Neil Diamond — one of the world’s premier recording artists, internationally renowned and record-breaking concert performer and revered songwriter — has signed a long-term recording agreement with Capitol Records, it was announced today by Capitol Music Group (CMG) Chairman & CEO Steve Barnett. This historic contract unites Diamond’s complete Columbia, Uni/MCA and Bang catalogues of recorded music for the first time, encompassing the artist’s entire body of work, with his earliest recordings through the present day. The agreement also returns the artist to Universal Music where he achieved numerous hit singles and albums with the company’s labels in the late1960s and early 1970s. Diamond, a Grammy winner, Kennedy Center Honoree and member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame — has sold more than 128 million records worldwide, and garnered an astounding 72 Multi-Platinum, Platinum and Gold album certifications in the United States alone.
Neil Diamond’s Historic Contract Unites Entire Record Catalogue From The 1960s & 70s
- By: LATF Staff Member
- Music
- January 22, 2014,