Download - Research into existing music labels
RESEARCH INTO EXISTING MUSIC
LABELSGeorgia Leaper
WHAT IS A MUSIC LABEL?
A music label, otherwise known as a record label, is a brand associated with the marketing and distributing stage of music recordings and music videos.
INTRODUCTION Here is my research into existing music labels
SONY BMG•BMG Rights Management is the youngest major international company in the music industry
• Founded in October 2008
• One of Europe’s biggest media companies
• Bertelsmann has been associated with music for over 50 years
• Involved in 8 core music markets, represents the rights to around 2 million music rights, includes 1.6 million copyrights and 300.000 master recordings.
WARNER MUSIC GROUP
• Owns some of the best known record labels in the music industry
• World’s third largest recorded music business, as well as third largest music publishing business
• Founded in 1958
• Annual revenue of $2.87 billion
UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP
• American based and French owned multinational music corporation
• Media conglomerate of Vivendi
• Second largest music publishing company in the world
• Annual revenue of $6.552
FLY EYE RECORDS• Founded by Calvin Harris in 2009
• Only 10 artists signed Includes - Burns - Bart B More - Calvin Harris - Dillon Francis - East & Young
- Hard Rock Sofa- Michael Woods- MYNC- Nicky Romero - Tommie Sunshine