So Fierce Music

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So Fierce Music is a Canadian record label and entertainment company founded by Velvet Code during the COVID-19 pandemic. The company caters to artists who have been treated as insignificant by the music industry due to their identity or background. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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So Fierce Music was founded in 2020 by Canadian musical artist Velvet Code. Velvet Code has over 20 years working in the music field along with working with Lady Gaga, and he created this record label / entertainment company due to his knowledge of how hard it can be for LGBTQ+ artists in the music industry. On September 25, 2020, the first musical release on the label was performed by artist Sofonda Cox. [2] [3] [5] [6]

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