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==History== In 1999, Concord Records was purchased by a consortium led by Hal Gaba and television producer [[Norman Lear]]. Its offices were moved from Concord, California to Beverly Hills in 2002. That same year, Concord partnered with [[Starbucks]] to release [[Ray Charles]]'s ''[[Genius Loves Company]]'', which won eight GRAMMY Awards, including Album of the Year.<ref name="Ray Charles">{{cite web|last1=Associated Press|title=Ray Charles Big Winner at Grammy Awards|url=http://www.today.com/id/6964733#.UU5dqBy3SSo|website=Today|date=29 May 2006}}</ref> Concord Records purchased the Fantasy Label Group in 2004, and in December 2006 announced the reactivation of the [[Stax Records]] label as a forum for newly recorded music.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=11993 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100712113959/http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=11993 | archive-date=2010-07-12 | title=Jazz news: Concord Music Reactivates Stax Records | date=19 December 2006 }}</ref> In 2005, it was announced that Concord Records had purchased [[Telarc International Corporation|Telarc Records]] and its subsidiary Heads Up, in a deal whose terms were not divulged.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/1401807/concord-music-group-acquires-telarc|title=Concord Music Group Acquires Telarc|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] }}</ref> In 2007, Concord Records started the [[Hear Music]] label in association with Starbucks, signing such artists as [[Paul McCartney]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.paulmccartney.com/news-blogs/news/paul-signs-to-new-hear-music-label|title=Paul Signs to New Hear Music Label|date=22 March 2007}}</ref> [[Joni Mitchell]], and [[John Mellencamp]]. Although Starbucks ceased to be an active partner a year later, Concord kept Hear active, having a Top 5 album in 2010 with [[Carole King]] and James Taylor's ''[[Live at the Troubadour (Carole King and James Taylor)|Live at the Troubadour]]''. In 2008, Village Roadshow Pictures Group and Concord Music Group completed their merger, resulting in the creation of the Village Roadshow Entertainment Group. [[Kenny G]] signed to Concord in early 2008,<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20071220005222/en/Starbucks-Entertainment-Concord-Records-Co-Release-Kenny-Gs|title=Starbucks Entertainment and Concord Records to Co-Release Kenny G's New Album Rhythm and Romance on February 5}}</ref> [[Herb Alpert]] in early 2009. On June 5, 2009, [[Dave Koz]] signed to Concord.<ref>[http://www.davekoz.com/news.htm] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090817125328/http://www.davekoz.com/news.htm|date=August 17, 2009}}</ref> In 2010, it was announced that Paul McCartney's solo and [[Wings (band)|Wings]] catalogs would be globally distributed by Concord Music Group.<ref name="Paul McCartney">{{cite web|last1=Michaels|first1=Sean|title=Paul McCartney cuts ties with EMI|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/apr/22/paul-mccartney-emi-beatles|website=The Guardian|date=22 April 2010}}</ref>
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