Institutional resarch

The first record label we researched was the company Island Records UK and it was founded in 1959 and is still lasting 57 years. We considered this to be one of our record labels because of the artists that they have signed artists such as Ben Howard and the band Catfish and the Bottlemen. They have signed US artists such as Ariana Grande and rapper Nicki Minaji. We thought this company would be good because all have been successful in their work, with Ariana and Nicki winning award shows and have platinum albums. While Ben Howard and Catfish have been successful here in the UK and people enjoy the alternative style of music.

Aftermath Entertainment is a record label which was founded in 1996 and we won't be considering this because the record's main focus is R&B artists and in our genre of music is indie. Artists include Kendrick Lamar, Eminem and 50 Cent, we noticed that there wasn't many current girls signed to this company so that is another factor in why we wont be choosing Aftermath Entertainment because our artists will be a girl.

The record company we have chosen for our record label is XL Recordings and it is an independent English company which was founded in 1989. The artists which have been a part of the record company is Adele. However, she has now joined the record label company Colombia. Adele is a worldwide star and is known by everyone and for Adele to start her platform with XL because it shows they can produce good stars that become global. The record label has also signed artists like M.I.A and she has been charted for her songs on the Billboard Hot Dance Singles in the US.