300 Entertainment
| 300 Entertainment | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Parent company | Warner Music Group |
| Founded | 2012 |
| Founder | |
| Distributor(s) | |
| Genre | Various |
| Country of origin | U.S. |
| Location | New York City |
| Official website |
www |
300 Entertainment is an American independent record label[1] founded by Lyor Cohen, Roger Gold, Kevin Liles and Todd Moscowitz. The label is distributed by Atlantic Records.[2] The label currently includes Fetty Wap, Young Thug, Rich the Kid, Shy Glizzy, Rejjie Snow, Alex Winston, Migos, Conrad Sewell, Highly Suspect, Cobi, Meg Mac, Dae Dae, Coheed and Cambria, ASTR, Tate Kobang, Mainland, Maggie Lindemann, The Hunna and Demo Taped.[3]
Company history
Membership
Cohen resigned as chairman and chief executive officer of Warner Music Group’s recorded music operation to start 300 with Todd Moscowitz, ex-Warner Bros president, Kevin Liles, ex-EVP Warner Music, and Roger Gold, former SVP of the office of the chairman and CEO at Warner Music. Cohen, Liles, and Moscowitz had also worked together at Def Jam, which Cohen ran in the '80s and '90s.
It was announced on March 26, 2014, that singer Eric Bellinger signed to 300 Entertainment.[4] In April 2014, Atlantic Records A&R DJ Drama stated that Atlanta rapper Young Thug was signed to 300 Entertainment,[5][6] In June 2014, it was revealed that Atlanta hip hop group Migos were also signed to the label.[7] In early 2014, Lyor Cohen quietly signed Conrad Sewell after he knew that Sewell was passed on by most of the major labels. The day after signing with 300, the Australian singer received offers from virtually every label that passed on him for in some cases "Well over $1 million."[8]
Partnerships
Funding
The company is getting backing from a wide range of investors; Google (which has put in around $5 million), investment firm Columbus Nova, Israeli-American hedge fund billionaire Noam Gottesman’s Toms Capital, former Warner Music digital chief Alex Zubillaga, Kemado Records' co-founder Andres Santo Domingo and several other investors. The investment agreements were pulled together by media investment banker Aryeh Bourkoff and Ori Winitze] of LionTree.[2]
In February 2014, 300 signed a deal to partner with Twitter that will allow 300 full access to the company’s data—including information unavailable to the public, such as tags that reveal the location from which a tweet was sent, in order to discover artists at an early stage and help develop them.[9]
Birth of a New Nation tour
In November 2016, 300 premiered the Birth of a New Nation tour which features artists Dae Dae, Shy Glizzy, and PNB Rock.[10]
Artists
| Artist | Year signed | Releases under 300 |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Winston | 2014 | The Day I Died EP (2015) |
| Conrad Sewell | 2014 | All I Know (EP) (2016) |
| Shy Glizzy | 2014 | Law 3 (2014)
Young Jefe 2 (2016) |
| Panama | 2014 | Always (2014) [11] |
| Jacquie Lee[12] | 2014 | Broken Ones (2014) |
| Raz Simone[13] | 2014 | 0 |
| Eric Bellinger | 2014 | Eventually[14]
Cuffing Season Part 2 (2015) |
| ASTR[15] | 2014 | Varsity[16]
Homecoming EP (2015) |
| Young Thug | 2014 | Barter 6 (2015)
Hy!£UN35 (2016) [17] I'm Up (2016) Slime Season 3 (2016) Jeffery (2016) |
| Migos | 2014 | Rich Nigga Timeline |
| Fetty Wap[18] | 2014 | Fetty Wap (2015)
Wake Up (2016) |
| Highly Suspect | 2014 | Mister Asylum (2015)
My Name is Human (2016) |
| Tate Kobang[19] | 2015 | Bank Rolls (2015)
Oh My (2016) |
| T-Wayne | 2015 | Nasty Freestyle (2015)
Tell Me What You Want (2016) |
| Mainland [20] | 2015 | Beggars (2016) |
| DP[21] | 2015 | Designer Casket |
| Coheed and Cambria | 2015 | The Color Before the Sun |
| Cobi [22] | 2015 | Don't You Cry For Me (2016) |
| TK N Cash | 2015 | 3 X in a Row (2015) |
| Coast Modern | 2015 | Hollow Life (2015) |
| Dae Dae[23] | 2016 | Wat U Mean (Aye, Aye, Aye) (2016)
Spend It (2016) |
| Rich The Kid | 2016 | (Ft. Jaden Smith) Like This (2016) |
| Blonder | 2016 | Lean (2016) |
| Maggie Lindemann | 2016 | Pretty Girl (2016) |
| The Hunna | 2016 | 100 (2016) |
| Mir Fontane[24] | 2016 | TBA |
References
- ↑ "Lyor talks to Tommy Boy about leaving majors for indie". Midem. 2 February 2014.
- 1 2 Adegoke, Yinka (1 November 2013). "Distribution deal with Atlantic". Billboard.
- ↑ "300 Entertainment Artists". 300ent.com. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ↑ Mitchell, Gail (24 March 2014). "Lyor Cohen's 300 Entertainment Signs Eric Bellinger (Exclusive)". Billboard. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ↑ "DJ Drama Confirms That Young Thug Is Signed to Lyor Cohen's "300" Label". Complex. April 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ↑ C.M., Emmanuel (17 June 2014). "300 Entertainment Partners with Migos And Quality Control Music". XXL. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ↑ Harling, Danielle (18 June 2014). "Young Thug, Migos Sign With Lyor Cohen, Kevin Liles & Todd Moscowitz's 300 Label". HipHopDX. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ↑ "Lyor Cohen at Stanford University: Music, Technology and Finding The Next Big Artist". IDA Stanford. Retrieved 18 May 2016 – via YouTube.
- ↑ Sisario, Ben (February 2, 2014). "Venture Will Mine Twitter for Music's Next Big Thing". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
- ↑ Niesel, Jeff. "Hip-Hop-Themed Birth of a New Nation Tour to Kick Off at the Agora". Cleveland Scene. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- ↑ Frometa, R. J. "Panama Releases Always EP In The U.S. Via 300 (@300) Entertainment & Shares New Track, "Strange Feeling"". Vents Magazine. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
- ↑ Gensler, Andy (21 May 2014). "Lyor Cohen's 300 Signs Jacquie Lee In Partnership with Atlantic (Exclusive)". Billboard. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ↑ "Raz Simone first rapper signed to 300". Forbes.com. 28 February 2014.
- ↑ "Eric Bellinger - Eventually EP [New Mixtape]". HotNewHipHop.com. HNHH. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- ↑ Hampp, Andrew (17 January 2014). "Neon Gold Signs Label Deal With Atlantic Records, Releasing Lyor Cohen's First Signing (Exclusive)". Billboard. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ↑ "ASTR at SXSW". SXSW Schedule 2016. SXSW. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
- ↑ Cheung, HP. "'Barter 6' Was Just a Mixtape, Young Thug Announces His Real Debut Album". HYPETRAK. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
- ↑ Leonard, Devin (October 27, 2015). "The Guy Who Signed Slick Rick and Jay Z Is Still Killing It". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ↑ Shipley, Al (17 August 2015). "Meet Tate Kobang, The East Baltimore Guy Who Flipped A Hometown Classic Into A Label Deal". The Fader. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ↑ Williams, Nick (3 December 2015). "NYC Indie-Pop Rockers Mainland Stream 'Outcast' EP: Exclusive Premiere". Billboard. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ↑ Nostro, Lauren. "Premiere: DP Signs With 300 Ent. and Finally Drops the Video for "Jabar"". Complex. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
- ↑ Mahot, Laura (3 May 2016). "Exclusive Track Premiere: 'Don't You Cry For Me,' Cobi". Interview. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ↑ "Dae Dae - Biography". Billboard. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ↑ "Record Label 300 Entertainment Signs New Jersey Rapper Mir Fontane". Boi-1da. Retrieved 2 December 2016.