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Create Music Group Partners With Ty Dolla $ign’s EZMNY Records

The joint venture “serves as a new chapter for EZMNY Records”

Independent music and entertainment company Create Music Group (CMG) has partnered with EZMNY Records, the label founded by Ty Dolla $ign and Shawn Barron. Barron signed Ty Dolla $ign to Atlantic Records in 2012.

The rosters:

  • EZMNY’s roster includes Leon Thomas, Bizzy Cook, rjtheweirdo, Saige Michael and Keith Turner.

  • Since its founding in 2015, CMG has handled releases for a wide range of notable hip-hop and R&B artists including Ye & Ty Dolla $ign, DeeBaby, Keri Hilson, Rich The Kid, Tink and more.

What they said:

  • Shawn Barron: “The Create Music Group deal serves as a new chapter for EZMNY Records. Partnering with the Create team is a natural extension of the artist-first vision Ty and I have already built with the success of EZMNY. We are excited to continue to foster the relationship and look forward to building something truly impactful for our artists.”

  • Steeven Leblanc, Director of Business Development at Create Music Group: “We’ve always believed in working with visionaries, and Shawn and Ty exemplify that. They understand the culture, the art, and the business in a way that few others do. This partnership is about amplifying that perspective and giving their artists the tools they need to break through at the highest level.”

Other CMG news:

  • The joint venture comes in the wake of CMG’s recent $165 million investment led by private equity firm Flexpoint Ford, which valued the company at over $1 billion.

Independent music and entertainment company Create Music Group (CMG) has partnered with EZMNY Records, the label founded by Ty Dolla $ign and Shawn Barron. Barron signed Ty Dolla $ign to Atlantic Records in 2012.

The rosters:

  • EZMNY’s roster includes Leon Thomas, Bizzy Cook, rjtheweirdo, Saige Michael and Keith Turner.

  • Since its founding in 2015, CMG has handled releases for a wide range of notable hip-hop and R&B artists including Ye & Ty Dolla $ign, DeeBaby, Keri Hilson, Rich The Kid, Tink and more.

What they said:

  • Shawn Barron: “The Create Music Group deal serves as a new chapter for EZMNY Records. Partnering with the Create team is a natural extension of the artist-first vision Ty and I have already built with the success of EZMNY. We are excited to continue to foster the relationship and look forward to building something truly impactful for our artists.”

  • Steeven Leblanc, Director of Business Development at Create Music Group: “We’ve always believed in working with visionaries, and Shawn and Ty exemplify that. They understand the culture, the art, and the business in a way that few others do. This partnership is about amplifying that perspective and giving their artists the tools they need to break through at the highest level.”

Other CMG news:

  • The joint venture comes in the wake of CMG’s recent $165 million investment led by private equity firm Flexpoint Ford, which valued the company at over $1 billion.

Independent music and entertainment company Create Music Group (CMG) has partnered with EZMNY Records, the label founded by Ty Dolla $ign and Shawn Barron. Barron signed Ty Dolla $ign to Atlantic Records in 2012.

The rosters:

  • EZMNY’s roster includes Leon Thomas, Bizzy Cook, rjtheweirdo, Saige Michael and Keith Turner.

  • Since its founding in 2015, CMG has handled releases for a wide range of notable hip-hop and R&B artists including Ye & Ty Dolla $ign, DeeBaby, Keri Hilson, Rich The Kid, Tink and more.

What they said:

  • Shawn Barron: “The Create Music Group deal serves as a new chapter for EZMNY Records. Partnering with the Create team is a natural extension of the artist-first vision Ty and I have already built with the success of EZMNY. We are excited to continue to foster the relationship and look forward to building something truly impactful for our artists.”

  • Steeven Leblanc, Director of Business Development at Create Music Group: “We’ve always believed in working with visionaries, and Shawn and Ty exemplify that. They understand the culture, the art, and the business in a way that few others do. This partnership is about amplifying that perspective and giving their artists the tools they need to break through at the highest level.”

Other CMG news:

  • The joint venture comes in the wake of CMG’s recent $165 million investment led by private equity firm Flexpoint Ford, which valued the company at over $1 billion.

👋 Disclosures & Transparency Block

- This story was written with information sourced from Create Music Group’s press release.

- We covered it because it is a significant JV in the independent label space, featuring one of hip-hop’s most prominent artists.

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