117-629: Vertigo Records is a British record company . It was a subsidiary of the Philips/Phonogram record label, launched in 1969 to specialise in progressive rock and other non-mainstream musical styles. Today, it is operated by Universal Music Germany , and the UK catalogue was folded into Mercury Records , which was absorbed in 2013 by Virgin EMI Records , which returned to the EMI Records name in June 2020. Vertigo
234-538: A "record group" which is, in turn, controlled by a music group. The constituent companies in a music group or record group are sometimes marketed as being "divisions" of the group. From 1929 to 1998, there were six major record labels, known as the Big Six: PolyGram was merged into Universal Music Group (UMG) in 1999, leaving the remaining record labels to be known as the Big Five. In 2004, Sony and BMG agreed to
351-405: A 50% profit-share agreement, aka 50–50 deal, not uncommon. In addition, independent labels are often artist-owned (although not always), with a stated intent often being to control the quality of the artist's output. Independent labels usually do not enjoy the resources available to the "big three" and as such will often lag behind them in market shares. However, frequently independent artists manage
468-474: A Dream " for the 2014 dark fantasy film Maleficent . Following the completion of Paradise , Del Rey began writing and recording her follow-up album, Ultraviolence , featuring production by Dan Auerbach . Ultraviolence was released on June 13, 2014, and debuted at number one in 12 countries, including the United States and United Kingdom. The album, which sold 880,000 copies worldwide in its first week,
585-558: A US Senate committee, that the Byrds never received any of the royalties they had been promised for their biggest hits, " Mr. Tambourine Man " and " Turn! Turn!, Turn! ". A contract either provides for the artist to deliver completed recordings to the label, or for the label to undertake the recording with the artist. For artists without a recording history, the label is often involved in selecting producers, recording studios , additional musicians, and songs to be recorded, and may supervise
702-449: A Woman " on October 16, 2020, and the title track on January 11, 2021. Music videos were released for both songs as well as "White Dress". Her eighth studio album, Blue Banisters , was released on October 22, 2021. It was preceded by the simultaneous release of three songs on May 20, 2021: the title track, "Text Book", and "Wildflower Wildfire", as well as the release of the single " Arcadia " on September 8, 2021. A music video
819-470: A bigger company. If this is the case it can sometimes give the artist greater freedom than if they were signed directly to the big label. There are many examples of this kind of label, such as Nothing Records , owned by Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails ; and Morning Records, owned by the Cooper Temple Clause , who were releasing EPs for years before the company was bought by RCA . If an artist and
936-600: A black and white spiral label, which was replaced with Roger Dean 's spaceship design in 1973. Vertigo later became the European home to various hard rock bands signed to Mercury in North America, such as Bon Jovi , Rush and Kiss . Vertigo is a division of Republic Records in the United States and operates as EMI Records in the UK, which in turn is a frontline music group operation of Universal Music UK. Island Records manages Vertigo's North American back catalogue that
1053-623: A collaboration with Ariana Grande and Miley Cyrus titled " Don't Call Me Angel ", the lead single of the soundtrack for the 2019 film Charlie's Angels . The song was moderately successful internationally and was later certified Gold in several countries. In November, Del Rey appeared in the Amazon Prime special The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show , alongside guests such as Camila Cabello , James Corden , and Troye Sivan . In an interview for L'Officiel ' s first American edition in early 2018, when asked about her interest in making
1170-773: A collaboration with American rapper Quavo , was released on July 3, 2024. On November 25, 2024, Del Rey announced her UK and Ireland Tour 2025 which will begin on June 23, 2025, and ends on July 3, 2025, in which she will be performing in Cardiff's Principality Stadium , Glasgow's Hampden Park , Liverpool's Anfield Stadium , Dublin's Aviva Stadium and finally London's Wembley Stadium . Del Rey has been labeled an " alt-pop " or alternative pop artist. Her works have been variously categorized as pop , rock , dream pop , baroque pop , indie pop , psychedelic rock , while incorporating trip hop , hip hop , lo-fi , and trap elements. Upon her debut release, Del Rey's music
1287-554: A community around me, the way they used to do in the '60s. —Del Rey explaining why she went into the music industry. At her first public performance in 2006 for the Williamsburg Live Songwriting Competition, Del Rey met Van Wilson, an A&R representative for 5 Points Records, an independent label owned by David Nichtern . In 2007, while a senior at Fordham, she submitted a demo tape of acoustic tracks, No Kung Fu , to 5 Points, which offered her
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#17328631966821404-408: A conventional cash advance to sign the artist, who would receive a royalty for sales after expenses were recouped. With the release of the artist's first album, however, the label has an option to pay an additional $ 200,000 in exchange for 30 percent of the net income from all touring, merchandise, endorsements, and fan-club fees. Atlantic would also have the right to approve the act's tour schedule, and
1521-427: A day after he got my demo. He is known as a producer with a lot of integrity and who had an interest in making music that wasn't just pop." Meanwhile, Del Rey was doing community outreach work for homeless individuals and drug addicts; she had become interested in community service work in college, when she "took a road trip across the country to paint and rebuild houses on a Native American reservation". Of choosing
1638-598: A deal with a proper label. In 2002, ArtistShare was founded as the Internet's first record label where the releases were directly funded by the artist's fans. Lana Del Rey Elizabeth Woolridge Grant (born June 21, 1985), known professionally as Lana Del Rey , is an American singer and songwriter. Her music is noted for its cinematic quality and exploration of tragic romance, glamour , and melancholia , with frequent references to pop culture and 1950s–1970s Americana . Her vintage Hollywood glamour aesthetic
1755-525: A different song to radio; on July 2, 2013, a Cedric Gervais remix of Del Rey's "Summertime Sadness" was sent to radio; a sleeper hit, the song proved to be a commercial success, surpassing "Young and Beautiful", reaching number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and becoming her first American top ten hit. The remix won the Grammy Award for Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical in 2013, while "Young and Beautiful"
1872-580: A documentary about Liverpool F.C. , The End of the Storm , where she performed the club's anthem, " You'll Never Walk Alone ". Del Rey also released the cover as a limited-edition single, with all profits going to the LFC foundation. Del Rey is known to be a fan of the club, and has attended matches at Anfield . In December 2020, it was reported that she was engaged to musician Clayton Johnson. On March 19, 2021, Del Rey released her seventh studio album, Chemtrails over
1989-504: A duet with her then-boyfriend, Barrie-James O'Neill , of Lee Hazlewood and Nancy Sinatra 's " Summer Wine ". In May 2013, Del Rey released an original song, " Young and Beautiful " for the soundtrack of the 2013 film adaptation of The Great Gatsby . Following the song's release, it peaked at 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 . However, shortly after its release to contemporary hit radio, the label prematurely pulled it and decided to send
2106-511: A few months ago because it was my favorite. To be honest, it wasn't going to be the single but people have really responded to it." The song earned her a Q award for "Next Big Thing" in October 2011 and an Ivor Novello for "Best Contemporary Song" in 2012. In the same month, she signed a joint deal with Interscope Records and Polydor to release her second studio album Born to Die . She started dating Scottish singer Barrie-James O'Neill in
2223-503: A film, Del Rey responded she had been approached to write a Broadway musical and had recently begun work on it. When asked how long it would be until completion of the work, she replied, "I may finish in two or three years." She also announced she would be contributing to the soundtrack of a new adaptation of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland . After announcing a spoken word album in 2019, Del Rey released Violet Bent Backwards over
2340-470: A guitar-based sound akin to psychedelic and desert rock . Kenneth Partridge of Billboard noted this shift in style, writing: "She sings about drugs, cars, money, and the bad boys she's always falling for, and while there remains a sepia-toned mid-century flavor to many of these songs, [Del Rey] is no longer fronting like a thugged-out Bette Davis ." Upon the release of Honeymoon , one reviewer characterized Del Rey's body of work as being "about music as
2457-553: A joint venture and merged their recorded music division to create the Sony BMG label (which would be renamed Sony Music Entertainment after a 2008 merger); BMG kept its music publishing division separate from Sony BMG and later sold BMG Music Publishing to UMG. In 2007, the remaining record labels—then known as the Big Four—controlled about 70% of the world music market , and about 80% of the United States music market. In 2012,
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#17328631966822574-471: A label want to work together, whether an artist has contacted a label directly, usually by sending their team a demo, or the Artists & Repertoire team of the label has scouted the artist and reached out directly, they will usually enter in to a contractual relationship. A label typically enters into an exclusive recording contract with an artist to market the artist's recordings in return for royalties on
2691-462: A large international media group , or somewhere in between. The Association of Independent Music (AIM) defines a 'major' as "a multinational company which (together with the companies in its group) has more than 5% of the world market(s) for the sale of records or music videos." As of 2012 , there are only three labels that can be referred to as "major labels": Universal Music Group , Sony Music , and Warner Music Group . In 2014, AIM estimated that
2808-516: A long time, and I think that [ SNL creator] Lorne Michaels knows that ... it's not a fluke decision." Born to Die was released worldwide on January 31, 2012, to commercial success, charting at number one in 11 countries and debuting at number two on the US Billboard 200 album chart, although critics at the time were divided. The same week, she announced she had bought back the rights to her 2010 debut album and had plans to re-release it in
2925-619: A music video for the song " Freak " from Honeymoon at the Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles. Later that year, Del Rey collaborated with the Weeknd for his album Starboy (2016), providing backing vocals on " Party Monster " and lead vocals on "Stargirl Interlude". "Party Monster", which Del Rey also co-wrote, was released as a single and subsequently reached the Top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 and
3042-482: A promotional short film for the vehicle. Adrian Hallmark, Jaguar's global brand director, explained the company's choice, saying Del Rey had "a unique blend of authenticity and modernity". In late September 2012, a music video for Del Rey's cover of " Blue Velvet " was released as a promotional single for the H&;M 2012 autumn campaign, which Del Rey also modeled for in print advertising. On September 25, Del Rey released
3159-455: A recording contract for $ 10,000. She used the money to relocate to Manhattan Mobile Home Park, a trailer park in North Bergen, New Jersey , and began working with producer David Kahne . Nichtern recalled: "Our plan was to get it all organized and have a record to go and she'd be touring right after she graduated from college. Like a lot of artists, she morphed. When she first came to us, she
3276-605: A return by recording for a much smaller production cost of a typical big label release. Sometimes they are able to recoup their initial advance even with much lower sales numbers. On occasion, established artists, once their record contract has finished, move to an independent label. This often gives the combined advantage of name recognition and more control over one's music along with a larger portion of royalty profits. Artists such as Dolly Parton , Aimee Mann , Prince , Public Enemy , among others, have done this. Historically, companies started in this manner have been re-absorbed into
3393-490: A series of videos to her Instagram revealing her car was burgled "a few months" prior, and her backpack—containing a laptop, hard drives, and three camcorders—was stolen, giving thieves access to unfinished songs, a 200-page manuscript of her upcoming poetry book Behind the Iron Gates - Insights from an Institution , and two years' worth of family video footage. Del Rey erased the stolen laptop's contents remotely, which contained
3510-474: A short film, Poolside , which she made with several friends. In 2011, Del Rey uploaded self-made music videos for her songs " Video Games " and " Blue Jeans " to YouTube, featuring vintage footage interspersed with shots of her singing on her webcam. The "Video Games" music video became a viral internet sensation, which led to Del Rey being signed by Stranger Records to release the song as her debut single. She told The Observer : "I just put that song online
3627-654: A single, having previously written and recorded it in November 2013, planning to include it in Ultraviolence , before cutting it. Parts of the song were leaked on August 15, 2016, and released on Spotify by others impersonating Del Rey. On May 26, 2023, Taylor Swift released a remix of "Snow on the Beach", featuring "more" Lana Del Rey, along with the Til Dawn edition of her album Midnights , due to demand from fans wanting Del Rey to have
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3744-527: A stage name for her feature debut album, she said: "I wanted a name I could shape the music towards. I was going to Miami quite a lot at the time, speaking a lot of Spanish with my friends from Cuba—Lana Del Rey reminded us of the glamour of the seaside. It sounded gorgeous coming off the tip of the tongue." The name was also inspired by actress Lana Turner and the Ford Del Rey sedan, produced and sold in Brazil in
3861-501: A standalone release, as well as Born to Die: The Paradise Edition , which combined Del Rey's previous album with the additional eight tracks on Paradise . Paradise marked Del Rey's second top 10 album in the United States, debuting at number 10 on the Billboard 200 with 67,000 copies sold in its first week. It was also later nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards . Del Rey received several nominations at
3978-450: A time warp, with her languorous croons over molasses-like arrangements meant to make clock hands seem to move so slowly that it feels possible, at times, they might go backwards". Prior to coming to prominence under the stage name Lana Del Rey, she performed under the names Lizzy Grant, Lana Rey Del Mar, Sparkle Jump Rope Queen, and May Jailer. Under the stage name Lizzy Grant, she referred to her music as " Hawaiian glam metal ", while
4095-574: A verse in the song, when in the original she only had backing vocals. On July 20, 2023, Del Rey was spotted pouring coffee and chatting with customers at a Waffle House in Florence, Alabama , in full employee uniform complete with her own "Lana" name tag. In 2023, Del Rey embarked on a tour in support of Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd . On October 20, 2023, Del Rey featured in Holly Macve's single "Suburban House". Macve shared that
4212-429: A younger brother, Charlie Grant. She was raised Catholic and is of Scottish descent. When she was one year old, the family moved to Lake Placid, New York . In Lake Placid, her father worked for a furniture company before becoming an entrepreneurial domain investor; her mother worked as a schoolteacher. There, she attended St. Agnes School in her elementary years and began singing in her church choir, where she
4329-544: Is a brand or trademark of music recordings and music videos , or the company that owns it. Sometimes, a record label is also a publishing company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture , distribution , marketing, promotion, and enforcement of copyright for sound recordings and music videos, while also conducting talent scouting and development of new artists , artist financing and maintaining contracts with recording artists and their managers. The term "record label" derives from
4446-454: Is often marketed as a "unit" or "division" of the parent label, though in most cases, they operate as pseudonym for it and do not exist as a distinct business operation or separate business structure (although trademarks are sometimes registered). A record label may give a musical act an imprint as part of their branding, while other imprints serve to house other activities, such as side ventures of that label. Music collectors often use
4563-684: Is owned by Sony Group Corporation ). Record labels and music publishers that are not under the control of the big three are generally considered to be independent ( indie ), even if they are large corporations with complex structures. The term indie label is sometimes used to refer to only those independent labels that adhere to independent criteria of corporate structure and size, and some consider an indie label to be almost any label that releases non-mainstream music, regardless of its corporate structure. Independent labels are often considered more artist-friendly. Though they may have less sales power, indie labels typically offer larger artist royalty with
4680-477: Is showcased in her music videos. She is the recipient of various accolades , including an MTV Video Music Award , three MTV Europe Music Awards , two Brit Awards , two Billboard Women in Music awards and a Satellite Award , in addition to nominations for eleven Grammy Awards and a Golden Globe Award . Variety honored her at their Hitmakers Awards for being "one of the most influential singer-songwriters of
4797-458: Is the best-reviewed album of Del Rey's career to date. NME awarded the album five out of five stars. In his review for Rolling Stone , Rob Sheffield wrote "the long-awaited Norman Fucking Rockwell is even more massive and majestic than everyone hoped it would be. Lana turns her fifth and finest album into a tour of sordid American dreams, going deep cover in all our nation's most twisted fantasies of glamour and danger," and ultimately deemed
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4914-596: The Billboard 200 well into 2012, lingering at number 76, after 36 weeks on the chart. As of February 3, 2024, Born to Die has spent 520 weeks (10 years) on the Billboard 200 , making Del Rey the second woman to reach this milestone, previously achieved only by Adele . In September 2012, Del Rey unveiled the F-Type for Jaguar at the Paris Motor Show and later recorded the song "Burning Desire", which appeared in
5031-555: The 2012 MTV Europe Music Awards in November and won the award for Best Alternative performer. At the Brit Awards in February 2013, she won the award for International Female Solo Artist, followed by two Echo Award wins, in the categories of Best International Newcomer and Best International Pop/Rock Artist. Over the next several months, she released videos of two cover songs: one of Leonard Cohen 's " Chelsea Hotel#2 ", followed by
5148-611: The Hollywood Walk of Fame and subsequently released a cover of " Season of the Witch " for his film, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark . On the same day, Del Rey released the non-album single " Looking for America ", which she spontaneously wrote and recorded earlier that week in response to back-to-back mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton . Her sixth studio album, Norman Fucking Rockwell! ,
5265-459: The free software and open source movements and the success of Linux . In the mid-2000s, some music publishing companies began undertaking the work traditionally done by labels. The publisher Sony/ATV Music, for example, leveraged its connections within the Sony family to produce, record, distribute, and promote Elliott Yamin 's debut album under a dormant Sony-owned imprint , rather than waiting for
5382-505: The "parent" of any sublabels. Vanity labels are labels that bear an imprint that gives the impression of an artist's ownership or control, but in fact represent a standard artist/label relationship. In such an arrangement, the artist will control nothing more than the usage of the name on the label, but may enjoy a greater say in the packaging of their work. An example of such a label is the Neutron label owned by ABC while at Phonogram Inc. in
5499-587: The 1980s. Initially she used the alternate spelling Lana Del Ray , the name under which her self-titled debut album was released in January 2010. Her father helped with the marketing of the album, which was available for purchase on iTunes for a brief period before being withdrawn in April 2010. Kahne and Nichtern both said that Del Rey bought the rights back from 5 Points, as she wanted it out of circulation to "stifle future opportunities to distribute it—an echo of rumors
5616-454: The 21st century". In 2023, Rolling Stone placed Del Rey on their list of the "200 Greatest Singers of All Time", while their sister publication Rolling Stone UK named her as "The Greatest American Songwriter of the 21st century". Raised in upstate New York, Del Rey moved to New York City in 2005 to pursue a music career. After numerous projects, including her self-titled debut studio album (2010), Del Rey's breakthrough came in 2011 with
5733-455: The Country Club and Blue Banisters , followed in 2021 and explored Americana . Del Rey collaborated with Taylor Swift on " Snow on the Beach ", from Swift's tenth studio album Midnights (2022); it debuted at number four on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 , marking Del Rey's highest peak on the chart. Del Rey's ninth studio album, Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd ,
5850-403: The Country Club , to critical acclaim. Announced in 2019, the album was originally slated for release in 2020 under the title White Hot Forever but was postponed in November 2020 due to a delay in vinyl manufacturing. Like Norman Fucking Rockwell! , Chemtrails over the Country Club was mostly produced by Del Rey alongside Jack Antonoff. It was preceded by the singles " Let Me Love You like
5967-504: The End , was also recorded under Del Rey's stage name at the time, May Jailer. Between 2005 and 2006, she recorded an acoustic album, Sirens , under the May Jailer project, which leaked on the internet in mid-2012. I wanted to be part of a high-class scene of musicians. It was half-inspired because I didn't have many friends, and I was hoping that I would meet people and fall in love and start
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#17328631966826084-673: The Grass and its corresponding spoken word album in 2020. The physical book was released on September 29 and the Jack Antonoff-produced audiobook on July 28. The spoken word poem " LA Who Am I to Love You " was released as the lead single the day before the album's release. In May 2020, Del Rey announced a second book, Behind the Iron Gates – Insights from the Institution , which was originally planned to be released in March 2021; her progress on
6201-712: The Madness , released on August 28, 2015. In November 2015, Del Rey executive produced a short film Hi, How Are You Daniel Johnston , documenting the life of singer-songwriter Daniel Johnston . For the film, she covered Johnston's song "Some Things Last a Long Time". In November 2015, Del Rey received the Trailblazer Award at the Billboard Women in Music ceremony and won the MTV Europe Music Award for Best Alternative. On February 9, 2016, Del Rey premiered
6318-529: The U.S. Billboard 200 . Her fourth and fifth albums, Honeymoon (2015) and Lust for Life (2017), saw a return to the stylistic traditions of her earlier releases, while her critically acclaimed sixth album, Norman Fucking Rockwell! (2019) explored soft rock , was nominated for Album of the Year at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards , and was also named one of the " 500 Greatest Albums of All Time " by Rolling Stone . Her next studio albums, Chemtrails over
6435-456: The UK. At one point artist Lizzie Tear (under contract with ABC themselves) appeared on the imprint, but it was devoted almost entirely to ABC's offerings and is still used for their re-releases (though Phonogram owns the masters of all the work issued on the label). However, not all labels dedicated to particular artists are completely superficial in origin. Many artists, early in their careers, create their own labels which are later bought out by
6552-624: The US and Canada), Razorlight , Rush (Europe) and Dire Straits (except the US). More recent signings include The Rapture , The Killers (UK/Ireland), One Night Only , Amy Macdonald , Noisettes and Thee Unstrung between 2004 and 2005 and Kassidy in 2009. Black Sabbath returned to the label in 2013 (including the US and Canada for the first time via sister label Republic ) until their dissolution in 2017 although former sister label Sanctuary Records Group acquired international rights to their back catalogue in
6669-546: The United States would typically bear a 4th & B'way logo and would state in the fine print, "4th & B'way™, an Island Records, Inc. company". Collectors discussing labels as brands would say that 4th & B'way is a sublabel or imprint of just "Island" or "Island Records". Similarly, collectors who choose to treat corporations and trademarks as equivalent might say 4th & B'way is an imprint and/or sublabel of both Island Records, Ltd. and that company's sublabel, Island Records, Inc. However, such definitions are complicated by
6786-487: The action comedy Charlie's Angels (2019). Del Rey published the poetry and photography collection Violet Bent Backwards over the Grass (2020). Elizabeth Grant was born on June 21, 1985, in Manhattan , New York City, to Robert England Grant Jr., a copywriter at Grey Group , and Patricia Ann "Pat" Grant (née Hill), an account executive at the same organization. She has a younger sister, Caroline "Chuck" Grant, and
6903-550: The action was part of a calculated strategy". Del Rey met her managers, Ben Mawson and Ed Millett, three months after Lana Del Ray was released, and they helped her get out of her contract with 5 Points Records, where, in her opinion, "nothing was happening". Shortly after, she moved to London, and moved in with Mawson "for a few years". On September 1, 2010, Del Rey was featured by Mando Diao in its MTV Unplugged concert at Union Film-Studios in Berlin. The same year, she acted in
7020-407: The album a "pop classic". The album was nominated for two Grammy Awards , Album of the Year and Song of the Year , for its title track . Norman Fucking Rockwell! marked the first time Del Rey worked with Jack Antonoff , who co-wrote and produced much of the album; Antonoff later worked with Del Rey on her following studio album and spoken word album. In September, Del Rey was featured on
7137-407: The album will sell better if the artist complies with the label's desired requests or changes. At times, the record label's decisions are prudent ones from a commercial perspective, but these decisions may frustrate artists who feel that their art is being diminished or misrepresented by such actions. In other instances, record labels have shelved artists' albums with no intention of any promotion for
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#17328631966827254-458: The album, Del Rey previewed the track " Honeymoon ", the single " High by the Beach ", and the promotional single " Terrence Loves You ". Prior to the release of Honeymoon , Del Rey embarked on The Endless Summer Tour in May 2015, which featured Courtney Love and Grimes as opening acts. Additionally, Del Rey co-wrote and provided vocals on the track " Prisoner " from the Weeknd 's Beauty Behind
7371-411: The artist from their contract, leaving the artist in a state of limbo. Artists who have had disputes with their labels over ownership and control of their music have included Taylor Swift , Tinashe , Megan Thee Stallion , Kelly Clarkson , Thirty Seconds to Mars , Clipse , Ciara , JoJo , Michelle Branch , Kesha , Kanye West , Lupe Fiasco , Paul McCartney , and Johnny Cash . In
7488-415: The artist in question. Reasons for shelving can include the label deciding to focus its resources on other artists on its roster, or the label undergoing a restructure where the person that signed the artist and supports the artist's vision is no longer present to advocate for the artist. In extreme cases, record labels can prevent the release of an artist's music for years, while also declining to release
7605-425: The artist is established and has a loyal fan base. For that reason, labels now have to be more relaxed with the development of artists because longevity is the key to these types of pact. Several artists such as Paramore , Maino , and even Madonna have signed such types of deals. A look at an actual 360 deal offered by Atlantic Records to an artist shows a variation of the structure. Atlantic's document offers
7722-484: The artists may be downloaded free of charge or for a fee that is paid via PayPal or other online payment system. Some of these labels also offer hard copy CDs in addition to direct download. Digital Labels are the latest version of a 'net' label. Whereas 'net' labels were started as a free site, digital labels represent more competition for the major record labels. The new century brought the phenomenon of open-source or open-content record labels. These are inspired by
7839-492: The band asking for "100% of the song's royalties". Del Rey announced that summer while performing at Lollapalooza in Brazil the lawsuit was "over". Throughout 2018, Del Rey appeared as a guest vocalist on several tracks by other musicians, including "Living with Myself" by Jonathan Wilson for Rare Birds (2018), " God Save Our Young Blood " and "Blue Madonna" by Børns for Blue Madonna (2018), and "Woman" by Cat Power for Wanderer (2018). In November 2019, Del Rey
7956-511: The book was lost when the manuscript was stolen from her car in 2022. In September 2020, Del Rey was featured on a remix of Matt Maeson 's 2019 song " Hallucinogenics ". The duo had previously performed the song together live in 2019. In November 2020, Del Rey announced that she would release a digital record composed of "American standards and classics" on Christmas Day, though it has yet to be released. The record features several songs recorded with Nikki Lane . The same month, she contributed to
8073-421: The chart. On December 7, 2022, Del Rey released " Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd " as the lead single from her ninth studio album of the same name . In January 2023, Del Rey was photographed by Nadia Lee Cohen and interviewed by Billie Eilish for the cover Interview 's March issue. In the interview, Del Rey revealed that the album would explore her innermost thoughts and that some of
8190-650: The circular label in the center of a vinyl record which prominently displays the manufacturer's name, along with other information. Within the mainstream music industry , recording artists have traditionally been reliant upon record labels to broaden their consumer base, market their albums, and promote their singles on streaming services, radio, and television. Record labels also provide publicists , who assist performers in gaining positive media coverage, and arrange for their merchandise to be available via stores and other media outlets. Record labels may be small, localized and " independent " ("indie"), or they may be part of
8307-750: The city under various names such as "Sparkle Jump Rope Queen" and "Lizzy Grant and the Phenomena". "I was always singing, but didn't plan on pursuing it seriously", she said: When I got to New York City when I was eighteen, I started playing in clubs in Brooklyn—I have good friends and devoted fans on the underground scene, but we were playing for each other at that point—and that was it. In fall 2004, at age 19, Grant enrolled at Fordham University in The Bronx , New York City, where she majored in philosophy , with an emphasis on metaphysics . She has said she chose to study
8424-403: The company. Some independent labels become successful enough that major record companies negotiate contracts to either distribute music for the label or in some cases, purchase the label completely, to the point where it functions as an imprint or sublabel. A label used as a trademark or brand and not a company is called an imprint , a term used for a similar concept in publishing . An imprint
8541-400: The corporate mergers that occurred in 1989 (when Island was sold to PolyGram) and 1998 (when PolyGram merged with Universal). PolyGram held sublabels including Mercury, Island and Motown. Island remained registered as corporations in both the United States and UK , but control of its brands changed hands multiple times as new companies were formed, diminishing the corporation's distinction as
8658-416: The early days of the recording industry, recording labels were absolutely necessary for the success of any artist. The first goal of any new artist or band was to get signed to a contract as soon as possible. In the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s, many artists were so desperate to sign a contract with a record company that they sometimes ended up signing agreements in which they sold the rights to their recordings to
8775-512: The end of their contract with EMI when their album In Rainbows was released as a " pay what you want " sales model as an online download, but they also returned to a label for a conventional release. Research shows that record labels still control most access to distribution. Computers and internet technology led to an increase in file sharing and direct-to-fan digital distribution, causing music sales to plummet in recent years. Labels and organizations have had to change their strategies and
8892-685: The first time she has featured other artists on her own release. The album received generally favorable reviews and became Del Rey's third number-one album in the United Kingdom, and second number-one album in the United States. On September 27, 2017, Del Rey announced the LA to the Moon Tour , an official concert tour with Jhené Aiko and Kali Uchis to further promote the album. The tour began in North America during January 2018 and concluded in August. Lust for Life
9009-475: The interim (the band were last on Vertigo in 1987). Vertigo/Capitol (formerly Vertigo Berlin) is today the only active Vertigo label in the Universal Music Group. Artists signed to Vertigo/Capitol are Rammstein , Chvrches , Herbert Grönemeyer , Andreas Bourani , Haim , AnnenMayKantereit , Gzuz , Volbeat or Sportfreunde Stiller . Unheilig 's sixth studio album Große Freiheit became one of
9126-725: The major divisions of EMI were sold off separately by owner Citigroup : most of EMI's recorded music division was absorbed into UMG; EMI Music Publishing was absorbed into Sony/ATV Music Publishing; finally, EMI's Parlophone and Virgin Classics labels were absorbed into Warner Music Group (WMG) in July 2013. This left the so-called Big Three labels. In 2020 and 2021, both WMG and UMG had their IPO with WMG starting trading at Nasdaq and UMG starting trading at Euronext Amsterdam and leaving only Sony Music as wholly-owned subsidiary of an international conglomerate ( Sony Entertainment which in turn
9243-433: The major labels (two examples are American singer Frank Sinatra 's Reprise Records , which has been owned by Warner Music Group for some time now, and musician Herb Alpert 's A&M Records , now owned by Universal Music Group). Similarly, Madonna 's Maverick Records (started by Madonna with her manager and another partner) was to come under control of Warner Music when Madonna divested herself of controlling shares in
9360-537: The majors had a collective global market share of some 65–70%. Record labels are often under the control of a corporate umbrella organization called a "music group ". A music group is usually affiliated to an international conglomerate " holding company ", which often has non-music divisions as well. A music group controls and consists of music-publishing companies, record (sound recording) manufacturers, record distributors, and record labels. Record companies (manufacturers, distributors, and labels) may also constitute
9477-682: The masters of every genre", she told BBC radio presenter Jo Whiley in 2012, specifically naming Nirvana , Bob Dylan , Frank Sinatra, and Elvis Presley . Several rock and pop musicians and groups from the late-twentieth century have also inspired Del Rey, such as Bruce Springsteen , Britney Spears , singer-songwriter Lou Reed , and rock band the Eagles , as well as folk musicians such as Leonard Cohen and Joan Baez . Del Rey has also named singer-songwriter Cat Power , Hole frontwoman Courtney Love , rapper Eminem , and singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse as artists she looked up to. Del Rey has cited
9594-1028: The most successful albums in Germany of all time and sold 2 million albums. The collaboration album Palmen aus Plastik 2 by the rapper Bonez MC and RAF Camora stayed for 58 weeks at the German charts and was the first album to have 8 songs in the top 10 single charts in the release week. Shirin David 's debut album Supersize was the first album by a female hip hop artist to chart at #1. Also international artists like Lana Del Rey , Dua Lipa , Sigrid or Scottish singer Lewis Capaldi launched their careers on Vertigo. «Rock had to knock twice» an article on Swiss rock music history in Switzerland 1969–1987. «Rock musste zweimal anklopfen» Record company [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] "Big Three" music labels A record label or record company
9711-422: The only working copy of her poetry book. "Despite all of this happening, I am confident in the record to come", Del Rey concluded in her Instagram videos. On October 21, 2022, Del Rey was featured on " Snow on the Beach " by Taylor Swift , on her album Midnights , written by Swift, Del Rey, and Jack Antonoff. The song debuted at number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Del Rey's highest-peaking entry on
9828-507: The output of recording sessions. For established artists, a label is usually less involved in the recording process. The relationship between record labels and artists can be a difficult one. Many artists have had conflicts with their labels over the type of sound or songs they want to make, which can result in the artist's artwork or titles being changed before release. Other artists have had their music prevented from release, or shelved. Record labels generally do this because they believe that
9945-513: The past in an interview with Artistdirect , saying "I wasn't even born in the '50s but I feel like I was there." Of Born to Die , AllMusic stated that its "sultry, overstated orchestral pop recast her as some sort of vaguely imagined chanteuse for a generation raised on Adderall and the Internet, with heavy doses of Twin Peaks atmosphere". Del Rey's subsequent releases would introduce variant styles, particularly Ultraviolence , which employed
10062-411: The record as psychedelic and desert rock -influenced, more prominently featuring guitar instrumentation than her previous releases. Later that year, Del Rey contributed the songs " Big Eyes " and "I Can Fly" to Tim Burton 's 2014 biographical film Big Eyes . Honeymoon , Del Rey's fourth studio album, was released on September 18, 2015, to acclaim from music critics. Prior to the release of
10179-543: The record label in perpetuity. Entertainment lawyers are usually employed by artists to discuss contract terms. Due to advancing technology such as the Internet , the role of labels is rapidly changing, as artists are able to freely distribute their own material through online radio , peer-to-peer file sharing such as BitTorrent , and other services, at little to no cost, but with correspondingly low financial returns. Established artists, such as Nine Inch Nails , whose career
10296-416: The romantic drama The Great Gatsby , which was highly praised by critics and received Grammy Award and Critics' Choice Award nominations. In 2014, she recorded " Once Upon a Dream " for the dark fantasy adventure film Maleficent and the titular theme song for the biopic Big Eyes , which was nominated for a Golden Globe Award . Del Rey also recorded the collaboration " Don't Call Me Angel " for
10413-418: The salaries of certain tour and merchandise sales employees hired by the artist. In addition, the label also offers the artist a 30 percent cut of the label's album profits—if any—which represents an improvement from the typical industry royalty of 15 percent. With the Internet now being the dominant source for obtaining music, netlabels have emerged. Depending on the ideals of the net label, music files from
10530-399: The same year. The couple split in 2014 after three years together. Del Rey performed two songs from the album on Saturday Night Live on January 14, 2012, and received a negative response from various critics and the general public, who deemed the performance uneven and vocally shaky. She had earlier defended her spot on the program, saying: "I'm a good musician ... I have been singing for
10647-419: The selling price of the recordings. Contracts may extend over short or long durations, and may or may not refer to specific recordings. Established, successful artists tend to be able to renegotiate their contracts to get terms more favorable to them, but Prince 's much-publicized 1994–1996 feud with Warner Bros. Records provides a strong counterexample, as does Roger McGuinn 's claim, made in July 2000 before
10764-511: The single " Ride " in promotion of her upcoming EP , Paradise . She subsequently premiered the music video for "Ride" at the Aero Theatre in Santa Monica, California , on October 10, 2012. Some critics panned the video for being allegedly pro-prostitution and antifeminist , due to Del Rey's portrayal of a prostitute in a biker gang. Paradise was released on November 12, 2012, as
10881-412: The songs on the album are "super long and wordy". On February 14, 2023, " A&W " was released as the second single from the album and, a month later, on March 14, 2023, the third single of the album, " The Grants ", was released. Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd was released on March 24, 2023. On May 19, 2023, Del Rey released her popular unreleased song " Say Yes to Heaven " as
10998-550: The subject because it "bridged the gap between God and science... I was interested in God and how technology could bring us closer to finding out where we came from and why." In spring 2005, while still in college, Del Rey registered a seven-track extended play with the United States Copyright Office ; the application title was Rock Me Stable with another title, Young Like Me , also listed. A second extended play, From
11115-441: The summer of 2012 under Interscope Records and Polydor. Contrary to Del Rey's press statement, her previous record label and producer David Kahne have both stated that she bought the rights to the album when she and the label parted company, due to the offer of a new deal, in April 2010. Born to Die sold 3.4 million copies in 2012, making it the fifth-best-selling album of 2012. In the United States, Born to Die charted on
11232-400: The term sublabel to refer to either an imprint or a subordinate label company (such as those within a group). For example, in the 1980s and 1990s, 4th & B'way Records (pronounced as "Broadway") was a trademarked brand owned by Island Records Ltd. in the UK and by a subordinate branch, Island Records, Inc., in the United States. The center label on a 4th & Broadway record marketed in
11349-455: The two artists had originally crossed paths in 2017 and that she was a "big fan of [Lana's] music". On November 10, 2023, Del Rey earned 5 nominations to the 2024 Grammy Awards , which include Album of the Year and Best Alternative Music Album for Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd , Song of the Year and Best Alternative Music Performance for "A&W", and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for "Candy Necklace" with Jon Batiste. She
11466-522: The viral success of her single " Video Games "; she subsequently signed a recording contract with Polydor and Interscope . She achieved critical and commercial success with her second album, Born to Die (2012), which contained the sleeper hit " Summertime Sadness ". Born To Die became her first of six number-one albums in the UK, and also topped various national charts around the world. Del Rey's third album, Ultraviolence (2014), featured greater use of guitar-driven instrumentation and debuted atop
11583-433: The way they work with artists. New types of deals called "multiple rights" or "360" deals are being made with artists, where labels are given rights and percentages to artist's touring, merchandising, and endorsements . In exchange for these rights, labels usually give higher advance payments to artists, have more patience with artist development, and pay higher percentages of CD sales. These 360 deals are most effective when
11700-437: The work of her May Jailer project was acoustic . Del Rey cites a wide array of musical artists as influences, including numerous pop, jazz, and blues performers from the mid-twentieth century, such as Andrew Lloyd Webber , Frank Sinatra , Nina Simone , Billie Holiday , Bobby Vinton , The Crystals , and Miles Davis . Torch singers Julie London and Julee Cruise have also served as influences. "[I really] just like
11817-551: Was certified double-platinum in the US. Del Rey's fifth studio album, Lust for Life , was released on July 21, 2017. The album was preceded by the singles " Love "; " Lust for Life " with the Weeknd; " Summer Bummer " with A$ AP Rocky and Playboi Carti ; and " Groupie Love ", also with Rocky. Prior to its release, Del Rey commented: "I made my first 4 albums for me, but this one is for my fans and about where I hope we are all headed." The record further featured collaborations with Stevie Nicks and Sean Ono Lennon , marking
11934-467: Was announced as the face of Gucci 's Guilty fragrances and subsequently appeared in print and television advertisements with Jared Leto and Courtney Love. The campaign was centered around the concept of "Hollyweird". Gucci creative director Alessandro Michele said Guilty is a scent for a woman who does whatever she wants; Del Rey stated she is "very much that person". On August 6, 2019, Del Rey presented filmmaker Guillermo del Toro with his star on
12051-412: Was described as "Hollywood sadcore " by some music critics. It has been repeatedly noted for its cinematic sound and its references to various aspects of pop culture; both critics and Del Rey herself have noted a persistent theme of 1950s and 1960s Americana . The strong elements of American nostalgia brought Idolator to classify her firmly as alternative pop . Del Rey elaborated on her connection to
12168-455: Was developed with major label backing, announced an end to their major label contracts, citing that the uncooperative nature of the recording industry with these new trends is hurting musicians, fans and the industry as a whole. However, Nine Inch Nails later returned to working with a major label, admitting that they needed the international marketing and promotional reach that a major label can provide. Radiohead also cited similar motives with
12285-504: Was hired as the face for the Skims 2024 Valentines Day Collection. On January 31, 2024, Del Rey announced at Billboard ' s pre-Grammy event that her next album, was due to be released in September 2024. It is set to be her first country album. Originally titled Lasso , she would later reveal the title to be The Right Person Will Stay , with a release date of May 21, 2025. " Tough ",
12402-541: Was later released in 2023, supported by its title track and the critically acclaimed single " A&W ", with the latter being named one of the " 500 Greatest Songs of All Time " by Rolling Stone . Later that year, she released the Billboard Global 200 top-20 hit " Say Yes to Heaven ". Del Rey has collaborated on soundtracks for visual media; in 2013, she wrote and starred in the critically acclaimed musical short Tropico and released " Young and Beautiful " for
12519-441: Was nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album for the 60th Grammy Awards , marking Del Rey's second nomination in the category. In January 2018, Del Rey announced that she was in a lawsuit with British rock band Radiohead over alleged similarities between their song " Creep " and her song " Get Free ". Following her announcement, legal representatives from their label Warner/Chappell denied the lawsuit, as well as Del Rey's claims of
12636-508: Was nominated for Best Song Written for Visual Media . In June 2013, Del Rey filmed Tropico , a musical short film paired to tracks from Paradise , directed by Anthony Mandler . Del Rey screened the film on December 4, 2013, at the Cinerama Dome in Hollywood. On December 6, the soundtrack was released on digital outlets. On January 26, 2014, Del Rey released a cover of " Once Upon
12753-434: Was once distributed by Mercury. In France, Vertigo France existed as a sub-label of Universal Music France's Barclay Records until 2014, when it was renamed as Island France. In Germany, Vertigo has merged with Capitol Records and is mainly used for German rock artists, and is named Vertigo/Capitol (notable contract exception here is Lewis Capaldi , he comes from UK). The label's legacy artists include Metallica (outside
12870-443: Was playing plunky little acoustic guitar, [had] sort of straight blonde hair, very cute young woman. A little bit dark, but very intelligent. We heard that. But she very quickly kept evolving." Del Rey graduated from Fordham with a Bachelor of Arts degree in philosophy in 2008, after which she released a three-track EP , Kill Kill , as Lizzy Grant, featuring production by Kahne. She explained: "David asked to work with me only
12987-403: Was preceded by the singles " West Coast ", " Shades of Cool ", " Ultraviolence ", and " Brooklyn Baby ". She began dating photographer Francesco Carrozzini after he directed Del Rey's music video for "Ultraviolence"; the two broke up in November 2015 after more than a year. Del Rey described the album as being "more stripped down but still cinematic and dark", while some critics characterized
13104-399: Was preoccupied with death from a young age, and its role in her feelings of anxiety and alienation: When I was very young I was sort of floored by the fact that my mother and my father and everyone I knew was going to die one day, and myself too. I had a sort of a philosophical crisis. I couldn't believe that we were mortal. For some reason that knowledge sort of overshadowed my experience. I
13221-418: Was released for "Arcadia" on September 8, 2021, with an alternate music video for the track released on October 7, 2021. A music video for the track "Blue Banisters" was released on October 20, 2021. On January 21, 2022, Del Rey premiered a song titled "Watercolor Eyes" on an episode of Euphoria . Del Rey confirmed in 2022 she had been working on new music and poetry; however, on October 19, 2022, she posted
13338-450: Was released on August 30, 2019. Having announced the album in September 2018, the album was preceded by the singles " Mariners Apartment Complex ", " Venice Bitch ", " Hope Is a Dangerous Thing for a Woman like Me to Have – but I Have It ", and " Doin' Time ", as well as the joint-single " Fuck It, I Love You "/ " The Greatest ". The album received widespread critical acclaim, and, according to review aggregator website Metacritic ,
13455-532: Was the cantor . She attended the high school where her mother taught for one year, but when she was 14 or 15, her parents sent her to Kent School , an Episcopal boarding school, to get sober from alcoholism . Grant shared in an interview: "That's really why I got sent to boarding school aged 14—to get sober." Her uncle, an admissions officer at the school, secured her financial aid to attend. According to Grant, she had trouble making friends during much of her teenage and early adult years. She has said she
13572-403: Was the brainchild of Olav Wyper when he was Creative Director at Phonogram . It was launched as a competitor to labels such as Harvest (a prog subsidiary of EMI ) and Deram ( Decca ). It was the home to bands such as Colosseum , Jade Warrior , Affinity , Ben and other bands from 'the "cutting edge" of the early-'70s British prog-folk-post-psych circuit'. The first Vertigo releases came with
13689-468: Was unhappy for some time. I got into a lot of trouble. I used to drink a lot. That was a hard time in my life. After graduating from Kent School, she spent a year living on Long Island with her aunt and uncle and working as a waitress. During this time, Grant's uncle taught her to play guitar and she "realized [that she] could probably write a million songs with those six chords ". Shortly after, she began writing songs and performing in nightclubs around
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