N.E.E.T. Recordings

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N.E.E.T. Recordings
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Parent company Universal Music Group
Founded2008 (2008)
Founder M.I.A.
Defunct2013;12 years ago (2013)
StatusInactive
Distributor(s) Interscope Records
Genre Alternative hip hop, electronica, pop, dance, punk rock, world
Country of originUnited States

N.E.E.T. Recordings was a vanity record label of Sri Lankan English hip hop recording artist M.I.A. as an imprint of Interscope Records in 2008. [1] N.E.E.T. is an acronym for "Not in Education, Employment or Training". [2] [3]

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The first artist signed to the label was Baltimore rapper Rye Rye, [4] while A. R. Rahman's Slumdog Millionaire soundtrack was the label's first official release. [5] Seeking to expose new, underground music, M.I.A. signed Baltimore musician Blaqstarr, indie rock band Sleigh Bells and visual artist Jaime Martinez in 2009. [6] [7] [8] [9]

Artists

Discography

See also

References

  1. ↑ "M.I.A.: The Billboard Cover Story". Billboard . Retrieved 2010-08-16.
  2. ↑ Reid, Shaheem (2008-09-08). "M.I.A. has a fan in Kanye West". MTV . Archived from the original on 2008-09-14. Retrieved 2008-09-12.
  3. ↑ "M.I.A. launches own record label" . Retrieved 2010-08-16.
  4. ↑ "RYE RYE". Hearty Magazine. 2009-03-28. Retrieved 2010-09-16.
  5. ↑ News, Geffin. "M.I.A. and N.E.E.T Records Interscope article". Interscope Records . Retrieved 2009-09-09.{{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  6. ↑ "M.I.A. Signs BlaqStarr to N.E.E.T & 'Go Get My Gun' Remix" . Retrieved 2010-08-16.
  7. ↑ "MIA Signs Sleigh Bells to her N.E.E.T Records" . Retrieved 2010-08-16.
  8. ↑ "Jaime Martinez x N.E.E.T". Dazed Digital . Retrieved 2010-08-16.
  9. ↑ Morgan, Eleanor. "Nguzunguzu". Dazed Digital . Retrieved 2010-09-25.
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