record label

British

noun

a company that produces and sells records, CDs, and recordings

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Bill Ackman’s investment firm has made a non-binding offer valuing the record label at more than $63.48 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

The record label behind Taylor Swift and Drake may be about to shift its listing to New York from Amsterdam.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

In 2006, the Numero Group, an archival record label, put together a compilation, “Wayfaring Strangers: Ladies From the Canyon,” devoted to under-the-radar female singers from the 1970s.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Five years ago, the singer - better known as Raye - made a bid for freedom, cutting ties with record label who'd forced her to make generic dance tracks she dismissed as "really boring".

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

“Not that she’s not independent overall, but she doesn’t have a record label behind her.”

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas

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