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| founder = Barry Hankerson |
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| distributor = [[Interscope Records]] |
| distributor = [[Interscope Records]]<br/>[[Polydor Records]]<br/>Roma Records |
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| genre = Various |
| genre = Various |
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| location = [[New York City]] |
| location = [[New York City]] |
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Revision as of 21:31, 27 March 2011
| Blackground Records | |
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| Founded | 1993 |
| Founder | Barry Hankerson |
| Distributor(s) | Interscope Records Polydor Records Roma Records |
| Genre | Various |
| Country of origin | US |
| Location | New York City |
Blackground Records is an American record label owned by entertainment attorney and artist manager Barry Hankerson and his son Jomo Hankerson.
History
In 1993, Hankerson formed the label, and Aaliyah became its first signee. At the time, Hankerson was managing R. Kelly, and was able to get his label Jive Records to distribute Blackground's releases. In 1996, Blackground obtained a lucrative distribution deal with Atlantic Records, just before the release of Aaliyah's second album, One In A Million.
Often playing distributor hopscotch, in 2000, Blackground switched over to Virgin Records. One year later, it moved again, this time finding a home at Universal Motown Records Group. In 2003, JoJo was signed on Blackground and she is the youngest artist who signed on Blackground and first white person. As of October 2009, Blackground will be distributed by Interscope Records, also part of Universal Music Group. In 2010, Blackground partnered with former Universal Motown Senior Vice President of Promotion Gary Marella to distribute his new label Roma Records. Their first signing is Jordy Towers, whose maternal grandparents were the late Kathryn Grayson and Johnny Johnston.
Artists
Current
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Catalog
| Year | Title | Artist | US Sales |
Billboard 200 (Peak) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Age Ain't Nothing but a Number | Aaliyah | 3 million[1] | 18 |
| 1996 | One in a Million | Aaliyah | 3.7 million[2] | 18 |
| 1997 | Welcome to Our World | Timbaland & Magoo | 1 million[3] | 33 |
| 1998 | Tim's Bio: Life from da Bassment | Timbaland | - | 50 |
| 2001 | Aaliyah | Aaliyah | 2.6 million[4] | 1 |
| Force of Nature | Tank | 500,000[5] | 7 | |
| Indecent Proposal | Timbaland & Magoo | - | 29 | |
| 2002 | I Care 4 U | Aaliyah | 1.7 million[6] | 3 |
| One Man | Tank | - | 20 | |
| 2003 | Under Construction, Part II | Timbaland & Magoo | - | 50 |
| 2004 | JoJo | JoJo | 1 million[7] | 4 |
| 2005 | Libra | Toni Braxton | 500,000[8] | 4 |
| 2006 | Soundtrack to Your Life | Ashley Parker Angel | - | 5 |
| The High Road | JoJo | 500,000[9] | 3 | |
| 2007 | Timbaland Presents Shock Value | Timbaland | 1 million[10] | 5 |
| Sex, Love & Pain | Tank | - | 2 | |
| 2009 | Timbaland Presents Shock Value 2 | Timbaland | 37,000 [11] | 36 |
| 2010 | Can't Take That Away From Me | JoJo | - | - |
| 2011 | Jumping Trains | JoJo | - | - |
| 2012 | Suppertime | Static Major | - | - |
References
- ^ http://www.ssmusic.tv/artist_profile.php?Opt=2
- ^ http://www.ssmusic.tv/artist_profile.php?Opt=2
- ^ http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH
- ^ http://www.billboard.com/features/news/the-decade-in-music-top-50-moments-1004055326.story%23/news/the-decade-in-music-top-50-moments-page-1004055327.story#/news/the-decade-in-music-top-50-moments-page-1004055327.story
- ^ http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH
- ^ http://www.ssmusic.tv/artist_profile.php?Opt=2
- ^ http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH
- ^ http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH
- ^ http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH
- ^ http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH
- ^ http://www.webcitation.org/5mDk7SaFd
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