Overview
- Mike Weiss and David Melhado are named co-presidents, reporting to RCA Chairman/CEO Peter Edge and COO John Fleckenstein.
- Jive will operate as a standalone, frontline label within Sony Music with a mandate to sign and develop artists across genres.
- The label’s operations are based at Sony Music’s New York City headquarters.
- RCA positions the reboot around an artist-first development philosophy that Weiss and Melhado emphasized at UnitedMasters.
- Jive’s historical catalog remains with Sony Music, and initial artist signings for the relaunch were not disclosed.