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Los Angeles Clippers
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 Levine founded his own record label , 222 Records , in February 2012 . He stated that he was inspired to start the label to sign on Rozzi Crane , an USC music student he discovered through a mutual friend . She became the first singer signed on to the label , followed by Glee actor Matthew Morrison , Mexican artist Diego Boneta and The Voice season 2 contestant and part of Team Adam , the singer Tony Lucca . It was reported that he was negotiating further with potential distributors , as well as organizing staff , to operate as a full @-@ fledged record company with departments such as marketing , radio and publicity . 

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 The turning point for Aftermath came in 1998 , when Jimmy Iovine , the head of Aftermath 's parent label Interscope , suggested that Dr. Dre sign Eminem , a white rapper from Detroit . Dre produced three songs and provided vocals for two on Eminem 's successful and controversial debut album The Slim Shady LP , released in 1999 . The Dr. Dre @-@ produced lead single from that album , " My Name Is " , brought Eminem to public attention for the first time , and the success of The Slim Shady LP – it reached number two on the Billboard 200 and received general acclaim from critics – revived the label 's commercial ambitions and viability . 

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 After initially attempting to rap under the name " O @-@ Lovely " , Olivia chose to attend Hofstra University and Five Towns College to further her career in music . Olivia said people would frequently compare her voice to R & B singer Brandy . During her audition for American record producer Clive Davis , she sang the gospel hymn " His Eye Is on the Sparrow " . Musician Joshua Thompson produced Olivia 's demo , and arranged her audition for Arista Records executives and Davis . In an interview with Billboard , Olivia said she was signed to the label immediately after the meeting . J Records senior vice president Ron Gillyard described Olivia as " the real deal " , emphasizing her roles as " a songwriter , a singer , and a rapper " . At age 17 , Olivia was the first artist signed to J Records by American record producer Clive Davis . Executives from the record company referred to her as " the First Lady of J " . Olivia described herself as " the one chosen to flagship the label " since her single and album were one of the first projects released by the company . She defined her music as " R & B with a strong hip hop flava " . The Morning Call 's Righi reported the popularity of Olivia , along with R & B singer Aaliyah , reflecting that " the right attitude , hip @-@ hop production and clothing — not to mention a body to die for " was considered more important in contemporary R & B than : " the plaintive human voice in the throes of transcendent ecstasy or bottomless hurt " . 

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 A candidate was found by Larry Spector , the band 's business manager , in the shape of 21 @-@ year @-@ old Gram Parsons . Parsons , a marginal figure in the L.A. music scene , had been acquainted with Hillman since 1967 and he auditioned for the band as a piano player in February 1968 . His faux @-@ jazz piano playing and genial personality at audition was enough to impress both McGuinn and Hillman ; so Parsons was recruited as the fourth member of the band , although he quickly switched to playing guitar instead of piano . Although Parsons and Kelley were considered full members of The Byrds , they both received a salary from McGuinn and Hillman , and did not sign with Columbia Records when The Byrds ' recording contract was renewed on February 29 , 1968 . 

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 Although it began after the release of the first film , upon release of New Moon , Lautner and his co @-@ stars Stewart and Pattinson transitioned to teen idol status , with Lautner particularly admired by teens for his new physical characteristics , becoming a sex symbol . The trio appeared on many covers and televised appearances together . In between the second and third films in the Twilight series , Lautner was a part of the ensemble cast in the movie Valentine 's Day as Willy Harrington , acting alongside his rumored girlfriend at the time , American country pop singer Taylor Swift . The duo was nominated at the 2010 MTV Movie Awards for Best Kiss . Although it received generally negative reviews , the film grossed $ 213 million and had the second biggest opening in the United States for a romantic comedy film . Lautner presented at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards and the 82nd Academy Awards . Lautner hosted Saturday Night Live on December 12 , 2009 , making him one of the youngest celebrity hosts in the show 's history . 
