Relentless Records
| Relentless Records | |
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| Parent company | Sony Music Entertainment |
| Founded | 1 December 1999 |
| Founder | Shabs Jobanputra, Paul Franklyn |
| Distributor(s) | Sony Music Entertainment |
| Genre | Various |
| Country of origin | UK |
| Official website | Official website of Relentless Records |
Relentless Records is a record label currently headed by co-founder Shabs Jobanputra.[1] Originally known for singles such as Artful Dodger's "Re-Rewind" and B15 Project's "Girls Like This", Relentless has also published albums by Joss Stone, KT Tunstall, So Solid Crew and Cage the Elephant.
Ownership
Relentless Records was formally registered as a company on 1 December 1999.[2] After first working with Virgin Records in 2003, the label was sold to it in 2009 (when Virgin was at that time a label of EMI Records).[3]
Affected by the November 2011 dissolution of EMI Group (the parent company of Virgin Records), Virgin's recorded music business was sold to Universal Music UK, a division of Universal Music Group. Propitiously, Jobanputra had departed EMI in April 2011, with a deal returning control of the Relentless name to him whilst leaving the label's roster signed to the major.[3] In this interim period, Relentless released music from Ms. Dynamite and Cage the Elephant and signed artists Rude Kid and Misty Miller.
In January 2012[4] Relentless became part of Sony Music in the UK, reuniting Jobanputra with his former EMI/Virgin colleague Nick Gatfield.[5][6]
Recent signings include Bondax, Misha B, Misty Miller, The Other Tribe, Mausi, Roll Deep, Martin Solveig, Chris Malinchak and Rude Kid.
Relentless works closely with in-house company Media Village for its PR and A&R.[1]
Artists currently signed to Relentless Records
Artists signed under Relentless include:
- Bondax
- The Other Tribe
- Mausi
- Roll Deep
- Misty Miller
- Martin Solveig
- Chris Malinchak
- Joey Badass
Artists formerly signed to Relentless Records
Artists formerly signed under Relentless include:
- Daniel Bedingfield
- 3 of a Kind
- Cage the Elephant
- Ms Dynamite
- Seth Lakeman
- Justin Nozuka
- Lethal Bizzle
- Only Boys Aloud
- Jay Sean
- Sincere
- Joss Stone
- KT Tunstall
- Misha B
- Postcodez
- Sasha Lemon
- Union of Knives
See also
References
- ^ a b "Welcome to Relentless Records". Retrieved 13 November 2013.
Relentless Records is a boutique and independently minded record label providing a home for distinctive, creative talent.
- ^ "RELENTLESS RECORDS LIMITED". Companies House. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
- ^ a b Complete Music Update (13 January 2012). "Relentless Records joins Sony Music". CMU. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
- ^ "Relentless Records to Sony Music". Room 64. 12 January 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
- ^ Smirke, Richard (12 January 2012). "Sony To Resurrect Relentless Records Label". Billboard. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
- ^ "Sony resurrects Relentless Records". Music Week. 12 January 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2013.