Lava Label President Inks 5-Year Deal

Talent whiz Jason Flom, who discovered such hit acts as Stone Temple Pilots and Sugar Ray, has signed a five-year contract to continue as president of Time Warner’s Lava label and senior vice president of its Atlantic Records division. Flom, who sources say was being wooed to join Universal Music Group, started at Atlantic in 1979 as a trainee field merchandiser and has gone on to sign more than a dozen top-selling artists, including Twisted Sister, Skid Row, Clannad and Kid Rock.