MySpace Records

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MySpace Records
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Parent company Myspace
Founded2005;20 years ago (2005)
Founder Tom Anderson
Defunct2016;9 years ago (2016)
Distributor(s) Fontana Distribution
Interscope
GenreVarious
Country of originU.S.
Location Beverly Hills, California
Official website www.myspace.com/myspacerecords

MySpace Records was a record label founded in 2005 to sign artists who appeared on the social networking site Myspace. It was a wholly owned subsidiary of Myspace, operating as a joint-venture between MySpace and Interscope Records. [1] Distribution is contracted to Universal Music Group's Fontana Distribution, with manufacturing and external marketing by Universal's Interscope. [2]

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MySpace Records operated in Beverly Hills, California. The president was MySpace co-founder Tom Anderson until he left the company in 2009. The company was shut down in December 2016. [3]

Milestones

In March 2008, MySpace Records released Pennywise's ninth album, Reason to Believe . A partnership with corporate sponsor Textango meant that MySpace Records provided fans with a free download of the album during a two-week period in exchange for adding the sponsor as a friend on MySpace.com. [4] In 2009, Jeremy Greene released his single "Rain" featuring Pitbull that became the #1 song on MySpace in its prime.

Former artists

Compilations

MySpace Records
Volume 1
  1. AFI — "Rabbits are Roadkill on Rt. 37"
  2. New Years Day — "Ready, Aim, Misfire"
  3. Socratic — "Lunch for the Sky"
  4. The Click Five — "Angel to You"
  5. Say Anything — "Every Man Has a Molly"
  6. Fall Out Boy — "Nobody Puts Baby in the Corner (Acoustic)"
  7. Dashboard Confessional — "Hands Down"
  8. Waking Ashland — "I Am for You"
  9. Weezer — "We Are All on Drugs"
  10. Hollywood Undead — "No. 5"
  11. Against Me! — "Don't Lose Touch"
  12. Tila Tequila — "Straight Up"
  13. The All-American Rejects — "Stab My Back"
  14. The Summer Obsession — "Melt the Sugar"
  15. Plain White T's — "Take Me Away"
  16. Copeland — "Pin Your Wings"
  17. Jupiter Sunrise — "Arthur Nix"

References

  1. ↑ "MySpace launches record label". USA Today. Associated Press. November 3, 2005. Retrieved November 10, 2008.
  2. ↑ Morris, Chris (November 3, 2005). "MySpace.com Creates Own Label". Hollywood Reporter/Billboard. VNU eMedia. Retrieved July 9, 2006.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. ↑ "Exclusive: Myspace Records Shuts Down – Crazed Hits". www.crazedhits.com. Archived from the original on December 3, 2018. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
  4. ↑ Aune, Sean (March 23, 2008). "New Pennywise Album is Free for Two Weeks on MySpace". Mashable. Retrieved April 16, 2008.
  5. ↑ "Featured Content on Myspace". Archived from the original on February 7, 2009.
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