“So you have to just be really careful and make sure that when a deal comes along, that it's like the right deal for you... not necessarily the most money, because you have to pay the record label that back in like record sales and stuff.” StuffDealsPayRecordsCarefulLabelsRecord Labels Author:Adam Rich
“You don't want the biggest record deal as far as money goes, you just want to make sure that the people at the label really support your band and the music and stuff.” PeopleWantStuffDealsSupportRecordsBandLabels Author:Adam Rich
“When I first started out in the music industry and went to Elektra Records, I didn't go to be an artist, I went to get a record label started. And they said in order to have a label deal, I had to be an artist - so that's what I did.” FirstsSaidArtistOrderDealsRecordsIndustryLabelsThey SaidMusic IndustryRecord Labels Author:Missy Elliot
“Whoever has the power to label others as evil is automatically, or reflexively, the good person. Good people label bad people as evil. And once you do that, then it demonizes them. You don't negotiate with evil. You don't sit down at the table with the devil and say, "Okay, let's work this out." What you want to do is destroy evil. Every Catholic kid every night says, or should say, "Lead us not into temptation, deliver us from evil." And so you've got to go to God to help you deal with evil rather than your State Department or your negotiators.” PeopleWantShouldPersonsStatesHelpingKidsNightEvilDealsDevilOkayCatholicTablesWhat You WantTemptationLabelsDepartmentGood PeopleEvery NightGood PersonBad People Author:Philip Zimbardo
“When people see you have a song on MTV, they think you are doing well - but you know, the way the traditional label deal was set up, it is really hard for an artist, unless they sold a lot, to see anything.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWayWellsHardArtistSongDealsTraditionalLabelsMtv Author:Jill Sobule
“It is true you can be successful without [college], but this is a hard world, a real world, and you want every advantage you can have. I would suggest to people to do all that you can. When I dropped out of school, I had worked in the music industry and had checks cut in my name from record labels and had a record deal on the table, and when I wasn’t successful and Columbia said, ’We’ll call you,’ I had to go back and work a telemarketing job, go back to the real world, and that’s how life is. Life is hard. Take advantage of your opportunities.” PeopleWorldWantSaidRealHardSchoolJobsLife IsOpportunityNamesDealsSuccessfulRecordsCuttingCollegeIndustryAdvantageTablesChecksLabelsBeing SuccessfulReal WorldMusic IndustryLife Is HardColumbiaTrue YouRecord Labels Author:Kanye West
“I was offered seven deals from seven different major labels between 2009-2011, and to be quite honest... nowadays, you need a hit record, a great radio team, an amazing PR firm, social media, a big budget, a team that is ready to work extremely hard, and the drive and passion to win!” NeedsDifferentHardBigsPassionWinningSocialDealsRecordsTeamHonestMediaReadyMajorsSevenRadioSocial MediaLabelsBudgetsFirmDrive And Passion Author:Ashanti
“Some people choose to go on 'American Idol' or another singing contest, and some people choose to beat down barrooms before anyone even knows who they are, in order to get a fan base, so when they do get a record deal, they have that to put in front of a label.” PeopleKnowsOrderDealsRecordsFansFrontsGoes OnBeatsSingingLabelsIdolsContestsAmerican Idol Author:Jake Owen
“At the end of the day, I think there is an important moment happening in our society right, and I have to do the right thing. At the end of the day, I don't label myself one way or another. I come from a place where I find it hard to identify with a label. I've dated men in the past, and now I'm dating a woman, and I see it as ultimately no big deal.” ThinkingMenWayImportantEndsHardMomentsBigsPastDealsHappeningsDatingOne WayLabelsRight ThingThe End Of The DayOur SocietyBig DealImportant Moments Author:Amber Heard
“As a matter of fact I don't know of one artist as long as I've been alive that they put in regular rotation in Boston who wasn't already on a major label with a huge deal behind them.” KnowsLongMatterFactsArtistDealsBehindsAliveHugeMajorsLabelsBostonMatter Of FactRotation Author:Slaine
“I've always had to deal with being biracial, even in music. When I came on the scene, I'd go to these record labels, and they'd say things like, "Lenny Kravitz. That's a weird name." I'm brown-skinned and I've got these dreadlocks and I've got this Jewish last name.” LastsNamesDealsRecordsSceneLabelsBrownBiracialRecord LabelsDreadlocks Author:Lenny Kravitz
“If you're an artist trying to put out your own record on your own label, it's hard to get a distribution deal because no one wants to sign a deal with one entity. They want to sign distribution deals with labels, who have lots of product, lots of artists.” IfsWantTryingHardArtistDealsRecordsProductsLabelsEntityDistribution Author:Aimee Mann