The former “X Factor” judge delivered the keynote speech at a music conference in Atlanta on Tuesday. Usher later surprised him at dinner at UMI before they went to the studio.
He spoke at the “Atlanta: A Music Cities Business Summit,” where we’re told he urged major labels like Sony, Warner Music and UMG to pay more respect to the Atlanta music scene.
“He said it was time to … make the majors honor music from Atlanta. [He wants] talent and execs to pour [into the community] and don’t just take from it and then leave to grow elsewhere,” a source who attended the summit told Page Six. Music industry vet and Recording Academy chair Tammy Hurt moderated the event, where Atlanta music producers Jermaine Dupri and Dallas Austin were honored “for helping shape the city,” we’re told. Entertainment lawyer Joel Katz introduced Reid.
Reid also hosted a dinner at UMI in Buckhead where Usher surprised him. Sources told us the night turned into “showing love for Reid’s legacy.” Reid has signed stars including Meghan Trainor, Future, Fifth Harmony, Travis Scott and DJ Khaled.“It was a really wonderful night,” our source said. “He’s known Usher since he was 13 and they caught up about his Vegas residency and the upcoming anniversary of his “My Way” album.
We’re told the music bunch hit up the studio after dinner, where they quipped about having an A&R meeting.
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