Independent Label Group was an American
record label
"Big Three" music labels
A record label or record company is a brand or trademark of Sound recording and reproduction, music recordings and music videos, or the company that owns it. Sometimes, a record label is also a Music publisher, ...
owned by
Warner Music Group
Warner Music Group Corp., commonly abbreviated as WMG, is an American Multinational corporation, multinational entertainment and record label Conglomerate (company), conglomerate headquartered in New York City. It is one of the "Record label#M ...
. The company was formed in 2006 as an umbrella for various Warner auxiliary labels including
East West Records
East West Records (stylized as east''west'') is a record label formed in 1955, distributed and owned by Warner Music Group, headquartered in New York City.
History
After its creation in 1955 by Atlantic Records, the label had its first hit wit ...
,
Rykodisc
Rykodisc is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group, operating as a unit of WMG's Independent Label Group and distributed through Alternative Distribution Alliance.
History
Claiming to be the first CD-only independent record label ...
, and
Cordless Recordings. Outside the
United States
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the label was distributed by
WEA International. In 2012 it was merged into
Alternative Distribution Alliance (ADA), another WMG label. It was established by Roger Gold as a way to partner with independent music labels.
References
External links
Independent Label Group website
Record labels established in 2006
Warner Music labels
American record labels
American companies established in 2006
Virtual reality companies
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