G MOVES AT PRIMARY: Primary Violator, the talent management company that recently merged the artist rosters of Primary Wave Talent Management and Chris Lighty’s Violator Management, has inked management deals with R&B veteran Ginuwine and Dirty South rapper Yo Gotti. Both artists will now have access to Primary Wave’s in-house branding company Brand Synergy Group, digital marketing company BrightShop, Violator’s Brand Asset Group, as well as utilizing the firm’s in-house film, television, video game, commercial advertising and TV development team. Ginuwine, best known for his Timbaland-produced hit, “Pony,” is currently writing and recording music for a new album set for Q2 release next year. Yo Gotti is just completing his second album, Live from the Kitchen, slated to come out in Feb., with production by Cool & Dre (Lil Wayne, The Game), Shawty Redd (Young Jeezy, Snoop Dogg) and DJ Toomp (T.I., Kanye West). (12/5p)
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