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Post Malone’s Stoney went on to sell three million copies, and Beerbongs & Bentleys has sold two million.
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In 2016, Stevenson, along with A&R team member Tyler Arnold signed Post Malone to Republic. The Weeknd’s debut, Trilogy, is triple platinum and the single “Wicked Games” also sold over three million. Of Monster and Men's debut album is platinum-certified and the " Little Talks" digital single went platinum in 2012. Stevenson spearheaded label efforts to bring Iceland’s Of Monsters and Men and Canada’s The Weeknd to the label. The album Making Mirrors won the Grammy for Best Alternative album. “Somebody That I Used to Know” then went on to receive Grammy Awards for Best Pop Song by a Duo or Group and Record of the Year. Stevenson signed Gotye, whose " Somebody That I Used to Know" became the top-selling song of 2012, selling over 6.8 million digital downloads. Other notable projects included Beastie Boys' final studio effort Hot Sauce Committee Parts 1 & 2, and releases from Thirty Seconds to Mars and The Decemberists.Īttracted to the cutting-edge ethos of Republic Records, he became a part of the label's family in 2011 as Executive Vice President of A&R. While in the EMI Group, he, along the A&R team, worked on Katy Perry's multi-platinum-selling Teenage Dream, which produced a record-setting five #1 singles. While overseeing Artist & Repertoire operations at Virgin, he signed the resurrected Seattle legends Alice In Chains, paving the way for their gold-selling comeback Black Gives Way to Blue. Virgin Records America sought him out in 2008 and brought him on board as President of A&R. Entertainment Weekly dubbed him the "Must A&R Guy" on the magazine's 2006 "Must List", while New York Magazine awarded him “The Industry Award” in their 2005 Pop Culture Awards Issue. He oversaw and helped deliver seven multiplatinum and five gold albums that notched a total of 9 Grammy nominations, 15 MTV VMA nominations with 5 wins, 2 American Music Award nominations with 1 win. He also orchestrated the label's partnership with Sony Pictures for the successful Spider-Man soundtrack in 2002.
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While at Island Def Jam, he found, signed, and guided the careers of some of the biggest names in rock, alternative, and pop including The Killers, Fall Out Boy, Sum 41, and more. In 1998, Stevenson began a nine-year stint at Island Def Jam Music Group in A&R. His distribution network, The Sunday Service still exists today. Envisioning and launching the first-ever independent music distribution network for college radio, he quickly immersed himself within the fabric of the business. 1 Advanced Alternative Media and The Sunday ServiceĪdvanced Alternative Media and The Sunday Service Īfter leaving the corporate advertising world as an account manager at Ogilvy & Mather, Stevenson joined Advanced Alternative Media as the Head of College Marketing.