Love Renaissance (LVRN) is an American

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and management company founded by Carlon Ramong, Justice Baiden, Junia Abaidoo, Sean Famoso McNichol and Tunde Balogun, and based in

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. The label is currently distributed through

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, a unit of

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. The label currently houses artists

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Summer Walker Summer Marjani Walker (born April 11, 1996) is an American R&B singer. In 2017, she signed to Love Renaissance and Interscope Records. The following year, she released the mixtape '' Last Day of Summer,'' which spawned the single " Girls Need ...

BRS Kash Kenneth Duncan Jr. (born May 15, 1993), better known as BRS Kash, is an American rapper from Atlanta, Georgia. He is signed to Love Renaissance (LVRN) and Interscope Records. Early life Kash grew up in Atlanta listening to hip hop artists like ...

, Alex Vaughn, Eli Derby, and North Ave Jax. LVRN manages artists

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, Westside Boogie,

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, and

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History

Love Renaissance (LVRN) was founded in 2012 by rival party promoters Carlon Ramong, Justice Baiden, Junia Abaidoo, Sean Famoso McNichol, and Tunde Balogun while students at

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. The agency specializes in talent management, creative direction, and production, as well as marketing and strategic partnerships. The first artist under the label was a singer-songwriter,

Raury Raury Deshawn Tullis (born June 10, 1996) is an American singer-songwriter and rapper from Atlanta, Georgia. He is known for his eclectic sound mixing soul, hip hop and folk. He was born and raised in Stone Mountain, Georgia. He was also a member ...

. In 2016, they added two more artists,

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and

, to their roster. On July 14, 2017, the label signed a distribution deal with

, and launched a creative space studio in Atlanta called LVRN Studios. Sean Famoso said "This launch is another example of the power and influence of Atlanta's youth in the industry and culture. This studio and creative space belongs to the rest of the city as much as it does us. We want to make sure this place serves as a reminder nobody should have to travel across the country to Los Angeles or New York to get started on their dream." Tunde Balogun spoke with ''

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'' saying "What we're doing isn't a flash in the pan - it's about developing artists for the long run, that's Interscope's goal as well. That's why this works." On January 8, 2018, Raury left the label to become an independent artist. In 2019 and 2020, the label signed artists

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, Kitty Ca$h,

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, Eli Derby, Young Rog, and

. The latter's signing was pushed by his hit single, "

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". On November 16, 2020, the label released their first compilation album titled ''Home for the Holidays'', featuring the LVRN roster. In February 2021, the label entered into a publishing partnership with Warner Chappell, including the new signing of GMK, and Genio Bambino. On April 27, 2021, LVRN announced the management signing of R&B duo

. On May 5, LVRN released a hip hop cypher with

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, introducing Cleveland rapper NoonieVsEverybody to the label.

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Current artists

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Former artists

Discography

Studio albums

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Extended plays

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References

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