RECORD LABEL NAME RESEARCH

RHYS NELSON

Capitol Records, is home to the London born and bread artist: Sam Smith.

All three record labels helpFund Ed Sheeran’s music career.

Jay Sean is signed to Cash Money Records, but is distributed by Republic Records which was Universal Republic.

Rita Ora’s music career appears to be solely funded by Roc Nation, who is actually owned by another artist: Jay-Z.

Three out of the four UK artists, within the R&B genre, are signed to record labels which are subsidiaries of huge conglomerates. A common reason for this, could be because small record labels cannot afford all that an artist requires. For example; Jay Sean who is signed to Cash Money Records, however Republic Records is the distributor under the conglomerate of Universal Music Group.