For his part, Mottola, former president and CEO of Sony Music Entertainment, is one of the most influential executives in contemporary music. He is credited with discovering or guiding the careers of such luminaries as Celine Dion, Mariah Carey, Beyonce, Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen, Aerosmith, and Will Smith, and with fueling the careers of Latin stars such as Gloria Estefan, Ricky Martin, Shakira, Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony.
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