Blackground Records yesterday announced plans to reissue a large part of its catalogue via a new partnership with label services business Empire.
This includes plans to bring Aaliyah’s full catalogue to streaming services for the first time. However, her estate quickly objected to the announcement.Set to begin on 20 Aug, the weekly run of Blackground reissues is set to include albums by Timbaland, JoJo, Toni Braxton, Ashley Parker Angel and Tank, as well as the ‘Romeo Must Die’ and ‘Exit Wounds’ movie soundtracks.
The label’s crown jewels, however, are the Aaliyah albums, which have long been out of legal circulation due to ongoing disputes between Blackground – owned by Aaliyah’s uncle and former manager Barry Hankerson – and the late.
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