Caroline Distribution
Caroline Distribution is a music distributor of independent record labels, owned by Universal Music Group. Founded in 1983 by Virgin Records as a record importer, Caroline has become one of the U.S. music industry's largest third party distribution companies for the independent music sector.[1] In 1993, when EMI acquired Virgin Records, Caroline Distribution was separated and became part of EMI Music Distribution. The company is currently part of Capitol Music Group.[2]
| Caroline Distribution | |
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| Parent company | Universal Music Group |
| Founded | 1983 |
| Founder | Virgin Records |
| Distributor(s) | Capitol Music Group (In the US) Universal Music Group (International) Hostess (Japan) |
| Genre | Various |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Official website | Caroline Distribution Website |
After the acquisition of INgrooves (including the independent label distributor Fontana Distribution) by Universal, the future of Caroline and Fontana are still unknown if Universal will sell one of them or will merge both into one.[3]
Labels/artist partners
- Alter Bridge
- ATO Records
- Avant / MO-B Entertainment
- Because Music
- Ben Harper Records
- Blacksmith Music
- BlastMusic
- BNL Entertainment
- Bridge 9
- BULK Music
- Candlelight Records
- Carved Records
- Charming Liars / Chartmaker
- Concord Music Group
- Custard Music
- DC3
- DEMG
- Dead Daisies
- Dine Alone Records
- Dik Hayd Records
- Earache Records
- Echopark
- Elm City
- Fabric
- Fanatic Records
- Fantoma Films
- Fat Lady Music
- Finder's Keepers
- FOF
- Fool's Gold Records[4]
- Frontiers (UK/Ireland)
- G*59 Records
- Gentle Giant / Alucard Music
- Get Money Gang Entertainment
- Ghostly International
- G-Unit Records
- Harbour Records
- Harvest Records
- Heavy on the Grind
- Heavy White
- Hickory Records
- Hidden Pony
- theHitLife
- IAMP
- Ignition Records
- Imani
- Inside Out
- Invisible Records
- I.R.S. Records
- Javotti Media
- Jordon House
- JustGold
- Krush 21
- Labrador Records
- Laff Mobb Enterprises
- Late Night Tales
- Lench Mob Records
- Lightyear Records
- Lil Tracy
- Lindsey Stirling
- Man Woman Together
- M Theory
- Martha's Music
- Megamix
- Merovingian Music
- Mexican Summer
- MI Raw
- Millennium Men
- Musebox
- Mute
- NCT 127
- Nuclear Blast America
- Omnivore Recordings
- Open E
- Overtyme
- Peacefrog Records
- Perspective Records[5]
- Plastic Head
- Primary Wave Records
- Priority Records
- Prospect Park
- Questionable Entertainment
- Ramblin Rose
- Real World Records
- Red Zone Entertainment
- Relativity Music Group
- Rodney Carrington
- Ron White
- RPM MSC
- Ruffhouse Records
- Season of Mist
- Sebastian Bach
- Secret City
- Simply Red
- Siri Music Group
- Slash
- Slip-N-Slide
- SMH Records
- SO Recordings
- S.O.O.N. Recordings
- Southern Fried Records
- Spinefarm Records
- Steven Wilson
- Stillborn Records
- Stones Throw Records
- Strainge Entertainment[6]
- Sugar Hill Records
- TBNH
- TenThousand Projects (10k)
- The Dude Films
- The London Souls
- ThinkSay Records
- THUMP Records
- TopShelf Records
- Trauma2 Records
- Tru Thoughts
- Twenty Two Recordings
- GMG Entertainment
- UDR
- UEG
- Underground Inc.
- Unison
- Upfront Entertainment
- Vanguard
- Voltron
- Vortexan
- VOTIV
- Wax Poetics Records
- Win Music
- Wojtek Records
- Zuma Rock Records[7]
See also
References
- Barnes, Terry (1999-09-11). "Caroline Distribution: Sweet 16 and Never Been Dissed". Billboard – via Google Books.
- "Steve Barnett Named Chairman/CEO Of Capitol Music Group". Archived from the original on 2013-02-17. Retrieved 2012-11-28.
- "Universal Music to Acquire Distributor Ingrooves in Move to Strengthen Commitment to Indie Labels". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-04-01.
- "A-Trak's Fool's Gold Records Signs Global Distribution Deal With Caroline". Billboard. 2017-07-21. Retrieved 2019-02-11.
- Mitchell, Gail. "Peabo Bryson Gets Ready to 'Stand for Love' on New Album Coming Aug. 3". billboard.com. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 2018-06-17.
- "Rapper Trippie Redd Inks With Capitol Music Group's Caroline-Distributed Strainge Entertainment". All Access. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- "Caroline Strikes Distribution Deal With JustGold, Label Run by 20-Year-Old College Student". Variety. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
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