Labels

Independent, Artist-Owned Labels Surge(1)

January 6, 2012

Update (1/9/12): Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon is launching his own label, Chigliak Records. As the presence of major labels has begun to dwindle, a surge in independent, artist-owned labels and publishing houses has taken place to fill in the missing piece still needed to fulfill the many tasks and operations involved in releasing a record. [...]

Independent, Artist-Owned Labels Surge

Digital-Only Classical Label Takes On Rock And Roll

X5 compilations have topped the iTunes classical music charts. Now they’re taking on Sun Records catalog. X5 Music Group is a Stockholm-based music startup that is helping to rethink the way labels package and release albums digitally. X5 licenses classical music catalogs and creates attractively-priced digital albums that appeal to a younger demographic. X5′s business [...]

David Gray Releases Live Album Through Groupon

On Monday, June 27, fans of David Gray can visit their local Groupon website for an exclusive daily deal on Gray’s new live album, Lost and Found – Live in Dublin 2011. The album, a $13 value, is available one day only for the price of $6. Gray recorded the album in Dublin this year [...]

Tim McGraw Responds To Curb With Counter Suit

Things are heating up between country star Tim McGraw and his once-amiable record label, Curb. Last week, we reported on McGraw’s legal tussle with the Nashville-based label. Curb filed a suit alleging that McGraw began work on what would be his final studio album for the label prior to the 12-month window allowable under his [...]