There were reports earlier in the year that US record industry veteran Clive Davis was being pushed out when he was moved from of the hands-on CEO job at SonyBMG's BMG Label Group and given the title of Chief Creative Officer for SonyBMG in general, which is sort of an 'executive without portfolio' type role.
But new reports suggest that the major are actually as keen as ever to get him involved in their big pop projects, possibly because of the continued success of his most recent hands-on projects, the recording careers of Dreamgirls star Jennifer Hudson and X-Factor winner Leona Lewis.
But more interesting in the Clive Davis news department is gossip from Fox News' Roger Friedman. He reports that, in his new SonyBMG-wide post, Davis is being moved into a new office at Sony Corp's New York HQ just above the offices of Sony Corp big cheeses Howard Stringer and Rob Wiesenthal. Freidman reports: "Knowing that the 76-year-old Davis likes to play music loud in his office, the pair made noises about trying to put him somewhere else. It didn't work. Instead, Davis's floor is being soundproofed so he can rock out 24-7 without disturbing the adults below".