![]() ![]() Similarly, Halsey called her addition to the Capitol roster “massive.”ĭiamond, one of the best-selling recording artists of all time with more than 120 million albums sold, joined Capitol in 2014. “It meant I was now going to be with the biggest record company in the world,” said Diamond, who recently released a holiday record, Acoustic Christmas. My first meeting here, I was geeking out.” Kelly said her first moments three years ago inside the building “were huge,” adding “There’s so much history here. ![]() “The artists who are on these posters and who have recorded in these studios and sung into these mics - that is history, that is culture and it epitomizes America.” “It takes your breath away,” said Lucian Grainge, chairman and CEO of Universal Music Group, parent company to Capitol since 2012. The party spilled into a tented outdoor space, which was also set up as a striking photo gallery - this one featuring stars such as Perry, Kelly, Sam Smith, Disclosure and 5 Seconds of Summer. Paul McCartney Signs Worldwide Deal with Capitol RecordsĪpproximately 1,000 guests were on hand to salute the record label founded by Oscar-winning composer Johnny Mercer in 1942. As an accompaniment, designers transformed famed recording Studios A & B inside the landmark tower into a museum-style space featuring a photo retrospective of Capitol stars through the decades, among them Frank Sinatra, the Beatles, the Beach Boys, Nat King Cole, Bonnie Raitt, Glen Campbell, the Kingston Trio, Duran Duran, Foo Fighters, Beastie Boys and dozens of others. ![]() The purpose of the event was to reveal the new Taschen book, 75 Years of Capitol Records - a doorstopper in the shape of a vinyl album cover - which was meticulously curated by Capitol Music Group (CMG) chairman Steve Barnett. The “U Can’t Touch This” rapper was exaggerating, of course (although his selling 50 million albums certainly contributed to the company’s bottom line), but the sentiment rang true: there are few artists in music history who can claim such a lasting bond with a building - yet that’s exactly what Perry, Neil Diamond, Beck, One Direction’s Niall Horan, 5 Seconds of Summer, Bob Seger, Halsey, Tori Kelly and Ryan Adams all had in common as they made their way to 1750 Vine on a Tuesday night. “ Nat King Cole took care of the first floor, the Beatles bought a few, and Katy Perry, she’s probably responsible for the penthouse.” “I paid for a couple of those floors,” said MC Hammer looking up towards the needle atop Hollywood’s Capitol Records Tower on the night of its 75th anniversary celebration. ![]()
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