What exactly is a record label and why is it important for musicians.

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So many artists are signed to different labels, but they are extremely popular. How does a label work and why would an artist even want to sign to one since labels typically get a percent of money. Also, I thought independent or indie artists were not signed to a label but if you go to Spotify and look up indie music half of them are signed to a label.

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To add to the previous answers, when people refer to an “indie” label, they’re referring to a label that isn’t Capitol, EMI, Virgin (although virgin *started* as an indie label) Elektra – the big companies, in other words

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