AWAL
| AWAL | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Parent company | Sony Music Entertainment |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Founder | Denzyl Feigelson Kevin Bacon Jonathan Quarmby |
| Status | Active |
| Distributing label | Self distributed (digital) AMPED Distribution (physical, USA) Proper Music Distribution (physical, ROW) |
| Genre | |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Location | London |
AWAL, also known as "Artists Without A Label", is a British music distribution company owned by Kobalt Music Group but was acquired by Sony Music Entertainment in a $430 million deal in May 2021
Artists
- Aly & AJ
- Bruno Major
- Claudia Alende
- Dayglow
- Daði Freyr
- De La Soul
- Die Antwoord
- Everything Everything
- The Aubreys
- Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes
- Gabrielle Aplin
- girl in red
- Greyson Chance
- Gus Dapperton
- Jae Jin
- Jesse McCartney
- Katelyn Tarver
- Kira Kosarin
- Laura Marling
- Lauren Jauregui
- Lauv
- Lil Peep
- Lisa Heller
- Little Simz
- Lizzy McAlpine
- Madison Beer
- Moby
- Naked Eyes
- Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
- Now United
- Pouya
- Quadeca
- R3HAB
- Rex Orange County
- Rickie Lee Jones
- Spacey Jane
- Speaker Boy
- The Kooks
- The Night Café
- The Wombats
- Thom Yorke
- Todd Terje
- Tom Misch
- VÉRITÉ
- You Me At Six
- Yung Bans
- Zolita
Record labels
- Glassnote Records
- mau5trap
- D Flat Records
- EEM Records
- Good Soldier Songs
- Dance Cloud Records
- NFFA Records
- B-Unique Records
- SideOneDummy Records
References
- 1 2 3 Lindvall, Helienne (2 September 2010). "Behind the music: Awal keeps digital royalties from going awol". theguardian.com. Guardian News and Media Limited. Retrieved 2018-03-31.
- ↑ Ingham, Tim (31 March 2020). "Denzyl Feigelson: Once you help an artist build a robust business, a lot starts to happen for them". musicbusinessworldwide.com. Music Business Worldwide Ltd. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
- ↑ "AWAL Signs Global Physical Distribution Agreement with Proper Music Group". Digital Music News.
- ↑ "AWAL". Music Business Worldwide. 2021-01-21. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- ↑ Moore, Sam (March 13, 2020). "Finn Wolfhard on new band The Aubreys: "We wanted to mix the craziness of Flaming Lips with the earnestness of Wilco"". NME. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
- ↑ "Lauren Jauregi broke up with Sony and became completely independent". Pennsylvania News Today. 8 October 2021. Archived from the original on 22 January 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ↑ "VIDEO: Lizzy McAlpine Releases 'All My Ghosts' Music Video".
- ↑ "Simon Fuller's Global Pop Group Now United Signs Worldwide Deal With AWAL". Billboard. 2019-09-24. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
- ↑ "Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Push The Sky Away". AWAL. Archived from the original on 14 December 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
- ↑ "Spotify goes AWAL and updates with 43,253 tracks".[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Glassnote Music Announces Partnership With Kobalt Music's AWAL". Billboard. November 16, 2018.
- ↑ "AWAL signs worldwide deal with UK-based independent label B-Unique". Music Business Worldwide. April 2, 2019.
- ↑ "SideOneDummy Records Signs Worldwide Distribution Deal With AWAL". Billboard. April 29, 2019.