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Record Labels

 RECORD LABELS RESEARCH

Shady Records

Shady Records is an American record label founded in 1999 by rapper Eminem. This record label is for the Hip Hop / Rap genre and they focus on upcoming and successful artists who seem to have potential in the industry. Since its formation, Shady Records has signed ten acts and is currently home to five. 

 Tough times were seen when Eminem, along with the artists were involved in very public feuds with one-time former affiliate Royce da 5"9, record label Murder Inc. and The Source magazine.

The label has also seen positive times when being part of the successful international Anger Management tours and, in 2006, released an album showcasing Eminem - The Re Up. This was also the label to be contracted for putting together the soundtrack to the Eminem-starring film 8 Mile, which had the lead single "Lose Yourself". The song went on to take the first ever 'Academy Award for Best Original Song' given to a song in the hip hop genre.

Spinnin' Records

Spinnin' Records is a dutch independent record label primarily focusing on releasing music from the EDM Genre. The label was founded in 1999 by Eelko van Kooten and Roger de Graaf and has since grown massively to support big artists in the likes of Martin Garrix, Adventure Club, Eric Prydz and many, many more.

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BMG Rights Management is an international music company focused on the management of music publishing, recording rights and music distribution. The company operates as a division of the international media conglomerate Bertelsmann, its name being the legacy of the former Bertelsmann Music Group (BMG), which was sold to Sony Music Entertainment in 2008. The company was established in 2008 as a joint venture between Bertelsmann and the global private equity firm KKR. The company's head office is in Berlin, and it operates regional offices in New York, Nashville, Los Angeles, London, Madrid,Paris, Stockholm, Hilversum, Beijing, Toronto, Sydney, and São Paulo. BMG is the youngest major international company in the music industry.

Warner/Chappell was formed in 1987 in San Antonio, Texas, when Warner Bros. Music Chairman Chuck Kaye led the company to purchase Chappell & Co. fromPolyGram. It was ranked in 2010 by Music & Copyright as the world’s third-largest music publisher with a catalog of more than one million songs and a roster of more than 65,000 songwriters. Among the songs in the company's library are "Winter Wonderland" and formerly "Happy Birthday to You" until the copyright of the song was invalidated in 2015 and put in the public domain the next year