Research into existing Labels

What is a music label?

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A record label is a brand or trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Often, a record label is also a publishing company that manages such brands and trademarks; coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing, promotion, and

enforcement of copyright for sound recordings and music videos; conducts talent scouting and development of new artists ("artists and repertoire" or "A&R"); and maintains contracts with recording artists and their managers. The term "record label" derives from the circular label in the centre of a vinyl record which prominently displays the manufacturer's name, along with other information

There are labels all over the world but they are mostly common in Britain and defiantly in the USA.

Few of USA’s Labels

The Capitol Music Group (CMG) is comprised of Capitol Records, Virgin Records, Blue Note Records, Astralwerks, Harvest Records, Capitol Christian Music Group, Priority Records, 2101 Records, Atom Factory and Electromagnetic Recordings, as well as Capitol Studios and the company’s independent label services and distribution division, Caroline. Capitol Music Group is based in Hollywood, California in the iconic Capitol Records Tower.

Parent company: EMI (2007-2012) universal music group (2012-present)

Founded: 2007

Distributers: self-distributed, The UK, France, Sweden, Canada, Australia and NZ

Genre: various

Location: LA (los Angeles)

This music label has a website also which the audience can visit on to check out the news of all the artists, can check out the videos of their recent music videos. You can also buy items from the company as well like t-shirts, hats, hoodies, bangs, iPhone cases, and cups. The unfortunate thing is

that you have to sign in to the website for being social on it, buy an item of clothing. You can also visit the news which has all the updates on the artists that is part of this label.

This is the link to the website that you can explore around the site: http://www.capitolrecords.com/artists/

Below are some examples of who is signed up to the capital music group label:

Samuel Frederick "Sam" Smith (born 19 May 1992) is an English singer and songwriter. He rose to fame in October 2012 when he was featured on Disclosure's breakthrough single "Latch", which grew to number eleven on the UK Singles Chart. When he featured on Naughty Boy's "La La La “song it earned him his first number one single in May 2013.

In December 2013, he was nominated for the 2014 BRIT Critics' Choice Award and the BBC's Sound of 2014 poll, both of which he won. He released his debut studio album, In the Lonely Hour, in May 2014 on Capitol Records.

Sam also has his own website which contains his biography of his early life, his accomplishments and it also features some merchandise as well: http://samsmithworld.com/

Gavin James has his own website as well where there is new updates on new songs, concerts, new videos, you can also sign up to the website to have information emails on updates about him and his music. http://www.gavinjamesmusic.com/.

He was born: 6 July 1991 (age 24)

Lives in Dublin

Nationality: Republic of Ireland

Blue Note records

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The Finest in Jazz Since 1939 - Blue Note Records has aimed to uphold that distinction for over 70 years. Blue Note’s legendary catalogue traces the entire history of Jazz from Hot Jazz, Boogie Woogie, and Swing, through Bebop, Hard Bop, Post-Bop, Soul Jazz, Avant-Garde, and Fusion and across all the music’s myriad modern iterations. The label remains home to some of the most prominent stars and cutting-

edge innovators in Jazz today, and has also broadened to include quality music in many genres while still remaining dedicated to founder Alfred Lion’s vision.

The website for this record company is similar to the Capitol record website as it has all the news about the artists signed up to the label. There is access to videos that contain interviews of artists, behind the scenes of a music video, different artist’s music videos.

http://www.bluenote.com/timeline = on the website there is also a timeline which shows all the different instruments that came about and what artists were around that time for example you can choose an instrument like a trombone and the year comes up in which it came about and an album and artist as well that is known for using this instrument.

http://www.bluenote.com/ = link to the website.

Parent Company: Universal Music Group

Founded: 1939 (1985 relaunch)

Distributer: Capitol Music group

Genre: JAZZ

Country of orgin US

Some of the artists with this label:

Jackie Allen

Born: February 19, 1959

Jackie is an American jazz vocalist, composer, and educator. She has released nine records as a leader for labels such as Blue Note Records, Naxos Records, A440 Music Group, and Avant Bass. Influenced by jazz, folk, and pop singers, Allen is perhaps best known for interpretations classic jazz ballads “bringing out the beauty of the lyrics." Jackie has her own website where it has basically everything that she has done in the music industry. She talks about what she has doe from the start. Shows links to buying her songs on iTunes and Spotify. Showing all of her video of her singles for example the screen shot below shows her video of her popular song ‘my favourite colour’ on the home page of the website :

On the screen shot below it has a list of everything you can visit on her website from the home page to the contact page where you can talk to her team and ask the questions. There is even reviews where you can talk about your opinion of her music and videos and even the structure to her own website as well: http://www.jackieallen.com/

RAVI COLTRANE

Ravi Coltrane (born August 6, 1965 in Long Island, New York) is an American post-bop jazz saxophonist. Co-owner of the record label RKM Music, he has produced artists such as pianist Luis Perdomo, guitarist David Gilmore, and trumpeter Ralph Alessi.

Once again this artist has his own website in which people can visit to find out about him, his music and videos that he has created, tour dates and once again you can contact the team, there is also photos of him as well. There is information about who he has worked with, what inspired him to be in jazz, the kind of information about the instruments he uses etc. http://www.ravicoltrane.com/index.php?id=bio

There is a lot more of US labels out there like islands, universal music group which are big in the US and massive with the artists everywhere in the world. below are some of the biggest record companies in the US, the reason is for how they combine with record companies here in the UK and also in other countries. Also it is because these companies have the most popular artists signed to the companies.

This record label is full of information about reviews, the artists signed to this label are in various genres like pop, R&B, country, rock ETC.

Click the picture to link to the website

Some of the artists that has signed to this label:

Ariana Grande

Drake

John Newman

Mcbusted

Nicki Minaj

The Weekend

This recording label is mostly R&B, it has all the merchandise off the recording label and even for the artist that is signed with the label. This website has all the news, updates and even the bio about the site. This website has also has a page for the fans where they can give reviews ask questions, it gives advice for the kind of songs to recommend to the fans of this genre.

Link to the website by clicking on the picture

Rihanna

Kanye west

Justin Bieber

Afro jack

Iggy azalea

This once again is label companies that has a variety of artists that sings for different genres. Some artists are signed to more than one label. Ariana Grande and drake and Nicki Minaj are also signed to this label as well as the others mentioned. The reason for this maybe is because some they

both have a range of opportunities for the artists, like the way they film the music video, recording a song and an album etc.

Hyperlink to the website is clicked on the picture

Jessie j

Lil Wayne

Natalie la rose

PSY

Tyga