Justin Timberlake Signs YouTube Singer to His Label
June 6th, 2007
Picking up new talent is always a good sign that there exist culture of music that is waiting to be unearthed. That is why music reality shows and other contest held around the world to find and nurture talents are so successful. Justin Timberlake has anointed his first find for his new record label: 18-year-old Web phenom Esmee Denters. “In completely unpredicted news to all YouTubers and bloggers, we are proud to announce Esmee Denters has signed to Tennman Records and she will be joining me on tour this summer,” Timberlake, 26, said in an announcement Tuesday.”Esmee is the real deal and I cannot wait for the world to hear her,” he says, “but all of her fans on YouTube should not worry … we will keep you in the loop every step of the way.” There also lies a risk in such talent as they not proved performers and music companies have to take a risk at bring them on to the world stage.
