Record Labels

In the music industry, a record label is a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. They also manage their artists so that they are seen on the TV and heard on the radio to get their name in the media.

Artists rely on their management to look after them and their career so that they have fame or work for as long as possible. Record labels use inside publicists to point artists in the right direction so that they can have as many fans as possible, make lots of money for the label and do what most artists do best- ENTERTAIN!

What some record labels forget to advise on is to encourage positive media reports to keep supporters or fans. By doing this, it helps to market merchandise, sell-out tours and inspire and entertain audiences for as long as possible. However, the involovement of social networking, such as Facebook and Twitter directly from the artist has been a huge part of selling tickets, merchandise and gaining new audiences!

There are many record labels out there, some more popular than others, the top 5 since 2009 are;

- Sony Music Entertainment






- EMI Group






- Warner Music Group







- Universal Group