The document discusses record labels for four UK R&B artists: Sam Smith is signed to Capitol Records; Ed Sheeran's career is funded by three labels; Jay Sean is signed to Cash Money Records but distributed by Republic Records which is owned by Universal; and Rita Ora's career is solely funded by Roc Nation which is owned by Jay-Z. It notes that three of the four artists are signed to subsidiaries of large conglomerates, likely because smaller labels cannot afford all the support an artist requires, such as Jay Sean being signed to Cash Money but distributed by Republic under Universal.