The document discusses different types of record labels. Major record labels include Sony BMG, Universal, EMI, and Warner Music Group. They have many subsidiaries that artists can sign with. Minor record labels exist alongside major labels and follow a vertical integration model. Examples include Def Jam Records and Columbia. Independent labels like Blue Horizon and Cherry Red also exist. Major labels have advantages like more money and power for artists, allowing them a larger budget and more influence. Minor labels allow artists more independence and creativity, a simpler process, and easier recognition within a genre.

1. Record Labels

2. Major record labels
• Sony BMG
• Universal
• EMI
• Warner Music Group
A subsidiary of Sony BMG is Columbia records, Epic and Syco.
Universals subsidiaries are Def Jam, Island Records and
Republic records.
Subsidiaries of EMI are Enigma Records and Gold Typhoone.
Warner music group also have subsidiaries such as Atlantic
Records, Rhino Records and Warner Bros records.

3. Minor Record Labels
• The minor record labels exist with the four
major record labels, they follow vertical
integration.
• Examples of these are
• Def Jam Records
• Columbia
• RAM Records

4. Independent Record labels
Blue Horizon
Cherry Red
Criminal Records
Factory Records
Glass Records
Major League Productions
Mute Records

5. Advantages of a Major Record Label
The advantages of having or being part of a major record
label is the money and power. As they are larger co-operations
it means that the artist will have a more
substantial budget provided to them in order to create and
produce their song and music video. Furthermore the
bigger the label the more power and influence they have
over the music industry, therefore the success of the artist
may be fast tracked compared to an artist who Is involved
with an independent record label. Moreover the bigger the
record label, the more influence they have nationally,
therefore the artist song may have a greater chance of
being recognized world wide.

6. Advantages on Minor Record label
The artist themselves have got more independency freedom, to create the
music they want to produce.
When signing to a major record label a lot of artist will find themselves as a
little fish in a big pond. Fighting for attention, a lot of major record labels
release a lot of music just to see if the artist will stick, if they don’t the artist
can find themselves fighting for attention.
By signing to a minor record label the process of making the music and the
music video is actually a lot more of a simpler straight forward process. The
business side of the minor record labels means that the company are more
likely to make more money from the sales of the record due to them being a
small business with a small amount of employee’s. Minor records label also
only specialize in one genre of music therefore it is easier for artist to be
recognized with the label they are signed to,.