Unsub Records (originally titled Metamorphosis Music) is an American

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owned by

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and founded in 2014 by singer

Katy Perry Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson (born October 25, 1984), known professionally as Katy Perry, is an American singer, songwriter, and television personality. Known for her influence on modern pop music and her Camp (style), campy style, she has been ...

History

Perry first announced plans to launch her own label in June 2012. She spoke to ''

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'' about how the label will be managed: "When this record label does come to fruition, I'm going to try and avoid the things that take away any fighting chance for an artist to have financial success. As people are coming to me with opportunities, I'm thinking, 'How would I want to be treated?'" On June 17, 2014, Perry announced via

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that she had launched Metamorphosis Music as a subsidiary of

Capitol Records Capitol Records, LLC (known legally as Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) is an American record label distributed by Universal Music Group through its Capitol Music Group imprint. It was founded as the first West Coast-based record label of note ...

, along with signing the singer-songwriter

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. The label's logo was revealed later that day. In 2016, the label's name was changed to Unsub Records. In July 2017, Perry signed

Cyn Cynthia "Cyn" Nabozny (born May 13, 1993) is an American singer and songwriter. Personal life Cyn was born on May 13, 1993 in Michigan. She has described her parents' divorce, which occurred when she was a toddler, as "a big driver of her lov ...

, who was introduced to Perry through

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after Cyn met him at one of the dates of Perry's

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. In May 2021, Perry signed

Michael J. Woodard Michael Jordan Woodard (born October 6, 1997) is an American singer and voice actor. He made it to the top 5 on season 16 of ''American Idol'' before being eliminated. He is the voice of Arlo in the Netflix film ''Arlo the Alligator Boy'' and th ...

, a former contestant from season 16 of ''

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''.

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