Alternative Distribution Alliance (ADA) is a music distribution company owned by

Warner Music Group Warner Music Group Corp. (trade name, d.b.a. Warner Music Group, commonly abbreviated as WMG) is an American Multinational corporation, multinational entertainment and record label Conglomerate (company), conglomerate headquartered in New York C ...

, which represents the rights to various independent record labels. ADA provides "independent artist and label partners with access to the resources, relationships and experience required to share their creative vision with a global audience." As the independent music distribution arm of Warner Music Group, ADA Worldwide was created in 1993 as a joint-venture between WMG and Restless Records to offer a distribution system and marketing, merchandising, promotion, and music licensing services. In 2012, Warner Music Group combined Independent Label Group with ADA to create a full-service company that provides services including physical and digital global distribution, physical production, merchandise production and distribution. ADA offers account management, an in-house music licensing function, custom products and services, marketing and sponsorships, as well as

digital marketing Digital marketing is the component of marketing that uses the Internet and online based digital technologies such as desktop computers, mobile phones and other digital media and platforms to promote products and services. Its development dur ...

tools. In March 2017, ADA announced that it would distribute the catalogs of most of the labels owned by

BMG Rights Management BMG Rights Management Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung, GmbH (also known simply as BMG) is an international music company based in Berlin, Germany. It combines the activities of a Music publisher (popular music), music publisher and a rec ...

worldwide. In January 2020, Beggars Group, Domino Recording Co., and Saddle Creek left ADA and switched to Redeye Distribution, and later in November,

Entertainment One Entertainment One Ltd., trading as eOne, is an American-owned Canadian multinational entertainment company. Based in Toronto, Ontario, the company is primarily involved in the acquisition, distribution, and production of films and television s ...

followed suit and had AMPED distribute most of eOne's labels.

Independent labels

* 3CG Records *7-10 Music *Acony Records *Adrenaline Music *Africori Music Group *Air * Alligator Records *Alma Records *Altitude Records * Anzic Records *Artist First * Arhoolie Records * Avitone Records * Bad Apple *Bad Timing Records * Bar/None Records *Barrowman/Barker Productions (UK) *Beauty Marks Entertainment *

Bieler Bros. Records Bieler Bros. Records is an independent record label in Florida. History Bieler Bros. Records was formed in January 2002 by brothers Aaron and Jason Bieler. The label was aligned with MCA Records before becoming independent. Distribution Distr ...

*Blind Man Sound * Blind Pig Records * Bloodshot Records * Blix Street Records *Blisslife Records *Blistering Records * Blue Corn Music * Blue Horizon *

*Bolero Records * Born & Bred Records * Bridge 9 Records *Brash Records * Brassland *Breakbeat Science Records * Bright Antenna * Broken Bow Records * Bronze Records * Canyon Records *

Carpark Records Carpark Records is an independent record label based in Washington, D.C. History Carpark Records was established by Todd Hyman in 1999 in New York City. In 2005, the label relocated to Washington, D.C. Carpark has subsidiary labels. Acute Re ...

* Castle Music * Cavity Search Records * CDBaby (top sellers from the online store) * Cherrytree Records * Chesky Records *Chime Entertainment *

Chrysalis Records Chrysalis Records () is a British record label that was founded in 1968. The name is both a reference to the pupal stage of a butterfly and a combination of its founders' names, Chris Wright and Terry Ellis. It started as the Ellis-Wright A ...

(certain artists' reissues only; since 2017) * CMC International *

Comedy Central Records Comedy Central Records is a record label based in New York and owned by Paramount Global. The label specializes in stand-up comedy albums and is distributed by Alternative Distribution Alliance, a subsidiary of Warner Music Group. The label has r ...

* Compass Records * Courgette Records * Crunchy Frog Records *

Curb Records Curb Records (also known as Asylum-Curb and formerly known as MCG Curb) is an American record label started by Mike Curb, originally as Sidewalk Records in 1963. From 1969 to 1973, Curb merged with MGM Records where Curb served as President of M ...

* Daft Life * David Lynch Music Company *DaySpring Records *Deko Entertainment *Dogtree Records * Downtown Records (select releases) * Dcide Records * Decaydance Records * Dim Mak Records *DimeRock Records *

Discotek Media Discotek Media is an American entertainment company based in Altamonte Springs, Florida, focused on distribution and licensing Japanese anime, films, and television series. Formed in 2005, Discotek primarily focuses on licensing retro titles f ...

* Dualtone Records * Echo Records * el Music Group *

Enigma Records Enigma Records (also known as Enigma Entertainment Corporation) was a popular rock and alternative American record label in the 1980s. History Enigma Records launched as a division of Greenworld Distribution, an independent music importer/d ...

(only select titles absorbed into Restless Records) *Everfine Records * Eyeball Records * Ferret Music *Funzalo Records * Good Fight * GWR Records *

Half Note Records Half Note Records is a jazz record label founded by the Blue Note Jazz Club in 1998. Although it began releasing live recordings from the club, the label expanded to produce studio albums. Half Note has received critical acclaim for many of its ...

* Herb Alpert Presents * High Note Records * Hellcat Records *I and Ear Records * Imagen Records * Inside Recordings * InVogue Records * I Scream Records * JEMP Records * LAB Records * Lakeshore Records (physical) *

Lex Records Lex Records is a British independent record label based in Camden, London, England. Style Lex has a varied musical output. Most releases are alternative hip hop, alternative rock or electronic. The label works with a small group of artists. ...

* Macklemore LLC *Marshall Records *Masquerade Recordings *Mayhem Records * Manifesto Records * Misfits Records * Metropolis Records * Minty Fresh Records *Music Branding * Mute Records * Myrrh Records *

Napalm Records Napalm Records is an Austrian independent record label focused on heavy metal and hard rock. Originally, Napalm focused on black metal bands, such as Abigor and Summoning, and folk metal bands, such as Falkenbach and Vintersorg. The label l ...

Nervous Records Nervous Records is a UK rockabilly music independent record label. It was formed in 1979 by Roy Williams, a DJ on the UK rock'n'roll scene. Nervous Records is credited by many as the leading record label behind the emergence of the British neo- ...

* Nettwerk *New High Recordings *

Nitro Records Nitro Records was an American independent record label, founded in 1994 and operated by The Offspring's Dexter Holland and Greg K. Nitro is famous for being an incubator for punk rock artists who have subsequently become successful, most notabl ...

* Nixa Records * Nuclear Blast *Nudgie Records *Onyxx Records * Omnivore Recordings * Partisan Records * Producer Entertainment Group * Play Tyme Records *PRT Records * Pure Noise Records * Polyvinyl Record Company * Popsicle Records * Projekt Records * Psychopathic Records *Punahele Records * Pye Records * Restless Records * Rhymesayers Entertainment * Rise Records * Rock Ridge Music *RT Industries * Run For Cover Records * Sanctuary Records *

Select Records Select Records is an American record label. Among its most popular acts were the Real Roxanne, Chubb Rock, AMG, The Jerky Boys, Kid 'n Play, UTFO, Whistle, and Gary Private. From 1990 to 1995, it had a distribution deal with Elektra Reco ...

* StandBy Records * SideOneDummy Records *Skeleton Crew *Slugfest Records * Small Stone Records * Stony Plain Records *

Strictly Rhythm Records Strictly Rhythm is an American house music record label. History Strictly Rhythm relaunched in 2007 after a five-year break, following a venture with Warner Music. The label made a number of its recordings available for digital download and sign ...

* Sub Pop Records * Sumerian Records * Surfdog Records * Take This To Heart Records * Tender Loving Empire * Tommy Boy Entertainment * Thirsty Ear Recordings * TML Entertainment * Troubleman Unlimited *

The Control Group The Control Group is an independent record label, founded by Nabil Ayers in Seattle, Washington in 2002. Notable artists who have released albums on The Control Group include El Perro del Mar, Lykke Li, Cate Le Bon, Alice Boman and Wildb ...

* The Throwdowns * Thrill Jockey Records *Tomorrow Records *Tortur3 Entertainment * Touch & Go Records * Ubiquity Records * Unidisc Music *Upstream Records * V2 Records * We Put Out Records * Wichita Records (select releases) * Williams Street Records * WaterTower Music * Word Records * Warcon Enterprises *You Entertainment

References

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