Record labels: who goes with them and why? Artists such as Imagine Dragons, Eminem, The Beatles and Nirvana have all used Universal Music Group as their record label. This shows diversity in the record label, applying their skills to many different genres in the music industry. This horizontally and vertically integrated company owns many smaller record labels which will enable it to work with many other genres. Some of these record labels are EMI, Def Jam Recordings and Abbey Road Studios. Artists such as Sia, The Chainsmokers, Kings of Leon and Beyonce all use Sony Music UK as their record label. This again shows some diversity, but also shows they focus on popular music which will make the charts. This shows it may not be suitable for a rap artist to use- unlike Universal Music Studios which has much more diversity. Sony however do own Ministry of Sound and Columbia which may help when recording a rap artist. Artists such as 2...
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