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=== 1990s === In August 1990, Buziak was replaced by [[Joe Galante]], who had been the president of [[RCA Records Nashville]] division. The roster was cut once again and the A&R department was restructured. Along with the launch of [[BNA Records]] and the expansion of the urban music division, these initiatives would prove to be positive, but RCA was unsuccessful under Galante, ranking 10th in market share in 1995.<ref>{{cite news |last1=New York Times staff |title=New Chief at RCA Records |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/08/09/business/new-chief-at-rca-records.html |access-date=August 15, 2015 |newspaper=The New York Times |date=August 9, 1990}}</ref><ref name="Newman Billboard">{{cite magazine |last1=Newman |first1=Melinda |title=Novik Knows the Score in RCA's New Talent Drive |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KRAEAAAAMBAJ&q=dave+novik+rca+1992&pg=PA10 |access-date=August 15, 2015 |magazine=Billboard|date=November 28, 1992}}</ref><ref name="Jamieson billboard">{{cite magazine |last1=Jeffrey |first1=Don |title=Jamieson Named RCA President After 7 Month Search|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6AsEAAAAMBAJ&q=RCA+records+galante+1995+market+share&pg=PA4-IA1 |access-date=August 15, 2015 |magazine=Billboard |date=April 8, 1995}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Haring |first1=Bruce |title=RCA prexy gives Nipper something to bark about |url=https://variety.com/1993/music/news/rca-prexy-gives-nipper-something-to-bark-about-106821/|access-date=August 15, 2015 |magazine=Variety |date=May 13, 1993}}</ref> Galante returned to head the RCA Nashville division and in March, 1995 was replaced by Bob Jamieson, the president of RCA's Canadian division.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Phillips |first1=Chuck |title=Company Town: BMG Names Insider to Head RCA Records |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-03-28-fi-47871-story.html |access-date=August 16, 2015 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=March 28, 1995}}</ref> Jamieson overhauled RCA, streamlining middle management and retooling the label's marketing department. The A&R department was again restructured and the roster of artists further reduced. By the close of the decade, RCA Records had undergone what ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' described as a "remarkable turnaround" with the success of artists including [[Britney Spears]], [[the Dave Matthews Band]], [[Natalie Imbruglia]], [[the Verve Pipe]], [[Robyn]], [[SWV]], [[Christina Aguilera]], [[NSYNC]], and [[Foo Fighters]]. A distribution deal with [[Loud Records]] yielded hit records from urban artists including [[Big Punisher]], [[Wu-Tang Clan]] and [[Mobb Deep]].<ref name="Retooled RCA">{{cite magazine |last1=Baumgartner |first1=Bradley |title=Retooled RCA Is Once Again A Hitmaker |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jQ4EAAAAMBAJ&q=Billboard+RCA+jamieson+rovner&pg=PA86 |access-date=August 16, 2015 |magazine=Billboard |date=May 23, 1998}}</ref>
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