{"id":1058,"date":"2016-04-11T14:08:18","date_gmt":"2016-04-11T14:08:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sonymusic.com\/?p=1058"},"modified":"2016-04-11T14:08:18","modified_gmt":"2016-04-11T14:08:18","slug":"dj-khaled-and-we-the-best-music-group-signed-to-epic-records-announces-new-album-major-key","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sonymusic.com\/epic\/dj-khaled-and-we-the-best-music-group-signed-to-epic-records-announces-new-album-major-key\/","title":{"rendered":"DJ KHALED AND WE THE BEST MUSIC GROUP SIGNED TO EPIC RECORDS \u2013 ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM, MAJOR KEY"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><u>MIAMI-BASED HIP-HOP AND R&amp;B ICON REUNITES WITH EPIC CHAIRMAN LA REID<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u201cNo one has mastered Snapchat \u2013 the outlet where publicly posted pictures and videos live for 24 hours, then disappear \u2013 like DJ Khaled \u00a0\u2013 But DJ Khaled &#8211; the hip-hop Zelig figure who\u2019s orchestrated some of the most anthemic hits of the last decade \u2013 is too busy walking the pathway to more success to let naysayers tell him what he can\u2019t do.\u00a0Every day he films a combination of inspirational talk, outrageous adventures and mundane minutiae of life, a mix that in recent weeks has become social media core curriculum.\u201d \u00a0(Jon Caramanica, New York Times)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>(April 11, 2016 \u2013 New York, NY)<\/strong> \u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<strong>DJ Khaled<\/strong>, music industry mogul, executive, mega producer and multi-platinum award-winning recording artist has been signed to Epic Records by Chairman &amp; CEO LA Reid, in an exclusive deal that encompasses Khaled\u2019s highly successful <strong>We The Best Music Group<\/strong>, which is celebrating its tenth anniversary in 2016.\u00a0Khaled\u2019s hotly anticipated new album, <strong><em><u>MAJOR KEY<\/u><\/em><\/strong>, his first release for We The Best\/Epic Records, will be available soon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBringing Khaled to Epic is a blessed reunion for me,\u201d said Mr. Reid, who first signed Khaled and We The Best to Def Jam Recordings in 2008. \u201cKhaled is a supremely gifted\u00a0artist and\u00a0social media guru whose music has defined hip-hop and R&amp;B for the past decade.\u00a0With an extremely loyal fan base radiating world\u00adwide out of Miami, every new release by Khaled has now become a firestorm event and his devoted legion of fans only grows bigger by the day. With Khaled\u2019s passion and creative savvy, together with our dedicated and versatile staff, we are poised to reach even greater heights together than ever before.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;After weeks of consideration I have made a decision on where to land the biggest brand in the game.\u00a0A brand that has been built from the ground up. A brand that I spent my entire life building even before I gave it a name. Today I proudly announce my new partnership with LA Reid and Epic Records,\u201d said DJ Khaled. \u201cWe The Best Music\/Epic. Those two brands are synonymous with quality music. Iconic music. LA Reid was the first executive to give We The Best Music an opportunity to distribute my music on a grand scale. It is a very satisfying feeling to realign myself with someone who shares my vision of bringing fans the best music possible. When I think about Epic Records the first thing that comes to mind is Michael Jackson <em><u>Thriller<\/u><\/em>. An iconic artist with an iconic album and iconic logo. In short I&#8217;d like to thank all the people behind the scenes that helped make this partnership a reality. And to all aspiring superstars across the globe I say this I AM SEARCHING FOR NEW TALENT TO PRESENT TO THE WORLD! When it comes to breaking new artists, no one does it better than WE THE BEST MUSIC!! I&#8217;m also proud to announce my new album title to the world. Fan luv you&#8217;ve been asking me to bless you with new music. The wait is over!!! My 9th album <strong><em><u>MAJOR KEY<\/u><\/em><\/strong> is the best album of my career and I do it all for my fans. Stay tuned for new singles alert!!! New artist alert!!!! I&#8217;m looking for you!!! It&#8217;s We The Best Music\/Epic. The next chapter of success has begun. The &#8220;machine&#8221; is the most powerful it&#8217;s ever been! Intact it&#8217;s the biggest machine in the game. Don&#8217;t ever question it!!!! It&#8217;s We The Best Music. It&#8217;s Epic. Bless up!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Referred to in the music industry as the \u201cQuincy Jones of hip-hop &amp; R&amp;B,\u201d <strong>Khaled<\/strong> has made dozens of chart topping hit records featuring collaborations with the greatest names in music.\u00a0His most recent (eighth) studio album, <em><u>I Changed A Lot<\/u><\/em> (October 2015), entered the <em>Billboard<\/em> Independent Albums chart at #1 and R&amp;B chart at #2.\u00a0The album spun off a quintet of chart singles including \u201cThey Don&#8217;t Love You No More,\u201d \u201cHold You Down&#8221; (RIAA gold), \u201cHow Many Times\u201d (RIAA gold), \u201cGold Slugs,\u201d and \u201cYou Mine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As one of the biggest personalities on social media, what separates <strong>Khaled<\/strong> from the pack is his globally viewed Snapchat account (@djkhaled305), with over 6+ million followers devoted to his inspirational and often whimsical quotes on achieving success in life. In homage to him, Khaled\u2019s legion of worldwide fans are constantly creating short videos and posts on Snapchat as well as other social media platforms, including Instagram (where he has over 3+ million followers) and Twitter (with nearly\u00a03 million followers).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis Snapchat is a renewable source of relentless positivity,\u201d wrote Jon Caramanica in the <em>New York Times<\/em>, \u201ca kind of choose-your-own adventure motivational talk. It succeeds in the space between laugh-with and laugh-at; he endlessly replays the same scenes and motifs, a Groundhog Day of braggadocio and encouragement. His catchphrases \u2014 \u2018Another one,\u2019 \u2018Bless up,\u2019 \u2018They don\u2019t want you to \u2026\u2019 \u2013 have become a lingua franca. He is now the foremost user of the key emoji, and, in his discussions of \u2018major keys of success,\u2019 has rescued that emoji from obscurity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>DJ Khaled<\/strong> released his debut, <em><u>Listennn&#8230; the Album<\/u><\/em> in 2006, coinciding with the launch of his independent label, <strong>We The Best<\/strong>.\u00a0After establishing himself on a series of platinum-selling singles over the next two years (\u201cWe Takin&#8217; Over,\u201d \u201cI&#8217;m So Hood,&#8221; \u201cOut Here Grindin\u201d), Khaled signed his first major distribu\u00adtion deal for We The Best with Def Jam in 2008, under Mr. Reid\u2019s watch as then-Chairman.\u00a0Khaled\u2019s breakthrough was 2010\u2019s 3x-platinum \u201cAll I Do Is Win\u201d (from <em><u>Victory<\/u><\/em>), followed by \u201cI&#8217;m On One\u201d in 2011 (from <em><u>We The Best Forever<\/u><\/em>).\u00a0To date, Khaled has sold over 15 million singles worldwide.<\/p>\n<p><strong>We The Best Music Group<\/strong>, founded in 2006, comprises a record label, management company, publishing company, production company, and its own full-fledged studio.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MIAMI-BASED HIP-HOP AND R&amp;B ICON REUNITES WITH EPIC CHAIRMAN LA REID \u201cNo one has mastered Snapchat \u2013 the outlet where publicly posted pictures and videos live for 24 hours, then disappear \u2013 like DJ Khaled \u00a0\u2013 But DJ Khaled &#8211; 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