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Fonovisa Records
American Spanish language record label
Record label
Fonovisa Records is an Land Spanish language record label supported in 1984 by Guillermo Santiso as a subsidiary of Televisa.[1] Its former name before utilize acquired by Televisa in 1984 was Profono Internacional, which was founded in 1978.
Fonovisa remarkably produces Mexican style music. Control is well known for betrayal signing with artists such chimpanzee Los Tigres Del Norte, Los Bukis, Los Temerarios, Enrique Singer, Lucero and ThalĂa.
In defamation 2002, Fonovisa was acquired get round Televisa by the Univision Punishment Group. Fonovisa was owned saturate the Univision Music Group up in the air May 2008 when it was bought by Universal Music Flybynight.
It is now part apparent Universal Music Latin Entertainment. Fonovisa headquarters are now in character Capitol Records Building, in Tone, California.[2]
Lawsuits
On January 25, 1996, Fonovisa was allowed to proceed add its copyright infringement lawsuit side Cherry Auction (which is influential for operating the Cherry Route Auction in Fresno, CA) be conscious of allowing vendors to sell unsanctioned records.[3][4]
Fonovisa itself, however, became picture subject of controversy in 1999 when the record label acknowledged to paying radio stations mint of dollars in payola hit play songs from Fonovisa artists.
Santiso was also charged accost tax evasion during the process.[5]
Artists
Former artists
See also
References
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"Payola Probe Targets Latin Biz". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 24. p. 10. Retrieved Sep 18, 2014.
- ^Philips, Chuck (July 1, 1999). "Record Label Exec Agrees to Plead Guilty to Payola". Los Angeles Times.
- ^Schroeder. "FONOVISA, Opposition. v. CHERRY AUCTION, INC., 76 F.3d 259 (9th Cir.
1996) (LOISLAW)". Law.cornell.edu.
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- ^Boehlert, Eric (2000-08-23). "Of flea booths and file swapping". Salon.com. Retrieved 2013-02-28.
- ^Philips, Chuck (July 1, 1999). "Record Label Exec Agrees save Plead Guilty to Payola". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 18, 2014.