RESEARCH: INDUSTRY ( RECORD COMPANY, ARTIST)

Record Company- RCA records 

• RCA is a record label company of Sony Music Entertainment and one of the second-oldest recording company in all of US history
• RCA president, Tom Corson says- 

'clearly after MTV's Video Music Awards, her fans and people were looking for the next Miley      event'

'We feel like the video, Wrecking Ball by Miley Cyrus, was over-performed, and we were very pleased with the pickup. The video is obviously high-quality, and the song is beautiful and wonderful. It's one of the songs that convinced us to sign her' 

• RCA Records music label is home to genres like Pop, Rock, Hip-Hop, R&B and Country
• It has signed international superstars including Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Dido, Kasabian, Kodaline, Kelly Clarkson and recently, Miley Cyrus 
• RCA was known, until 2011, to have signed contestants from American Idol. Even though they've stopped this  now, they still continue to achieve great success with idol alumni such as Kelly Clarkson, Daughtry and Adam Lambert
• RCA have produced several notable Broadway cast albums. Among these are original Broadway recordings such as Fiddler on the Roof and Paint Your Wagon. 
• RCA Record company have their own Facebook page in which they update fans with the latest news and information about the stars

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Artist- Miley Cyrus 

• Miley Cyrus is both an American actress and recording pop artist. Her musical career started when she signed a recording contract with Hollywood Records in 2007, where she released Hannah Montana 2: Meet Miley cyrus. This was made  the soundtrack of the series, and had sold over 300 million copies in the United States alone. 
• She was described as having 'upbeat pop songs, with a splash of country' by the Star Scoop
• Many other successful tracks followed this including 7 Things and I Though I Lost You, which earned a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song. Her lead single The Climb, starred in  Hannah Montana: The Movie, introduced her to country and adult contemporary markets 
• Cyrus quickly developed an adult image and mainstream pop sound when she released her third album Can't Be Tamed.  This video featured prominent dance elements which was promoted through sexually-themed performances. 
• Her fourth album, Bangerz, in 2013, was released through RCA Records. Its singles 'We Can't Stop' and 'Wrecking Ball' were promoted with very provocative music videos. Despite the controversy on her provocative performance at the MTV music Awards, and her provocative dancing in her new hit singles, she still continues to be the most successful artist to originate from Disney. 
• She is ranked number thirteen on 2010 celebrity 100. In 2011, she was in the Guinness World Records for 'Most Charted Teenager'. At the age of 18, she has had 9 top ten hits on the Billboard Hot 100, including her recent number one song 'Wrecking Ball' 

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