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record label

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noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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In 1988, he founded Luaka Bop, a record label whose influential compilations have introduced American audiences to lesser-known classics of world pop and psychedelia, such as Brazil’s Os Mutantes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

The publishers claim they notified Dean's record label of the potential infringement in August, but the music was not pulled from distribution.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

The DJ, producer and founder of the longtime L.A. record label Stones Throw, who performs as Peanut Butter Wolf, was looking after his daughter’s bearded dragon, Sweet Pea, for the afternoon.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

He split acrimoniously from Tony Pontius, the long-time manager of his record label BGP, because of Pontius’ refusal to release the song.

From Salon ● Aug. 6, 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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