley,' 'The Hit List' and 'Notorious.'
As part of this unique partnership with BLACKHEART RECORDS, The Thread Shop, Sony Music Entertainment's in-house merchandising company, will administer JOAN JETT's exclusive merchandising rights, retail licensing and e-commerce on a worldwide basis.
"Blackheart is excited to be working with Sony Legacy, particularly as we enter into the streaming space with the BLACKHEART RECORDS catalog, including the JOAN JETT AND THE BLACKHEARTS catalog in its entirety,†said Vice President of BLACKHEART RECORDS Carianne Brinkman in a statement. “They are the best at what they do and understand the brands and artists they work with. We feel it is the perfect partnership."
"The music of JOAN JETT -- raw, real and uncompromising -- has been an essential part of the pop culture landscape across four decades," added Richard Story, President of Sony Music Entertainment Commercial Music Group. "Sony Music and Legacy Recordings are both honored and thrilled to be part of the JOAN JETT saga and look forward to bringing her music and attitude to future rockers."
Jett is recognized as a profoundly influential musician who's been called "the godmother of punk" and "the original Riot Grrrl," having blown open the gates of rock and roll and continuing to inspire new generations of musical artists from her time in the RUNAWAYS until present day.
Legacy/Blackheart will release 'Bad Reputation: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack' Sep--t. 28. The career-spanning soundtrack premieres a new JOAN JETT AND THE BLACKHEARTS track, "Fresh Start," alongside definitive live and studio performances by the band as well as Jett tracks featuring The RUNAWAYS, Bikini Kill, members of The Sex Pistols and more.
The album also includes "Androgynous," an unreleased track performed by Miley Cyrus, Laura Jane Grace, and JOAN JETT. A digital version of the soundtrack will include a live version of “Smells Like Teen Spirit,†which was recorded when JOAN JETT performed with the surviving members of Nirvana during the band's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2014 induction ceremony at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.
'Bad Reputation,' directed by Kevin Kerslake, opened to rave reviews at this year's Sundance Film Festival. The film chronicles Jett's extraordinary life and career, from her arrival on the scene as an iconoclastic punk rock pioneer in the 70s through her evolution as musical role model and chart-topping hitmaker with the BLACKHEARTS in the 80s through the 00s, to her induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2015.
Distributed by Magnolia Pictures in North America, 'Bad Reputation' will play one night only in special theatrical engagements across the country on September 26, and open for full theatrical runs in New York and Los Angeles on September 28, when it will also launch on iTunes, Amazon and On Demand everywhere. Local theaters on September 26 will include the United Artists King of Prussia Stadium 16 and the Ritz Five downtown.
A full list of theaters can be found at badreputationfilm.com. |
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