p2pnet news view | RIAA News:- Before I’d even heard of the RIAA my friend, Bill Evans, had started a site purpose-designed for people who, even back in 2001, were sick and tired of being cheated, on the one hand, and being called criminals and thieves, on the other, by the very organisations which depended on them for their existence.
He told them what to do about it.
Boycott Vivendi Universal, EMI, Warner Music and Sony BMG.
“I personally would like to thank the RIAA for their continuing ‘Copyright Holy War’,” said Bill who, tragically, killed himself last year.
But Overlawyered quoted Bill in 2006.
“When I founded Boycott-riaa.com[...] I swore to not buy RIAA members music,” he said, going on »»»
Being a music fan who always has something playing in the background, I thought this would be difficult. However I soon discovered there is a wealth of independent music out there every bit as good, if not better, Less expensive, and the money goes to the musicians, not an international conglomerate.
Thank you RIAA for turning me on to independent music.
Unfortunately, Bill ran out of money and had to sell the site, which is now a pale shadow of what it used to be.
But his idea hasn’t faded.
DON’T buy anything from any of the companies linked to, or associated with, the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) or Vivendi Universal (France), Sony BMG (Japan and Germany), EMI (Britain), and Warner Music (US).
The Rise and Fall of the Corporate Music Industry
The Big 4 labels, whining constantly about steadily declining sales, are infamous for farming out spurious ’studies’ designed to ‘prove’ they have online music lovers where they want them, and that they’ve been able to successfully corral the P2P filesharing networks.
However, nothing could be further from the truth and the one study which would show things as they really are has never been compiled.
The labels have blamed everyone from dead grandmothers to video games for their woes but there’s never been a research project aimed at showing exactly how much The Rise and Fall of the Corporate Music Industry is down to the fact music lovers have just plain stopped buying ‘product’.
Because whether the media, or anyone else, want to admit it or not, it’s a solid gold certainty that a significant part of lost sales is down not to filesharing, but to file sharers, aka customers, discovering where to find new music, and it sure as hell isn’t from the Big 4.
Like, wouldn’t you have to be crazy to buy anything from companies which treat you like shit?
RIAA board members are »»»
Mitch Bainwol, RIAA; Victoria Bassetti, EMI Recorded Music; Colin Finkelstein, EMI Recorded Music; Bill Hearn, EMI Christian Music Group; Deirdre McDonald, SonyBMG; Joe Galante, SonyBMG; Kevin Kelleher, SonyBMG; Rob Stringer, SonyBMG; Julie Swidler, SonyBMG Music; Luke Wood, Interscope Records; Jeff Harleston, Universal Music Group; Zach Horowitz, Universal Music Group; Mel Lewinter, Universal Motown Republic Group; Craig Kallman, The Atlantic Group; Tom Whalley, Warner Bros Records; Michael Fleisher , Warner Music Group; Kevin Liles, Warner Music Group; Bob Cavallo, Buena Vista Music; Glen Barros, Concord Music Group; Mike Curb, Curb Records; Michael Koch, Koch Entertainment; Tom Silverman, Tommy Boy Entertainment; Steve Bartels, Island Records and, Alan Meltzer, Wind Up Records.
Below is a list of RIAA companies to ignore. But before you check that, the Wikipedia names non-RIAA labels incorrectly cited as members. They are »»»
And so you know which companies to avoid like the plague, here’s the complete, unedited list as published on the RIAA site »»»
| 112 Records |
12 Girls |
1500 Records |
| 19 Records |
20TH CENTURY FOX |
2-4-1 Records |
| 2PAC Int Unrel Mast |
333 Music |
3H |
| 40 Records |
456 Enterprises |
4th & Broadway |
| 5 Minute Walk Music |
5.1 Entertainment |
510 Records |
| 550 Music |
550/FOX |
57 Records |
| 7Spin Music |
911 Ent/ Red Ant |
A&M Dreamworks |
| A&M Hip-O Compilations |
A&M Jazz |
A&M Premium |
| A&M Rap |
A&M Records |
A&M Super Budget |
| A&M Urban |
A440 Records |
Abacus Records |
| Abkco |
Absolutely Kosher |
Acony Records |
| AD Records |
Aeria Entertainment |
Aezra Records |
| AFRT Music |
Aftermath |
Aftermath/Ruff Ryders |
| Aftermath/Shady |
AJ Records |
Alfanno |
| Alice Radio |
All Saints |
All Star |
| Alligator Records |
Almo Sounds |
AM60 |
| Amaru |
Amaru II |
Amaru Records |
| American Gramaphone |
American Recordings |
Americana Music Association |
| AMI Music, Inc. |
Amiata Records |
Among Friends Records, Inc. |
| And 1 |
Andy Prieboy |
Angel |
| Angel Special Imports |
Angel Wars |
Angeles Records |
| Angels |
Anime 18 |
Annabelle ’s Wish (Ralph Edwards Prod.) |
| Antilles |
Antra Records |
Apostrophe Records |
| Ardent Records |
Aries Records |
Arista |
| Arista-Profile |
Ark 21 |
Ark/Bungalo |
| Arsenal |
Artanis |
Arte Nova |
| Artemis Sheridan Sq. Canada |
Artisan |
Artistry |
| Arts Magic |
Asian Pulp Cinema |
Astoria Entertainment |
| Astralwerks – Capitol |
Astralwerks – Commercial Mktg |
Astralwerks – Virgin |
| Astralwerks – Virgin |
ASW Catalog |
Asylum Records |
| Asylum//Arroyo |
Atlantic |
Atlantic Catalog Group |
| Atlantic Classics Crossover |
Atlantic Nashville |
Atlantic P&D |
| ATO Records |
ATO/Galvanic |
Audioslave Sony |
| Ava Records |
Avatar Music |
Avenue Records |
| AVI |
Aware |
Aware JV-Two Tier |
| Axiom |
B.E.C. |
Bacatranes |
| Back Porch |
Back Porch – Catalog |
Bad Boy Entertainment, Inc |
| Bad Boy Records |
BAJADA/LIGHTYEAR |
Ballers Entertainment |
| Ballers Entertainment Catalog |
Barak Entertainment |
Barb Wire Productions |
| Barnes Williams DVD |
Basement Records |
Bass Productions |
| Battery |
B-Dub |
Be Beautiful |
| Beat Club |
Beatles |
Beatmart |
| Beauty Records |
Beggars Banquet |
Beginner’s Bible |
| Beiler Bros. Records |
Belart |
Belly Soundtrack |
| Benson |
Benz-Street Music |
Berman Brothers |
| Bernie Williams |
Best Side |
Best Side Catalog |
| Beyond Music |
BHT Entertainment |
Bibleman |
| Big 3 Entertainment |
Big Baller |
Big Cat/ Work |
| Big Dog Music |
Big Game Ventures |
BIG IDEA POST MAR/2004 |
| Big Idea Productions |
Big Intertainment Grp 2Ksounds |
Big Machine |
| Big World |
Bigtyme Records |
Billy Corgan |
| Billy Crystal Project |
Biv 10 Records |
Black Out |
| Blackground Catalog |
Blackground Records |
Blackheart |
| Blind Pig Records |
Bliss Productions |
Blix Street |
| Blood And Fire |
Blood Brothers Catalog |
Blood Rush Records |
| Bloodline Records |
Bloodshot |
Blue Gorilla |
| Blue Note |
Blue Plate |
Blue Thumb (GRP) |
| Blue Thumb (Verve) |
Blue Underground |
Bluebird |
| BMG Classics |
BMG Classics Video |
BMG Heritage |
| BMG Video (Discovery/Reebok) |
BMG/Provident |
BNA Records |
| BNB |
Bob Marley Music |
Bocelli-Sogno |
| Body Head Entertainment, Inc. |
Bohemia |
Bon Jovi Catalog |
| Bon Jovi Catalog Video |
Bon Jovi Development |
Boss Entertainment |
| Box Tunes |
Branford Marsalis |
Break ‘Em Off Records |
| Breakaway |
Brentwood Music |
B-Rite |
| Broadway MCA |
Brody Records Jr. Label |
Broken Bow Records |
| Broken Records |
Brushfire Records, Inc. |
Brutal Records |
| Buddha |
Build Worldwide |
Bullseye |
| Bungalo Records |
Burn.Heart/ Epitaph |
Burning Brides |
| BYO Records |
Byrd Records |
C2 |
| Cadena Records |
Cadence Christian |
Cake Records |
| Calliope |
Caltex Records |
Camino Records |
| Candle in the Wind |
Cannan |
Cap Nash Commercial Marketing |
| Capitol |
Capitol Catalog |
Capitol Commercial Marketing |
| Capitol Nashville |
Capricorn |
Cargo |
| Carnegie Kings |
Casablanca Records |
Cash Money Records |
| Catalog – CMG |
Catalyst |
CAV |
| Caviant |
CED Entertainment |
Celtic Heartbeat |
| Central Park Media |
CGF Records Inc |
Chamillionaire |
| Charisma Catalog |
Charles Street LLC |
Cheeba Sounds |
| Cheeba Sounds Catalog |
Cherry Entert ainment |
Chignon Records |
| Children |
Childrens Division |
Chordant Distr 3rd Party |
| Christy Lane |
Chronicles Compilations |
Chronicles Reissues |
| Chronicles/PSM |
Chrysalis |
Chuck Life |
| Cintas Acuario |
Cirque Du Soleil |
City of Hope |
| CJ Latin |
CKY |
Classics |
| Classics Commercial Marketing |
Classics for Pleasure |
Clatown Records |
| Clean Slate |
Clear Channel |
C-Loc Records |
| Clockwork |
CM Angel |
CM Apple |
| CM Beatles |
CM Blue Note |
CM Budget Capitol |
| CM Budget Capitol Nashville |
CM Budget Chordant Music Group |
CM Budget Chrysalis |
| CM Budget Chrysalis |
CM Budget Classics |
CM Budget Curb |
| CM Budget EMI |
CM Budget EMI Latin |
CM Budget Jazz |
| CM Budget King Biscuit Ent |
CM Budget Narada Catalog |
CM Budget TRS |
| CM Budget Virgin Catalog |
CM Cap Nash Incremental |
CM Cap Nash UA |
| CM Capitol |
CM Capitol Nahsville |
CM Charisma |
| CM Chrysalis |
CM Compilations |
CM EMI |
| CM EMI Classics |
CM EMI UA |
CM Garth Brooks |
| CM Java |
CM Noo Trybe |
CM Orpheus |
| CM Pendulum |
CM Pointblank |
CM Rap-A-Lot Distributed |
| CM SBK |
CM Seraphim |
CM Tribal |
| CM TRS |
CM TRS – Buddah Catalog |
CM TRS – Jaggo Records |
| CM Vernon Yard |
CM Virgin |
CMC International |
| CMF/Lost Highway |
CMG |
CMG Marketing Titles One |
| CMM Ruff Ryders |
Coda Records |
Cold Sweat |
| Colli Park Music |
Colton PDA |
Columbia |
| Columbia/ Broadway Masterworks |
Columbus Records |
Coming Home |
| Command |
Common/ Kanye West |
Commotion |
| Compass |
Compilations |
Concord Records, Inc. |
| Conifer |
Contraband |
Convenant |
| Cool Springs Music |
Coolhunter Records |
Coolsville Productions |
| Copacabana Records |
Copperfield |
Corporate Thugz Entertainment |
| Costa Rola |
Country Music Foundation/Lost Highway |
Covenant Artists |
| CPM Manga |
Crammed Disc |
Crash Cinema |
| Crazy Cat |
Creative Trust Wkshp/Provident |
Creative Trust Workshop |
| Credential |
Crescent Moon/Columbia |
Crescent Moon/Epic |
| Crime Partners |
Cross Movement Records |
CROWNE |
| Crystal Lewis |
CSC Entertainment |
CTW/ Sesame Street |
| Cult Epics |
Curb |
Curb/Lost Hi ghway |
| Curb/Rising Tide |
Curb/Universal |
Curb-Wynonna |
| Curious George |
Custm/Premium |
Custm/Premium – Special Mkts |
| Cypress |
Daddy Yankee |
Dagger Records |
| Damian Music |
Damon Dash Music Group |
Dancing Cat |
| Darkchild |
DAS |
Dascolmel, LLC |
| Dascolvibe, LLC |
Dash Records |
Dashboard Confessional |
| DaySpring |
DAYWIND |
Daywind Music Group |
| DC Flag/Red Ink/Epic |
DCC Compact Classics |
Death Row |
| Death Row Extd Catalog |
Death Row Extended |
Death Row Frontline |
| Death Row Frontline Catalog |
Death Row Gang Rela Catalog |
Death Row Records |
| Death Row The Chroni Catalog |
Death Row/Amaru |
Debris Records |
| Decca |
Decca UK |
Decca US |
| Decon |
Def Jam |
Def Jam Video |
| Def Jam West |
Def Jam/RAL Tracs |
Def Soul |
| Def Soul Classics |
Def Soul Video |
Deff Trapp |
| Delicious Vinyl |
Delos |
Dembow Music |
| Denon |
Derrty Entertainment |
Desert Mountain Media |
| Desert Storm |
Dexterity – Bishop TD Jakes |
DGG |
| DGG Video |
DHM |
Diamond Productions |
| Diplomatic Man |
Disa |
Discipline Global MB |
| D iscotech Media |
Dispatch |
Disques Vogue |
| Disturbing Tha Peace Recording, Inc |
Divine Industries |
DKC |
| DM Music |
DMC |
DMY |
| DMZ |
Doggystyle Records |
Doghouse |
| Don Omar |
Donavon Frankenreitr |
Double Dragon |
| Doxology Records |
Doyle/KOS Entertainment |
Dr Dream |
| Dramatico Entertainment Ltd. |
Dream Street |
Dreamworks – Sharktales |
| Dreamworks – Shrek II |
Dreamworks (1) |
Dreamworks (2) |
| Dreamworks Geffen |
Dreamworks Nashville |
Dreamworks Pop New |
| Dreamworks Tracs |
Dreamworks Urban Music |
Drive |
| Drive Thru |
DTP Recording, Inc. |
Dualstar/(Olsen Twins) |
| Dualtone |
Duck Down Music |
DV-8 Records |
| DVD International |
E Pluribus Unum (1) |
E Pluribus Unum (2) |
| E2 Music |
Eagle Eye Media |
Eagle Records |
| Eagle Rock |
Eaglevision |
East Side Digital |
| Easydisc |
ECM |
Eddie Soundtrack |
| Edimal Distribution |
Edimal Music Corp |
Edito Classica |
| Edmonds Record Group |
El Cartel |
Elektra |
| Elektra Catalog Group |
Element Records |
Elementree Records |
| Ellipsis Arts |
Elton John |
Elvis Trib ute Project |
| EMD Now Joint Venture Projects |
Emergent Music Marketing |
EMI Classics |
| EMI Gospel Label 3rd Party |
EMI Gospel Music |
EMI Latin |
| EMI Music Group |
EMI Records |
Eminent |
| Emperor Norton |
Empire Records |
Emusica |
| Enjoy First Look |
Enjoy Records |
Eno |
| Epic |
Epic Soundtrax |
Epic Street |
| Epic/ Giant Step |
Epic/ No Name |
Epidrome |
| Epitaph Records |
Equal Vision |
Equal Vision/Columbia |
| Equinox Music |
Erato |
Essence Records |
| Essential Classics |
Eureka |
Eurodisc |
| Everland |
Everwhere Music |
Evolution Music |
| Facility |
Family Guy Soundtrack |
Fantasy Records |
| Fantoma |
Farmclub/IDJ |
Farmclub/Interscope |
| Farmclub/Universal |
Fast Horse |
Fat Beats |
| Fat Boy Music |
Fat Wreck Chords |
Favored Nations |
| FDM Records |
Ferret Music |
Ferret/Columbia |
| Fervent Records |
Fiddler Records |
Fight Klub |
| Finlandia |
First Night Records |
Flagship Recordings |
| Flat Town Music Company |
Flavor Unit Entertainment |
Flawless |
| Flicker Records |
Flip Records |
Floodgate Records |
| Flora |
FlowMusic |
Flying Fish |
| Flyte Time Records |
Fonanata Island Merc |
Fonosound |
| Fonovisa |
Fonovisa Inc. |
Fontana A&M |
| Fontana A&M Hip-O |
Fontana Def Jam |
Fontana Geffen |
| Fontana Interscope |
Fontana Island Rec |
Fontana London U.S. |
| Fontana MCA |
Fontana MCA/ Nasheville |
Fontana MCA/ Nashville |
| Fontana Motown |
Fontana Mt Hip-O |
Fontana Poly. Atlas |
| Fontana Uni Records |
ForeFront |
Forefront Label |
| Forefront Label 3rd Party |
Forster Brothers Entertainment |
Four Winds |
| Foxy Brown – Bad Boy |
Friday Records |
From Rags to Riches |
| From the bottom, Inc. |
Fubu |
Fugitive Records |
| Furious Records |
G Love and Special Sauce |
Gangland Record Corp |
| Gangsta Advisory |
Garden City |
Garmex |
| Garmex Records |
Garth Brooks |
Gasoline Alley |
| Gazillion Records |
Gee Street |
Geffen |
| Geffen (Tracs) |
Geffen Catalog Transfer |
Geffen Catalog Transfer (Fontana) |
| Geffen Goldline |
Genie Ent./Lightyear |
Getting Out Our Dreams(Urban) |
| Gfunk |
GG&L Music |
Ghetto Youth Intl |
| Ghostlight |
Giant Record s |
Giant-Step Records |
| Gili Music |
Glassnote |
GMA Music |
| GMP Records |
Gold Circle |
Gold Seal |
| Gold Star |
Golden Books |
Gomer Records |
| Good Time Jazz |
Goodfellas Entertainment |
Goodnews |
| Gospel |
Gospo Centric |
Gotee Records |
| GR Entertainment |
Graham Colton |
Grammy Nominees Proj |
| Grand Royal |
Grand Royal Catalog |
Grandstand |
| Granite |
Grateful Dead Production |
Grateful Dead Records |
| Great Performances |
Green Linnet |
Greenhornes |
| Greenhorse Records, Inc. |
Grindhouse |
Groovin’ Records |
| Groovpix |
Ground Zero |
Group – Argentina |
| Group – Brazil |
Group – Centre |
Group – Chile |
| Group – Mexico |
Group – Other |
Group – Spain |
| Group – USA |
Group – Venezuela |
GRP |
| GRP (Verve) |
GTS |
GTS Video |
| Guardian Studios |
Guitian |
G-Unit Records |
| Gunz Music, Inc |
Guts & Grace |
Halfnote |
| Hall of Fame |
Hammer & Lace |
Hannibal |
| Harmony |
Harmony Records |
HBO/WEA |
| HE IS FAITHFUL FILMS |
Heartbeat |
Heartcry |
| Here to Him |
Heretic |
Hidden Beach |
| Hieroglyphics |
High Performance |
High Street |
| High Wire Music |
Higher Octave Music |
Higher Octave Music Catalog |
| Higher Octave Music Returns |
Hightone Records |
Hillsboro Jazz |
| HIP-O |
Hip-O Island |
Hip-O Mercury Nashville |
| Hip-O Motown |
Hip-O Records |
Hip-O Select (AM) |
| Hip-O Select (MC) |
Hip-O Select (MT) |
Hip-O Select (PG) |
| Hip-O Uni Roy |
Hip-O Universal TV |
HKD Productions |
| Hola Records |
Hollywood Records |
Hollywood Visa |
| Holy Hip Hop |
Home Sweet Home |
Home Video |
| Homeland |
House of Hits |
H-Town Records |
| Hush |
Hush/ Plg |
Hybrid/Metropolitan |
| I Am |
I.E. Music |
Ice Records |
| Icewater |
IG Records Inc |
Imaginary Road |
| Immediate |
Immortal Records |
Immortal Records Catalog |
| Immortal/Columbia |
Immortal/Epic |
Import Music |
| Impulse (GRP) |
Impulse (Verve) |
In De Goot, LLC |
| In The Loop Records |
Ind 4th & B ‘Way |
Ind Antilles |
| Ind Smash |
Infinity Digital |
Inner Knot |
| Innocent |
INO (previously M2.0 Productions) |
InPop Records |
| Insane Clown Posse |
Insider Trading Corporation |
Integrity Media, I nc |
| Integrity, Inc |
Integrity/Winans |
Interhit Records |
| International Special Mkts |
Interscope |
Interscope – A&M |
| Interscope (Tracs) |
Interscope Wea |
Interscope/Island |
| Irock Entertainment |
IRS Catalog |
IRS Catalog Marketing |
| Island Def Jam |
Island Hip-O Compilations |
Island Independent |
| Island Jamaica |
Island Mercury |
Island Mercury Video |
| Island Music Video |
Island Poly |
Island Poly Video |
| Island Records |
Island Super Budget |
Island Vinyl |
| J Records |
J&N |
J&N Media |
| Jack Johnson |
Jackie Greene/DIG Split |
Jade Records |
| Jaleo Records |
Java Records |
Jazz & Classics |
| Jazz Alliance International |
Jazz Alliance Intl |
Jazz Commercial Marketing |
| Jazz-Non US |
JB Records |
Jcor |
| Jersey Records |
Jetset |
Jimmy Franks Rec Co |
| Jin Records |
Jireh |
Jive Records |
| Joanna Levesque |
Journey Music |
Kalimba Records |
| Karen |
Karma Guard |
Karuna |
| Kathie Hill Music |
Kedar Entertainment, Inc. |
Kemado |
| KGB Records |
Kicking Mule |
Kid Rhino Misc. |
| Kinetic Records |
King Communica tions |
Kiss Video |
| KKSF |
KOAI |
Kom-a-Day Records |
| Konvict Muzik |
KORN the Artists |
Krasnow |
| Krystal/The Firm |
Kung Fu Records |
KWJZ |
| La Calle Records |
La Face |
Lakeshore Records |
| Larrinaga Records |
Last Gang |
Latin Catalog |
| Latin Pop/Tropical |
Latin Regional Mexican |
Latin Special Markets |
| Latin World |
Latino Budget Prod PR |
Latino Budget Prod UC |
| Laugh.com |
Left Eye |
Legacy/ Columbia |
| Legacy/ Epic |
Liars Inc(Foodchain) |
Libertad |
| Lideres |
Lideres2 |
Life Records |
| Lightstorm |
Lightyear/Zebra |
Lil Man |
| Liquird 8 Records |
Little Dog Records |
Living Music |
| Living Stereo |
Liz Phair |
LL Cool J. Inc |
| LMC Record |
Locomotive Music |
Logic Records |
| London Poly TV |
London Red Ant |
London Slash |
| London U.S. |
London Video |
Longevity Records (NYC) Inc. |
| Lookout |
Loose Cannon |
Loosegroove |
| Loretta Lynn Van Lear Rose |
Los Cangri |
Lost Highway |
| Loud |
Loud Records |
Loudes 68 |
| Luaka Bop |
Luaka Bop Catalog |
Lucky Dog Monument |
| Ludacris |
Ludacris/Disturbing Tha Peace Recordings, Inc. |
Lumberjack FS |
| Lumberjack PPS |
Luna Music |
Luna Negra |
| Luny Tun |
Lyle Lovett |
Lyric Street |
| M.O.B. Music |
M.T. Enterprises, dba Thuy Nga’s |
M2.0 Inc |
| Mach Entertainment |
Machete Music |
Machine Shop Recordings |
| Mad Dragon |
Mad Science |
Mad Yacht Records |
| Magaritaville |
Magna Carta Records Ryko |
Major Label Records |
| Major League Baseball |
Maloof Records |
Mammoth |
| Mango |
Mango Tree Records |
Manhattan Records – Catalog |
| Manhattan Records (Angel) |
Many Roads Records |
Maranatha! |
| Marc Broussard |
Marinda Grace |
Martha Steward Living |
| Martson Recording |
MAS Entertainment |
Mas Flow |
| Masion de Soul Records |
Mass Appeal Entertainment |
Masterworks Heritage |
| Masterworks Portrait |
Matt Nathanson |
Maverick Musica |
| Maverick Records |
Mavericks |
Max Mex Records |
| Max Weinberg 7 |
MAXJAZZ |
MaxMexRecords |
| MB Recordings |
MCA |
MCA Cranberries |
| MCA Special Product |
MCA Tracs |
MDI/ Johnny Cash GH |
| Mega Media Records |
Megaforce Records |
MegaMusic |
| Melisma |
Mel isma – Catalog |
Melodiya |
| Mercury Nashville |
Mercury Nashville Video |
Mercury Poly TV |
| Mercury Pop |
Mercury Pure |
Mercury R&B |
| Mercury Red Ant |
Mercy Cuts |
Merle Haggard |
| Metrix Music |
Metro One Records |
MHB |
| Mic Mac Distribution |
MIC Media/Lyricist Lourge |
Michael Burns |
| Mid C Media |
Mighty Horn |
Milan (Jade Records) |
| Milan Ent. |
Milan Records |
Milestone |
| Militia Group |
Militia/Columbia |
Miller Drive Inc. |
| Ministry of Sound |
MJJ Music |
Mo Thugs/Ruthless |
| Mock & Roll |
Mock & Roll L.A. |
Mock & Roll Records |
| Mock’n'roll |
Modular JV |
Mojo |
| Mondo Macabre |
Mono Vs Stereo |
Montbello/Virgin Joint Vent |
| Montbello/Virgin/JV |
Moonshine Conspiracy |
MOP |
| Morado Music |
Mordam PPS |
Mosaic Media Group |
| Mosely Music |
Mosh |
Motown |
| Motown Hip-O Compilations |
Motown New |
Motown Premium |
| Motown R&B |
Motown R&B/Universal |
Motown Records |
| Motown Super Budget |
Motown Video |
Motown/Polygram Latino |
| Motown/Universal |
Mouth Almighty |
Moviso |
| Mozote Music |
MP Records |
Mr. Incognito Productions |
| MSC Music Entertainment |
MTV Networks |
Music For Little People |
| Music One |
Music Works/ Tomato |
Music World Music |
| Muxxic Latina |
MVP Records |
My Space |
| MYRRH |
N2K/Warlock |
Naive |
| Narada Productions |
Narada Productions – Catalog |
NARM Records |
| Nas |
NAS/ Sony |
National Own |
| National Recorder |
Native Records |
Near Mint Label Grp |
| Neptunes |
Nettwerk Records |
Neurodisc Records |
| Neurodisc Records Catalog |
Never So Deep |
New Door Records |
| New Haven Records |
New Media |
New Records |
| New West |
Next Next Entertainment |
Next Plateau |
| N’Focus Entertainment |
Nick @ Nite |
Nicky Jam |
| Night Man Records |
Nimbus |
Ninth Avenue Music, Inc. |
| Nirvana Box Set |
Nitro Records |
No limit Catalog |
| No Limit Extd Catalog |
No Limit Extended |
No Limit New Release |
| No Limit New Release Catalog |
No Limit Records |
Nonesuch |
| Noo Trybe |
Noo Trybe Catalog |
Noo Trybe Catalogh |
| Noo Trybe Com Mkt |
Noo Trybe Com Mktg Catalog |
Noo Trybe Comm Mkt |
| Noontime |
NoShame |
Noth ing Records |
| Novus |
Novus Ordo |
Now |
| Now 11 |
Now 13 |
Now 16 |
| Now 20 |
Now 3 |
Now 4 |
| Now 9 |
Now Christmas |
Now Joint Venture |
| Npg Records |
NPG Records (Prince) |
NU American Music |
| Nu Opp |
NU TECH |
Nuendo Music Group |
| Nutone Records |
NY:LA Music Inc |
OctJay Records |
| Octone Records |
Ode |
Odyssey |
| Odyssey in Minds Eye |
Oh Boy |
Okeh |
| OLE |
Omni Records |
On Point |
| One Label LLC |
One Life One Love |
Or Music |
| Orfeon |
Organic Music, LLC |
Organized Noise |
| Original Jazz Classics |
Oro Musical |
Orphanage |
| Orpheus |
Other Distributed |
Other Pop |
| Outburst Records |
Outlook Music |
Outpost |
| Overall Records |
Overbrook Music |
P & A Records |
| P&A |
P.A.L. |
Pablo |
| Pakaderm |
Pallas Records |
Palm Records |
| Palo Duro Records |
Pangaea |
Panik House Ent. |
| PCLC |
PCLC Capricorn |
Penalty Recordings (Ryko) |
| Perfect Image |
Perspective |
Philadelphia International Rec |
| Philips |
Philips Video |
Philo |
| Pimienta Records |
Pimpking Music |
Pina Records |
| Pinnacle Records |
Pioneer |
Plat ano Records |
| Platia Ent/New River Music |
Platino Records |
Platino/Fonovisa |
| Platinum |
Player’s Club |
Point Music |
| Point of Grace |
Pointblank |
Pointblank Catalog |
| Poly TV |
Poly TV (Def Jam) |
Poly TV (Island) |
| Poly TV (Motown) |
Poly/Atlas |
Poly/Atlas Video |
| Polybeat Records |
Polydor Country |
Polydor Country Video |
| Polydor/Polygram Latino |
Polymedia |
Portrait |
| PPL Entertainment Group, Inc |
PRA Records |
Praise Gathering |
| Prawn Song |
Premier Entertainment |
Premium |
| Premium Latin |
Prestige |
Priority Frontline Catalog |
| Priority Special Markets |
Priority Special Mkts Catalog |
Prisma |
| Private Music |
Procan |
Proclaim |
| Proper |
Prorey |
Prority |
| Prosthetic Records |
Protel |
PSM Records |
| Psychopathic Records |
Punk Core |
Pure Records |
| Pure Springs Music |
Purple Ribbon Entertainment |
Push Records |
| Pussycat Dolls JV |
Pyramid |
Pyramid Media |
| Pyramid Media Group |
Q&W |
Quango Records |
| Queen Latifah |
Quiet Storm Records |
Quinlan Road Ent. |
| Qwest Records |
R.A.L. |
R.A.L. Video |
| Radio Universal |
Radioactive Records |
Rainman |
| Ramex |
Random House |
Rap A Lot 2K Records |
| Rap A Lot Virgin Catalog |
Rap-A-Lot |
Rap-A-Lot 2K Records |
| Rap-A-Lot dist. Catalog |
Rap-a-lot Distributed |
Rap-A-Lot Virgin Catalog |
| Rasheeda |
Rawkus Entertainment |
Rawkus Records |
| RAY BOLTZ MUSIC |
Ray Boltz Spindust |
Razor & Tie |
| Razor & Tie Direct |
Razor & Tie Label |
Razor Sharp |
| RB Entertainment |
RCA Records |
RCA Records Nashville |
| RCA Special Products |
RCA Victor |
RCC Records |
| Re: Think |
Real Music |
Real World – Catalog |
| Real World Records |
Rebel Records |
Rebound Records |
| Red Ant |
Red Boy Records |
RED Dance/Epic |
| RED Dance/Sony Japan |
Red Hot Organization |
RED Ink/ATC |
| RED Ink/Epic |
RED Ink/Pias |
RED Ink/SMI Belguium |
| RED Ink/SMI Two Tier |
RED Ink/Trust Kill |
Red Seal |
| Red Sky Entertainment |
Red Star |
Refuge Records |
| Reincarnate Music |
Rejoice |
Relapse Records |
| Rendezvous |
Reprise |
Reserved |
| Resound |
Respek Records |
Restless Records |
| Reunion |
Reville (Nashville Star) |
Rhino |
| Rhino Classical |
Rhino P&D |
Rhino Records |
| Rhino Video |
Rhino Video/ Rhino |
Rhino/Warner Bros. |
| Rhino-Sire |
Rhyme Syndicate Catalog |
Rhythm Safari |
| RICA Songs For Life |
Rick Rubin Entertainment |
Rifkind Entertainment |
| Right Minded Records |
Rising Tide Nashville |
Risky Business |
| Riverbend |
Riverside |
RMM |
| RMM Records |
Roadrunner Records Inc. |
Robbins Entertainment |
| Roc A Fella Catalog |
Roc La Familia |
Roc-A-Fella Records |
| Roc-A-Fella Shawn C |
Roc-A-Fella Video |
Rocket Records |
| Rocketown Records |
Rockstar Games |
Rockview Records |
| Rodven |
Rodven (Intl) |
Rodven/Prodiscos |
| Rodven/Quality Rec |
Rodven/Tejano Discos |
Rodven/United Prod |
| Ron Smith |
Rough Ryders Records |
Rough Trade |
| Rounder |
Rowdy Records Diary of a Mad Black Woman |
RPM / Legacy |
| RPM/ Columbia |
Ruff Ryders |
Ruffhouse |
| Ruffhouse Records/ Ovum |
Ruffhouse Records/ Roc-A-Bloc |
Ruffnation Music |
| Rufftown Ent. |
Rust Records |
Ruthless Records |
| RX Records |
Ryan & Joey, Inc. |
Ryk oDisc |
| SAI Records |
Saja Records |
Sambora |
| Samplers |
Sanctuary |
Savoy |
| Savoy Jazz |
Savoy Label Group |
Scratchie |
| S-Curve Records – Capitol |
S-Curve Records – EMI |
S-Curve Records Capitol |
| S-Curve Records Catalog |
S-Curve Records Distributed |
S-Curve Records EMI |
| S-Curve Records Virgin |
S-Curve(1) Records Distributed |
Sea Creatures |
| Sea Records |
Seaview |
Secret Mountain |
| Secret Sun Recordings |
Sega |
Seiko Matsuda |
| Seismic Records |
Selah |
SEON |
| Serca Music |
Serjical Strike |
Seven |
| SFJAZZ |
SGZ Records |
Shady Records |
| Shakti |
Shakti – Catalog |
Shamton Records |
| Shang |
Shawn Carter |
Shelter Records |
| Sheppard Lane Music |
Shout! Factory |
Show Dog |
| Shrapnel Records |
Sick Wid It |
SIDE ONE DUMMY |
| Silas |
Silent Giant |
Silver Seal |
| Silvertone |
Silverwave |
SimplyRed.com |
| Sindrome Records |
Sir George Records |
Sire Record Group |
| Sixsteps |
Skaggs Family Records |
Skanless Records |
| Skyblaze |
Skyblaze/Columbia |
Slamm Dunk |
| Slash Distributed |
Slash Warner |
Slim Thug/ Star Trak |
| Slip & Slide Records |
Slipdisc |
Smash |
| Smashing Pumpkins Catalog |
Smith Music Group |
Smithonian/Folkways |
| SMV |
Snoop Bossin’ Up DVD |
Snoop Dogg 40/40/20 |
| Snoop Dogg 50/50 |
Snoop DVD- Bossin’ up |
So So Def Records |
| So So Def/ All Out Entertainment |
Software Sculptors |
Solid State Records |
| Sonique |
Sony Broadway |
Sony Classical |
| Sony Classical/ Sony Music Soundtrax |
Sony Direct |
Sony Discos |
| Sony Labels |
Sony Masterworks |
Sony Music Special Products |
| Sony Music Works |
Sony Portrait |
Sony Wonder |
| SONYBMG Music Entertainment |
SonyBMG U.S. Latin |
Sought After Entertainment |
| Soulife Records |
Soulwerkz |
Sound Gizmo |
| Sound Mex |
Sound of Atlanta |
Southern Signal Records |
| Sparrow |
Sparrow Distributed 3rd Party Label |
Sparrow Kids |
| Special Markets |
Special Olympics |
Special Olympics 4 |
| Special Products |
Specialty Records |
Spin Art |
| Spirit Soundtrack |
Spit Records |
Spring Hill Music |
| Spring House |
Sprout |
SPV Records |
| Squint Entertainment |
Star Search |
S tar Song |
| Star Time International |
Star Trak Records |
Stars + Stripes, Inc. |
| Startime P&D |
Startime PS |
Stax |
| Stolen Transmission, LLC |
Stonecreek |
Straight Face Records, Inc. |
| Straight outta labb |
Straight Profit |
Straight Profit Records |
| Straightway |
Stretch Music |
Stuart Hersch |
| Studio E Group |
Suave House II |
Suave Records |
| Sub City Records |
Subversive Cinema |
Sucka Free Records |
| Sugar Beats |
Sugar Water |
Sunnyside |
| Super Ego Records |
Surco New |
SURCO Records |
| Surrender Records |
Sustain Records, LLC |
Swallow Records |
| Sybersound Records |
Synapse Films |
T.J. Martell |
| Taang |
Tabu Records |
Takoma |
| Talent Beach |
Tanya Tucker |
Tanya Tucker Distributed |
| TASEIS |
Teldec |
Telethon |
| Tell It Productions |
Terra |
The Bravery |
| The Franchise/Interscope |
The Inc. |
The Mainstream Records Group Inc. |
| The Neptunes |
The Platform Group, LLC |
The Road to Eldorado |
| The Safe Side |
The Source |
The Start/The Label |
| The Ultimate Group, Inc. |
The Wall |
Thirsty Ear |
| Three Keys /Lightyear |
Three Kings DBC |
Thrive Records |
| Thump Records |
Tim Kerr |
Tim Kerr New |
| Timbaland |
Time Bomb |
Time Home Entertainment |
| Time/Life |
Time/Life Non Music Video |
Titan Global |
| Toby Keith Last LP |
Tofu Sony Japan |
Tone Cool |
| Toni Braxton |
TOONACIOUS |
Tooth & Nail |
| Tooth & Nail CMG |
Tooth & Nail EMI |
Top Dawg Productions |
| Top Sail Productions |
Toros Records |
Track Factory |
| Trackmasters |
Tradition |
Traditional Records |
| Trauma Entertainment |
Trauma Records |
Travio Records |
| Travio Records P&D |
Treat & Release |
Trill Ent/Asylum |
| Triloka |
Triple Crown |
Troma |
| Troubadour |
Trudy Greene |
Trumpet Swan/ Lightyear |
| Trust Kill |
Trustkill/Red Ink/Epic |
T-Town Music |
| Tuff Gong |
Tuff Gong Records |
Twins |
| Twism |
Twisted |
Two Tomatoes |
| Tyler Perry, Inc. |
Type A Records |
U.S. Reissues |
| UFOCity.cm |
Ultimate Records |
UME #1’s |
| UME Direct |
UME Premium (AM Admin) |
UME Premium (MT Admin) |
| UMI Fontana |
Undaground Recodz |
Undefined |
| Underground Distributed Label |
U nderground Inc. |
Union Music |
| Unison |
United For Opportunity |
Unitone |
| Universal Latino |
Universal Music Canada |
Universal Music Group Distribution |
| Universal Music Latino |
Universal Records (1) |
Universal Records (2) |
| Universal Records New |
Universal South |
University MG Dist |
| University Music |
University Music Group |
Univision |
| Univoces |
Unsigned Hype |
Untertainment |
| Up Above Records |
Upstairs |
Upstart |
| Uptown Records -URC |
Urban Box Office |
US Manga |
| UTV Motwon |
V2 |
V2 (Gee Street/Push Records/Delicious Vinyl) |
| V2/Push |
Vagrant Records |
Vagrant Records (TVT) |
| Van Richter Records |
Varese Sarabande |
Varrick |
| Velocette Records |
Velour Recordings |
Venemusic |
| Venevision |
Verity |
Verve |
| Verve Forecast |
Verve Video |
VI Music |
| VI Records |
Victory |
Victory Music |
| Victory Records |
Victrola |
Vidal Investment |
| Vineyard |
Vintage Home Entertainment |
Violator Records |
| Virgin |
Virgin Catalog |
Virgin Classics |
| Virgin Commercial Marketing |
Virgin Special Projects |
V irgin Special Projects Catalog |
| Virtual Label |
Visigoth |
Vital |
| Viva Discos |
Vivarte |
Vivaton Records |
| Voice for Music Production, Inc. |
Volcano II |
Volcano III |
| Volcom |
Vox Lumania |
VP Music Richter Records |
| VP Records |
Wacky World Studios |
Walleska Serra |
| Walt Disney Records |
Waltzing Bear |
Wanna Blow, Inc. |
| Warcon Entertainment, LLC |
Warlock |
WARNER ALLIANCE |
| Warner Bros. |
Warner Bros./Elektra |
Warner Bros./Elektra |
| Warner Brothers Publications |
Warner Classics |
Warner Fonit |
| WARNER HOME VIDEO |
Warner Jazz France/ WSM |
Warner Music Latina |
| Warner/Reprise Video |
Wax Weinberg 7 |
WBR/Rhino Direct |
| WEA Corportation |
WEA Latina |
WEACaribe |
| WEAMex |
Weapons of Mass Entertainment |
Weeds |
| Wet Cement |
White Lion |
Whitsett Hill |
| WHV/Lightyear |
Wicklow |
Will Smith |
| Windham Hill |
Wind-Up (Grass/Surefire) |
Winedark Records |
| WJJZ |
WNUA |
Wonder Boy Entertainment |
| Wonderland |
Woodstock |
Word Entertainment |
| Word Special Projects |
Word/Warner Bros. |
Work |
| Worksong/Rh ino/Hear Music |
World Music Network |
Worship Together |
| WOW Joint Venture |
Wrechshop Records |
Wrong Records |
| WS/De Stijl |
Wu Music Group |
Wu Tang Records Catalog |
| Wu-Tang Records |
Wu-Tang Records Catalog |
Wyatt |
| Wyonna |
XSO Drive |
Yab Yum/ 550 |
| Yash Raj Films USA Inc. |
Yclef Records |
Yo! MTV Raps |
| Z Records |
Zappa |
Zappa Rhino |
| Zebra/Lightyear |
Zero Hour |
Zoe |
| Zomba/Def Jam |
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February 9th, 2009 at 5:05 pm
So, if I understand this correctly, the smaller list should be removed from the larger?
February 9th, 2009 at 5:23 pm
@ Devil’s Advocate
Yup.
Cheers!
February 9th, 2009 at 5:31 pm
Nice list.
It might be easier for a lot of people to just go to riaaradar.com and let their search engine see if an album or artist is on any RIAA labels.
February 10th, 2009 at 12:12 am
Even simpler solution:
“Hide behind” (thanks, Sam!) the first-sale doctrine, and NEVER pay retail for music IN THE FIRST PLACE!
Thanks to the first-sale “loophole” (as RIAA apologists love to call it) everytime you buy a reasonably-priced album (say, from the “used” bin at a record store or from Amazon.com), the RIAA don’t get DICK.
Ironically enough, this is also the route that makes the most sense economically (since, unlike from “authorized” sellers, the stuff isn’t drastically overpriced.
February 10th, 2009 at 2:14 am
How about a list of who NOT to boycott? hehe
February 10th, 2009 at 10:34 am
” âHide behindâ (thanks, Sam!) the first-sale doctrine, and NEVER pay retail for music IN THE FIRST PLACE!
Thanks to the first-sale âloopholeâ (as RIAA apologists love to call it) everytime you buy a reasonably-priced album (say, from the âusedâ bin at a record store or from Amazon.com), the RIAA donât get DICK. ”
Yup, thats something some of us have been suggesting frequently.
Don’t Buy, Don’t Download, if you HAVE to have it, buy it used.
There’s a problem though.
Around here the label reps have been putting some kind of pressure on the CD and GAME resale shops,
which has been resulting in them closing down. Also, the smaller new CD stores ( of the mom and pop variety)
used to be treasure trove of used discs as well.
We all know how the labels drove them out of business in favor of lower variey, Big Box stores such
as Wal-Mart.
I’m sure they are working on some sort of modification to “First-Sale” and the customer won’t
find out about it till the deed is done.
February 12th, 2009 at 4:06 am
Nice list! I really need to visit RIAARadar.com more often; not that it matters much, because I haven’t bought an RIAA-sponsored CD in perhaps 5 years. I listen to electronic dance, and very few DJs who release dance albums are on labels that are RIAA members.
The RIAA-sponsored faction of the music industry lost me when I started noticing that radio stations were playing sthe same songs 10 or even 20 times a day, leading me to believe that radio playlists were shrinking dramatically. Twenty years ago, the average top radio station had 200 songs on their playlist. Today you’ll be hard-pressed to find one with at least 50 songs on their daily rotation.
No surprise to me anymore. The FM radio station (if not ALL of conventional radio) is dying today, and Sirius-XM with it. I was once tempted to get Sirius or XM because of the folly that is the FM music radio station today. The Internet radio station is the new breed, one that deserves to proliferate worldwide. The RIAA and their members are afraid of the benefits that the independent (or non-RIAA) music community will have if Internet radio should gain in popularity. That’s why (if I read correctly) they tried to bankrupt Pandora with bizarre royalty rate hikes. The simple solution for Pandora, I suppose, is to dump all RIAA music from their databases.
I gather that, like their failed efforts to have RIAA-sponsored music, if not ALL music in general, classified in the same manner as you would classify a CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, their efforts to stymie Internet radio will fail or have failed. In my opinion, I see it as a case of too little, too late. That’s because we now see tabletop and portable Internet radios on the market, from manufacturers like Aluratek.com; and if I read the info at Aluratek’s Web site correctly, with these things you don’t even have to hook it up to a machine to get transmission from an Internet station.
In my opinion, the first kiss of death for the music industry came when most of the (RIAA-member) labels killed the single from the racks, in an attempt to force people to buy entire albums with only one or two decent hits. It was from there (c2000-01) that the quality of the music they were putting out started to fall. Then radio stations made it harder for older new artists (and I dare say much-older veterans) to get played. Then they started suing their own customers, and some of them fought back.
There has been quite a bit of angst from those who have been fighting the RIAA on the issue of how intellectual property (if we can even call it that) should be defined, with a lot of heat being directed at the Obama administration. I haven’t read all the details, but it seems as if, like W. and his Cabinet before him, Obama and his Cabinet have not been completely informed about the level of sinister that the RIAA and their supporters have gone to get what seems to be full, complete and absolute control of the ENTIRE music industry.
Needless to say, if I heard and read correctly of the tactics they are trying to pull to get their way, they will only succeed to accelerate the death of the industry. We have already reached a point where Norah Jones’ ‘Come Away With Me’ (2002-03) will likely be the last 10-million-sellier this decade AND the next, if not for good.
For the record, in my opinion, ‘intellectual property’, as far as music is concerned, should apply to only 3 entities: The artist, the songwriter and the producer. The only job the fat cats have is to promote it; and in many cases they have been quite poor at that. Even if they do a decent job of promoting this material, it is usually to the detriment of the industry as a whole. Think payola, as a possible example. What do they think they gain by cornering radio and freezing out non-RIAA music from the dials?
Probably not much these days. Fewer and fewer of their artists are able to go gold, let alone platinum. That, I assume, forces the artists to tour a lot more to break even with their record company’s bottom line, and perhaps bring in a profit. Like that means anything these days, because I’d bet good horse money that even the profits are smaller today, compared with 10 or 15 years ago.
The RIAA’s efforts to turn the music industry into their own little dictatorship will fail. Technology will continue to move forward, and there’s nothing they can do to stop it. Funny that they haven’t begged the government to outlaw MP3 or Internet radio technology altogether (yet), because they know that anything of the sort will create the biggest backlash in the history of retail.
Have any of you picked up Steve Knopper’s book, ‘Appetite for Self-Destruction: The Spectacular Crash of the Record Industry in the Digital Age’? I’ve seen a fraction of the contents, and I imagine he predicts (like so many of us hope) that the RIAA will cease to be a viable lobbying group, if not cease to exist altogether. If music retailers like Virgin continue to close, and record sales continue to fall, and companies continue to drop artists (which would certainly help the indie labels if some of these artists join), they will. What the copyFIGHT people must emphasize (very strongly), should they succeed in getting an audience with Congress, if not the President and Attorney General, is that the RIAA, aside from having been a rogue operation for most of this decade, bordering on violating (if not actually having engaged in such violations) one or more statutes of RICO law (given what I have been reading over the years), serves neither the artist nor the producer, nor even the songwriter. They serve only themselves and their fat-cat partners. If ever the copyfight groups and the victims of the RIAA get a chance to challenge the RIAA before Congress, they can pretty much eviscerate the RIAA by detailing, point by point, the many errors of their ways. Surely they will catch the RIAA in a web of lies and ruin their efforts to gain complete control of what is now a dwindling and dying industry.
To Dreddsnik: Interesting point about the music industry trying to destroy the used retail store. Fortunately the music industry is in such a free-fall that even big-box retailers like Walmart, Target and Best Buy are devoting less space to music. Even worse for the RIAA is that the Web is full of used retailers, thousands upon thousands. What are they going to do? Start with eBay and ‘encourage’ them to remove the sellers who sell used CDs at cut-rate prices? There isn’t a law anywhere that bans anyone from selling used material of this type; and if they try to have the used retailers thrown off the Web, they can kiss their @$$e$ goodbye, because the people, and perhaps even sites like eBay, will drown the RIAA in so much litigation that they will have no choice but to disband.