TThomas Daniel “Tommy” Mottola (born July 14, 1949) is an American music executive, co-owner of Casablanca Records in a joint venture with the Universal Music Group. He is the ex-husband ofMariah Carey and is married to Mexican singer Thalia. He headed Sony Music Entertainment, parent of the Columbia Label  for nearly 15 years.

Tommy Mottola entered in the music scene in the mid 60s as a recording artist for CBS Records under the name “T.D. Valentine”. After his attempt to become a recording star himself failed, Mottola started working for publishing powerhouse Chappell Publishing and started his own management company, Champion Entertainment Organization. 
His role at Chappell put him in touch with many artists, and soon he signed his first successful management clients, Hall and Oates.

Mottola helped Hall and Oates land a record deal and several high profile endorsements. He was also recognized for successfully using new mediums for promotion, like music videos and corporate sponsorship for music tours.

Apart from Hall and Oates, Mottola is known as a mentor and former talent manager. His most famous protégés were Carly Simon, John Mellencamp, Diana Ross, and Taylor Dayne in the 1980s, Mariah Carey (his second wife) in the 1990s, Gloria Estefan, Shakira, Jessica Simpson, Anastacia and Jennifer Lopez in the early 2000s.

Mottola was hired by Sony Music (then known as CBS Records) by its controversial President Walter Yentlkoff to run its U.S. operations. In 1990, he replaced Yentlkoff as Chairman CEO of the newly named Sony Music. 

During his tenure, he transformed Sony into one of the most successful global music companies, expanding its businesses into over 60 countries, while creating one of the strongest management teams in the industry. 

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