In the music industry there is a clear divide between the major record labels and the indie ones.The indie labels are not as well known as the major but give the public and alternative taste to music instead of the mainstream videos and music which they feed the public.
You have some bands which have never been heard of which are classed as the minor record label or the indie label and then you have the ones which have the major record labels.
Some bands under the major record label:
3. EMI Group
The EMI Group is the third biggest major record label in music sales. They accounted for 13.4% of the market in 2005. The group's well-known label imprints include Astralwerks, Capitol, EMI, Mute, and Virgin. Key artists are:
(Extract from http://top40.about.com/od/popmusic101/tp/majorlabels.htm )
- The Beatles
- Coldplay
- Gorillaz
- Rolling Stones
- Robbie Williams
Some bands under the indie label:
Joe Cocker, Free, Cat Stevens, Procol Harum, Humble Pie, Peter Frampton, The Police and Sting as a solo artist, Styx, Bryan Adams, Amy Grant, Suzanne Vega and Sheryl Crow
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