Kemosabe Records is an American

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founded by American record producer and songwriter Dr. Luke and owned by

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. The label is based in

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History

In November 2011,

announced a partnership with American record producer and songwriter Lukasz "Dr. Luke" Gottwald to launch his record label Kemosabe Records. The label jointly signs their artists with various labels under Sony, most predominantly

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for their U.S. based artists. Gottwald was given the rights to hire his own staff, sign artists and develop talent, but he was only able to produce records for Sony artists until 2016. In April 2017, Sony distanced itself from the producer after singer

Kesha Kesha Rose Sebert (; born March 1, 1987), formerly stylized as Ke$ha, is an American singer and songwriter. In 2005, at age 18, Kesha was signed to Kemosabe Records. Her first major success came in early 2009 after she was featured on Americ ...

accused him of

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. As of April 26, 2017, the Kemosabe website is no longer accessible. On the RCA and Sony Music's Website, Kemosabe has also been removed from the "Labels" list, and the "Facts and Figures" page on

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's website.

Artists

Current

* Becky G *

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* Lil Bibby * Elliphant * R. City * Paper Route

Former

*Christian Burghardt * Juicy J *

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* G.R.L. * Bonnie McKee

Discography

– ''

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'' (November 19, 2010) *

– ''

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'' (December 4, 2012) *Kesha – '' Deconstructed'' (February 5, 2013) * Becky G – ''

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'' (July 16, 2013) *Various Artists – '' Music from and Inspired by The Smurfs 2'' (July 23, 2013) * Juicy J – '' Stay Trippy'' (August 27, 2013) * Elliphant – ''Look Like You Love It'' (April 1, 2014) * G.R.L. – '' G.R.L.'' (July 29, 2014) *Christian Burghardt – Safe Place To Land (September 9, 2014) *

– '' Complètement fou'' (September 29, 2014) *

– Purrr! (August 5, 2014) *Elliphant – ''One More'' (October 13, 2014) *

– ''Bills'' (April 21, 2015) *Yelle – '' Complètement fou (Remix)'' (July 24, 2015) * R. City – ''

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'' (October 9, 2015) *Elliphant – '' Living Life Golden'' (March 25, 2016) * Paper Route – '' Real Emotion'' (September 23, 2016) * Lil Bibby – ''FC3: The Epilogue'' (March 8, 2017) *Kesha – ''

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'' (August 11, 2017) *Juicy J – '' Rubba Band Business'' (December 8, 2017) *

– ''

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'' (March 30, 2018) *Becky G - '' Mala Santa'' (October 17, 2019) *Doja Cat – ''

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'' (November 7, 2019) *Kesha – '' High Road'' (January 31, 2020) *Doja Cat – ''

Planet Her ''Planet Her'' is the third studio album by American rapper and singer Doja Cat. It was released on June 25, 2021, by Kemosabe and RCA Records. The album, titled after a fictional planet created by Doja Cat, sees her experimenting with sounds ...

'' (June 25, 2021) *Becky G – '' Esquemas'' (May 13, 2022)

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References

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