- Playbill Records
infobox record label
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image_bg = none
parent =Sony Music Entertainment
founded = 2006
distributor =Sony BMG Masterworks (In the US)
genre = Various
country = US
url = http://www.playbillrecords.com/Playbill Records is an American
record label , andsubsidiary ofSony Music Entertainment .History
Playbill , the internationally recognized and authoritative publication for theatre, music and the performing arts expanded the reach of its famous yellow and black trademark logo with this newly minted record label in the summer of 2006. Launched in conjunction withSony BMG 'sLegacy Recordings andSony BMG Masterworks , the label's primary goal is to develop a broad fan-base for amazing artists, while at the same time introducing new audiences to the extraordinary recordings contained in Sony BMG's vast archives [http://www.playbillrecords.com/aboutpbr.htm] . Playbill's first artists signed were Broadway veteransBrian Stokes Mitchell andBetty Buckley .Playbill Records plans to offer three different categories of recordings on their label [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/98594.html] .First is original music. The second will be the creation of compilations, which will go under the heading of Playbill Editors' Choice. The third part of the joint venture between
Playbill andSony BMG is the re-releasing of remixed and remastered Broadway recordings.Playbill Artists
Artists on the current Playbill Records roster include (listed alphabetically):
*Betty Buckley
*Brian Stokes Mitchell See also
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List of record labels External links
* [http://www.playbillrecords.com/ Playbill Records – Official website]
* [http://www.sonybmgmasterworks.com/ Sony BMG Masterworks] , Parent Company of Playbill
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