EMI Televisa Music

EMI Televisa Music, also referred to as Televisa EMI Music, was a record label created in 2005 through a partnership between EMI Latin and Mexican media company Televisa. The venture was designed to combine EMI's recorded-music infrastructure with Televisa's strong presence in Mexican entertainment, television, artist promotion, and Spanish-language media. Its commercial focus was Latin American music, with activity spanning Mexican pop, Latin pop, regional Mexican music, tropical and urban releases, and other Spanish-language repertoire. The label's stated market scope included Mexico and the United States Latin music market. Its roster brought together established Latin artists and younger performers associated with Mexican and broader Latin American popular culture. Artists identified with the label included Alejandra Guzmán, Aleks Syntek, Ana Gabriel, Belinda, Carlos Vives, Intocable, Juan Luis Guerra, Lucero, Moenia, Pepe Aguilar, RBD, Ricardo Montaner, Thalía, Timbiriche, Tiziano Ferro, Tito El Bambino, Vicente García, and Vico C, among many others. The roster also included projects connected to television and youth-pop audiences, such as La Nueva Banda Timbiriche and performers associated with Televisa's entertainment ecosystem. Rather than operating as a narrowly specialized imprint, EMI Televisa Music functioned as a broad Latin-music label and distribution platform. Its output consisted primarily of albums, singles, and related recorded-music releases. The partnership was publicly presented as a response to the growth potential of the Latin music market, particularly the connection between Mexican media exposure and music consumption in Mexico and the United States. The venture received industry attention in 2007 when EMI reported that EMI Music Latin America and EMI Televisa Music artists had earned 20 nominations for the MTV Latin American Awards. This reflected the label's broad artist roster and visibility in contemporary Latin pop and regional music. The partnership between EMI and Televisa ended in 2009. Following the termination of the joint venture, EMI Televisa Music ceased to operate as an active standalone label. The available reference material does not establish a single successor brand, a complete disposition of its catalog, or a later corporate relaunch under the same name.

EMI Televisa Music was established in 2005 as a partnership between EMI Latin and Televisa. The arrangement linked one of the global recorded-music industry's major companies with Mexico's dominant television and entertainment group. Its purpose was to develop and market Latin American music, particularly in Mexico and the United States Latin market, where Spanish-language repertoire had significant commercial and cultural reach. The venture's business model reflected the complementary strengths of its partners. EMI contributed label operations, international music-industry expertise, repertoire management, and distribution capabilities. Televisa brought extensive Mexican media exposure and connections with television programming, entertainment promotion, and locally recognized performers. This combination allowed the label to work across several segments of Latin music rather than concentrating on one genre. The roster associated with EMI Televisa Music was broad. It included Mexican pop and rock performers, regional Mexican acts, Latin American singer-songwriters, tropical and urban artists, and artists whose visibility was reinforced by television. Names associated with the label included Alejandra Guzmán, Aleks Syntek, Ana Gabriel, Belinda, Carlos Vives, Intocable, Juan Luis Guerra, Lucero, Moenia, Pepe Aguilar, RBD, Ricardo Montaner, Thalía, Timbiriche, Tiziano Ferro, Tito El Bambino, Vicente García, and Vico C. The label also included projects such as La Nueva Banda Timbiriche and A.B. Quintanilla III presents Kumbia All Starz, illustrating its reach across different strands of Latin popular music. The label's public profile was reinforced by awards-industry recognition. In 2007, EMI announced that artists from EMI Music Latin America and EMI Televisa Music had accumulated 20 nominations for the MTV Latin American Awards. The announcement indicated that the venture's roster had achieved visibility across the contemporary Latin music market, although the available material does not identify how the nominations were divided among individual artists or which acts won. The EMI–Televisa partnership ended in 2009. This termination marked the effective end of EMI Televisa Music as a standalone joint-venture label. The supplied references do not provide enough information to determine the complete legal or commercial treatment of the label's catalog after the venture ended, nor do they document a subsequent operating structure under the same brand. Accordingly, the brand is best characterized as a defunct Latin music label whose active period ran from its creation in 2005 through the end of its partnership in 2009.

• 2009

  The EMI–Televisa partnership ends

  [1]EMI Televisa Musicen.wikipedia.org

  The joint venture between EMI and Televisa ends, after which EMI Televisa Music no longer operates as an active standalone label.

• 2007

  Artists receive MTV Latin American Awards recognition

  [3]EMI Music Latin America and EMI Televisa Music artists earn 20 nominations for the 2007 MTV Latin American Awardsemigroup.com

  EMI reports that artists from EMI Music Latin America and EMI Televisa Music receive 20 nominations for the 2007 MTV Latin American Awards.

• 2005

  EMI Televisa Music is established

  [2]EMI and Televisa forge major music partnership for Mexico and US Latin marketemigroup.com

  EMI Latin and Televisa create a joint-venture record label focused on Latin American music and the Mexico and United States Latin markets.

A mainstream Latin music label combining EMI's record-business capabilities with Televisa's Mexican media reach and promotional network.

• Recorded music · 2005

  Latin pop releases

  The label released and marketed Latin pop repertoire by established and emerging Spanish-language performers. Its associated roster included artists such as Belinda, RBD, Aleks Syntek, Lucero, Thalía, and Timbiriche, reflecting the close relationship between Mexican popular music, television exposure, and mainstream entertainment.

• Recorded music · 2005

  Regional Mexican music

  Regional Mexican and related Mexican popular-music recordings formed an important part of the label's market scope. Artists associated with the label included Ana Gabriel, Intocable, Pepe Aguilar, and other performers connected with Mexican and Latin American audiences.

• Recorded music · 2005

  Broader Latin American repertoire

  EMI Televisa Music also handled or was associated with releases by artists from across Latin America and the Spanish-language international market. The documented roster included Carlos Vives, Juan Luis Guerra, Ricardo Montaner, Tito El Bambino, Vico C, and other artists working in varied Latin genres.

• 2007MTV Latin American Awards nominations campaign

  Latin America

  EMI promoted the awards visibility of EMI Music Latin America and EMI Televisa Music artists after the roster received 20 nominations for the 2007 MTV Latin American Awards.

  Outcome. The nominations provided public recognition for the label's broad Latin music roster; the available source does not specify the resulting wins.

  Source

• 2009

  End the EMI–Televisa partnershipStrategy

  Background

  The joint venture between EMI and Televisa was terminated after several years of operation.

  Action taken

  EMI Televisa Music ceased operating as the active joint-venture label.

  Aftermath

  The available reference material does not establish the complete disposition of the catalog or the subsequent operating arrangements for all associated artists.

  Source

• 2005

  Create an EMI–Televisa Latin music joint ventureM&A

  Background

  EMI and Televisa sought to strengthen their position in the growing Latin American recorded-music market, particularly in Mexico and the United States Latin market.

  Action taken

  The companies established EMI Televisa Music, combining EMI Latin's record-label capabilities with Televisa's Mexican media reach.

  Aftermath

  The venture operated with a broad Latin music roster until the partnership ended in 2009.

  Source

1. 1EMI Televisa Musicen.wikipedia.org
2. 2EMI and Televisa forge major music partnership for Mexico and US Latin marketemigroup.com
3. 3EMI Music Latin America and EMI Televisa Music artists earn 20 nominations for the 2007 MTV Latin American Awardsemigroup.com
4. 4New EMI Venture Will Focus on Growing Latin Music Marketnytimes.com