The Hear Music brand has four components: the music that each location plays; in-store CD sales, including Starbucks exclusives; branded retail stores, which opened shortly after the catalog was formed, and a label distributing their recordings.
As of December 2006, there were four Starbucks Hear Music Coffeehouses: Santa Monica, California, on the Third Street Promenade; San Antonio, Texas, on the River Walk; Miami, Florida, on the Lincoln Road shopping promenade; and Bellevue, Washington, in Bellevue Square.[2] The original, now-defunct Hear Music Store was located in Berkeley, California. Ten Starbucks locations also had Hear Music "media bars," a service which uses tablet PCs to allow customers to create their own mix CDs. The media bars were located in Seattle and in Austin, Texas. The music section in Canadian bookstore chain Chapters was at one time a licensed version of the Hear Music concept; however, the company no longer uses the brand name.
Its biggest seller was Ray Charles' Grammy-winning Genius Loves Company, with sales of 2.86 million records; 25% of those were sold at Starbucks locations.
In 2005, Starbucks announced a partnership with singer/songwriter Alanis Morissette. In a six-week deal, Morissette sold an acoustic version of Jagged Little Pill in Starbucks stores only. The acoustic version was released on June 13, 2005, to mark the album's tenth anniversary. This limited availability led to a dispute between Maverick Records and HMV Canada, who retaliated by removing Morissette's other albums from store shelves for the duration of Starbucks' exclusive sale.
In April 2008, Starbucks announced that it was refining its entertainment strategy and turning over the day-to-day management of Hear Music to Concord.[3]
At the same time that Starbucks closed 600 coffeehouses in July 2008, it was announced that the Hear Music label would be shutting down.[3] One of the four Hear Music stores, in Santa Monica, California, indicated that its music operation would be permanently closed approximately September 20, 2008. Another Hear Music store in Bellevue, Washington was converted to a regular Starbucks. The Lincoln Road Miami Beach location was downgraded as well, since November 2008.
Creation as a record label
On March 12, 2007, Starbucks and Concord Music Group launched the Hear Music record label.[4][5] The company's first artist signing was Paul McCartney, leaving his long-time label EMI on March 21, 2007.[6]
In July 2007, the label signed Joni Mitchell and announced that her first album of new material in nearly ten years, Shine, would be released on September 25, 2007.[7]
In March 2008, it was announced that Carly Simon had signed with the label and would be releasing a new album entitled This Kind of Love in late April 2008, her first collection of original songs since 2000's The Bedroom Tapes.[8] She blamed poor sales on Hear Music's failure to promote the album. She sued the company and lost.[9]
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This article reads like a press release or a news article and may be largely based on routine coverage Please expand this article with properly sourced content to meet Wikipedia s quality standards event notability guideline or encyclopedic content policy July 2016 Hear Music was a record label that was founded in 2007 in a partnership between Concord Music Group and Starbucks Hear Music began as a catalog company in Cambridge Massachusetts in 1990 before being purchased by Starbucks in 1999 Hear MusicParent companyConcord Music Group and StarbucksFounded1990 as catalog company 2007 2007 as record label StatusDefunct 1 Distributor s Concord Music GroupGenreRock popCountry of originU S Official websiteOfficial siteStarbucks second Hear Music Coffeehouse at the South Bank development adjacent to the River Walk Contents 1 Concept 2 Creation as a record label 3 Roster 4 References 5 External linksConcept EditThe Hear Music brand has four components the music that each location plays in store CD sales including Starbucks exclusives branded retail stores which opened shortly after the catalog was formed and a label distributing their recordings As of December 2006 there were four Starbucks Hear Music Coffeehouses Santa Monica California on the Third Street Promenade San Antonio Texas on the River Walk Miami Florida on the Lincoln Road shopping promenade and Bellevue Washington in Bellevue Square 2 The original now defunct Hear Music Store was located in Berkeley California Ten Starbucks locations also had Hear Music media bars a service which uses tablet PCs to allow customers to create their own mix CDs The media bars were located in Seattle and in Austin Texas The music section in Canadian bookstore chain Chapters was at one time a licensed version of the Hear Music concept however the company no longer uses the brand name Its biggest seller was Ray Charles Grammy winning Genius Loves Company with sales of 2 86 million records 25 of those were sold at Starbucks locations In 2005 Starbucks announced a partnership with singer songwriter Alanis Morissette In a six week deal Morissette sold an acoustic version of Jagged Little Pill in Starbucks stores only The acoustic version was released on June 13 2005 to mark the album s tenth anniversary This limited availability led to a dispute between Maverick Records and HMV Canada who retaliated by removing Morissette s other albums from store shelves for the duration of Starbucks exclusive sale In April 2008 Starbucks announced that it was refining its entertainment strategy and turning over the day to day management of Hear Music to Concord 3 At the same time that Starbucks closed 600 coffeehouses in July 2008 it was announced that the Hear Music label would be shutting down 3 One of the four Hear Music stores in Santa Monica California indicated that its music operation would be permanently closed approximately September 20 2008 Another Hear Music store in Bellevue Washington was converted to a regular Starbucks The Lincoln Road Miami Beach location was downgraded as well since November 2008 Creation as a record label EditOn March 12 2007 Starbucks and Concord Music Group launched the Hear Music record label 4 5 The company s first artist signing was Paul McCartney leaving his long time label EMI on March 21 2007 6 In July 2007 the label signed Joni Mitchell and announced that her first album of new material in nearly ten years Shine would be released on September 25 2007 7 In March 2008 it was announced that Carly Simon had signed with the label and would be releasing a new album entitled This Kind of Love in late April 2008 her first collection of original songs since 2000 s The Bedroom Tapes 8 She blamed poor sales on Hear Music s failure to promote the album She sued the company and lost 9 Roster EditAnjulie Antigone Rising The Cars The Chieftains Elvis Costello James Hunter Carole King John Mellencamp Hilary McRae Joni Mitchell Playing for Change Sia Paul Simon Carly Simon Sonic Youth James Taylor 10 References Edit Hall Jake 22 January 2018 From Sonic Youth to Sia the surprising history of Starbucks record label Dazed Retrieved April 7 2019 Since the demise of the label Hear Music Harris Craig 2006 11 24 Starbucks opens Hear Music shop in Bellevue Seattle Post Intelligencer Retrieved 2007 03 22 a b Starbucks Newsroom Starbucks Redefines Its Entertainment Strategy Starbucks Newsroom Starbucks Refines Its Entertainment Strategy Archived from the original on 2013 01 16 Retrieved 2013 07 13 Starbucks Launches Hear Music Record Label Press release Business Wire 2007 03 12 Archived from the original on 2015 06 23 Retrieved 2007 03 22 Hear Music Concord Music Group Retrieved 3 February 2018 McCartney joins Starbucks label BBC News 2007 03 22 Retrieved 2007 12 19 Cohen Jonathan 2007 07 25 Joni Mitchell Joins McCartney On Hear Music Roster Billboard biz Retrieved 2007 08 09 Rolling Stone Carly Simon Signs With Starbucks Hear Music Kornhaber Spencer 25 February 2015 Starbucks Stops Selling CDs Because CDs Are Finally Over The Atlantic Retrieved 4 February 2018 Hear Music AllMusic Retrieved 4 February 2018 External links EditHear Music The Sound of Starbucks Archived 2009 10 20 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hear Music amp oldid 1134727509, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
