A Major record label is a label that will demand high percentage in annual sales of records and they also have their own distribution system. For example Universal records and Polydor Records. The major record label I have chosen is Polydor Records The reason I have chosen this record label is because it is one of the biggest labels in the world with some of the biggest artists like Selena Gomez, Ellie Goulding, The Beatles, Lana Del Rey and Miley Cyrus. The headquarters of this record label is in London, England and was founded in 1924. The country of origin was Germany and its parent organisation is Universal Music Group, which is one of the biggest record labels in the world with the world’s biggest artists. The pros of a major record label is the money as major record labels have a huge financial advantage and connections as there are many media outlets to promote the record label. The cons of a major record label is the lack of attention as a major record labels will sign many new musicians and they often tend to drop many at a time which means that it then becomes very competitive. An independent record label is also known as a indie record label its a record label that operated without funding or outside a major record label. Independent record label example is Domino records. An independent record label or indie record label is a record label that operates without funding of outside of major record labels. Many artists begin their careers on an independent record label. The pros of an independent record label is the love for music as they are a small record label they will work harder for you to succeed and freedom to work with whomever they want meaning that there is no pressure that major record labels have. The cons of an independent record label is the money as the artists may not get the pay they want and they cannot distribute to a larger audience and it is disorganised this is not the case for all but some may be unorganised and get songs out late and make the artist look bad. An unsigned artist is and artist that is isn't signed by either a major record label or independent record label and has no contract. Unsigned artists are artist that are not signed by any sort of record label. The pros of being an unsigned is easier to produce your music as it is just you working on the song and you get to keep all of the money that you make and no one else gets a cut of the money and the cons of being a unsigned artist is that there is not enough financial backing for promoting your song which means revenue may be lower and another con is may not have the contacts to promote releases that major indie labels have and building contacts could take a while.
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