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Empire

EMPIRE launches Nashville division, hires Eric Hurt as VP of A&R

Hurt will report directly to CEO/Founder Ghazi Shami

EMPIRE hires Amir Abbassy in Content role and Peter Kadin as VP of Marketing

Company will soon release music from Iggy Azalea and Robin Thicke

‘You get the best out of an artist if you treat them like a partner, rather than someone who is subservient.’

Empire founder Ghazi Shami explains how his business is competing successfully with major labels

Universal Music Group inks multi-year partnership with Ghazi Shami’s Empire

San Francisco-based distribution firm has worked with Anderson .Paak, XXXTENTACION, Cardi B and Kendrick Lamar