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Awal
AWAL (an initialism of Artists Without a Label) is a British music distribution company owned by Sony Music Entertainment. The company serves as an alternative to the traditional music label deal, offering deal structures to artists and independent labels without them giving up ownership or control. In 2021, Sony Music Entertainment purchased AWAL from Kobalt Music Group for $430m. Services AWAL's main service is digital music distribution, but also includes marketing, physical distribution, data analytics, radio, and synchronization licensing. AWAL's artists keep their music and creative rights, unlike the traditional record label. In November 2018, Billboard wrote an article titled, "Can Kobalt Disrupt the Label Game With AWAL?," outlining the company's approach and how it pays out as much as 80 percent of streaming revenue to its artists. In March 2017, AWAL introduced its music analytics app designed to collect and display data from an artist's presence on Spotify and Apple ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Bacon (producer)
Kevin John Bacon (born 30 March 1959 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England) is an English musician and record producer best known for his work with Jonathan Quarmby under the moniker Bacon & Quarmby, as well as his tenure as bassist for the band the Comsat Angels. After leaving the Comsat Angels, Kevin Bacon produced for many other artists, notably Finley Quaye, Longpigs and Ziggy Marley. A native of Alfreton, Derbyshire, Bacon's introduction to the record industry came in 1978 when he helped found the Comsat Angels. The Comsats went on to release eight albums with Bacon on the Polydor, Jive and Island labels before he departed the band in 1989 to focus on record production and artist development in partnership with Quarmby. The duo worked with artists as diverse as Finley Quaye, the Pretenders, David Bowie and Ziggy Marley, who achieved both Grammy and Brit awards. Bacon was also an A&R consultant for Island Records and developed joint venture businesses with Universal Publishing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Quarmby
Jonathan Hugh Quarmby (born 20 December 1961 in Huddersfield), is an English record producer and songwriter and son of English architect Arthur Quarmby. Biography Studying architecture at Sheffield University, he soon became a part of the city's vibrant music scene, initially as a keyboard player, performing on Yazz's album ''Wanted'' and touring with local band, Floy Joy. His transition to record production came with Barclay artists Fred de Fred. Jonathan then collaborated with Axis Studio-based Comsat Angels bass player Kevin Bacon to write and produce Ephraim Lewis's album ''Skin'' for Elektra Records. This partnership (Bacon and Quarmby) went on to produce and write a diverse range of music: electro as R&S artists Manna, Britpop with The Longpigs, rock with Mew, pop with The Sugababes, classical crossover with David Garrett, UK hip hop with Plan B, and were most publicly lauded for their contribution to reggae, with Brit Award-winning Finley Quaye (''Maverick a Strike ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sony Music
Sony Music Entertainment (SME), also known as simply Sony Music, is an American multinational music company. Being owned by the parent conglomerate Sony Group Corporation, it is part of the Sony Music Group, which is owned by Sony Entertainment and managed by the American umbrella division of Sony. It was originally founded in 1929 as American Record Corporation and renamed as Columbia Recording Corporation in 1938, following its acquisition by the Columbia Broadcasting System. In 1966, the company was reorganized to become CBS Records, and Sony Corporation bought the company in 1988, renaming it under its current name in 1991. In 2004, Sony and Bertelsmann established a 50-50 joint venture known as Sony BMG, which transferred the businesses of Sony Music and Bertelsmann Music Group into one entity. However, in 2008, Sony acquired Bertelsmann's stake, and the company reverted to the Sony Music name shortly after; the buyout allowed Sony to acquire all of BMG's labels, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claudia Alende
Claudia Manfrin Alende (born 9 October 1996) is a Brazilian/American actress, and singer, the owner of Blanc Media and founder of Burger Babes. Early life Alende was born in Francisco Beltrão, Paraná, and moved to Sao Paulo when she was 20. She is daughter of doctor Claudio Alende and attorney Dolores Manfrin Alende. As a child, she was considered a "tomboy"; she had no interest in pursuing a modelling career, preferring to spend her time playing video games. Her mother's friends and even strangers would compliment Claudia's modelling potential. Career In 2014, Alende participated in the Miss Bumbum contest and finished in second place, losing to Indianara Carvalho. By 2015, she was being followed by 2.8 million people on Instagram and had made £2.1 million from high-profile social media endorsements. Alende next founded Blanc Media, an entertainment company that works with international talent currently exceeding a 50 million network on Instagram. The company involvemen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruno Major
Bruno Major (born 15 July 1988) is a British singer-songwriter and guitarist. His debut album ''A Song for Every Moon'' was released in 2017. Career On 21 January 2014, Major released the four-song EP ''Live'' on Virgin Records, where he worked with producer Ethan Johns before being released from the label. In August 2016, Major announced that he would write, record and release one song every month for a year, which resulted in the 12-song R&B album ''A Song for Every Moon'', released on 3 November 2017. In November 2017, he went on The Trio Tour in six cities in the US and Europe. In 2018, he embarked on a tour across North America, followed by a UK arena tour opening for Sam Smith, a headline tour of Europe and the UK, and a headline tour of the United States. He appeared on '' The Late Late Show'' on 22 February 2018, in his first television performance, performing his song "Easily". In June 2018, he performed at his first US festival, Bonnaroo Music Festival. In September an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bonesteel (band)
Bonesteel may refer to: * Bonesteel, South Dakota, United States *Charles H. Bonesteel III, American military commander * Charles Hartwell Bonesteel, Jr., American major general and the father of Charles H. Bonesteel III *Chesley Bonestell Chesley Knight Bonestell Jr. (January 1, 1888 – June 11, 1986) was an American painter, designer and illustrator. His paintings inspired the American space program, and they have been (and remain) influential in science fiction art and illustr ..., American painter * Georgia Bonesteel, American quilter {{Disambiguation, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banks (singer)
Jillian Rose Banks (born June 16, 1988), known mononymously as Banks (often stylized in all caps), is an American singer and songwriter. Following the release of two extended plays, ''Fall Over'' and ''London'', in 2013, Banks released her debut album, '' Goddess'', in 2014 to positive reviews from contemporary music critics. It reached number 12 on the US ''Billboard'' 200, while its most successful single, "Beggin for Thread", was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Her second studio album, ''The Altar'', was released in September 2016 to a similar positive reception, becoming her second top 20 album in the United States. Her third album, '' III'', was released in 2019. It became her most critically acclaimed release to date and peaked at number 21 on the ''Billboard'' 200, as well as number 3 on the Top Albums Sales chart. Life and career Early life and education Jillian Rose Banks was born on June 16, 1988, in Orange County, Californ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alaina Castillo
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Aly & AJ
Aly & AJ are an American pop rock duo that consists of sisters Alyson (Aly) and Amanda Joy Michalka (AJ) and signed a recording contract with Hollywood Records in 2004. Their debut album, ''Into the Rush'', debuted at number 36 on the US ''Billboard'' 200, and was later certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It has sold 839,000 copies domestically and one million copies worldwide. Their third album, ''Insomniatic'', peaked at number 15 on the ''Billboard'' 200, selling over 39,000 copies in its first week and becoming Aly & AJ's highest debut to date.Katie Hasty"T.I. Holds Off Pumpkins, Interpol To Remain No. 1" Billboard.com, July 18, 2007. In 2009, Aly & AJ renamed themselves 78violet (pronounced "seventy-eight violet") and announced their departure from Hollywood Records the following year. In 2013, the sisters released their first single in five years, " Hothouse". The duo had planned to release a full-length album in 2014, which was later l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Competition And Markets Authority
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is the competition regulator in United Kingdom. It is a non-ministerial government department in the United Kingdom, responsible for strengthening business competition and preventing and reducing anti-competitive activities. The CMA launched in shadow form on 1 October 2013 and began operating fully on 1 April 2014, when it assumed many of the functions of the previously existing Competition Commission and Office of Fair Trading, which were abolished. Formation On 15 March 2012 the UK Government's Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) announced proposals for strengthening competition in the UK by merging the Office of Fair Trading and the Competition Commission (United Kingdom), Competition Commission to create a new single Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). The formation of the CMA was enacted in Part 3 of the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013, which received royal assent on 25 April 2013. In July 2012, Dav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ella Vos
Ella Vos (born Lauren Salamone) is an American pop singer-songwriter based in Los Angeles. Career A classically trained pianist, Vos worked as a keyboardist for BØRNS before deciding to pursue a career as a singer-songwriter after the birth of her son in 2015. She first gained attention as a vocalist on the 2016 EDM track "Rolling Dice" by Just a Gent. Her first solo single, "White Noise", a song about being a new mother, was released in October 2016. ''Rolling Stone'' described it as "a seductive, gauzy, downtempo offering." ''The Boston Globe'' called her single "You Don't Know About Me" "one of the most highly charged sociopolitical songs of 2017." In 2018, she teamed with Icona Pop, VÉRITÉ, and Mija to remix "You Don't Know About Me" in support of the ACLU. Her debut album ''Words I Never Said'' was released on November 17, 2017. In 2017 she toured the US, and performed at the Bonnaroo Music Festival. In February 2018 she embarked on the North American Words I Never Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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