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American record label
Kemosabe Records is an American
record label founded by American record producer and songwriter
Dr. Luke in 2011. It is an imprint of
RCA Records , a division of
Sony Music Entertainment . The label is based in
Los Angeles, California .
History
In November 2011,
Sony Music Entertainment announced a partnership with American record producer and songwriter
Lukasz "Dr. Luke" Gottwald to launch his record label Kemosabe Records.
[1] The label jointly signs their artists with various labels under Sony,
[2] most predominantly
RCA Records for their U.S. based artists. Gottwald was given the rights to hire his own staff, sign artists and develop talent, but he was only able to produce records for Sony artists until 2016.
[3]
[4] In April 2017, Sony distanced itself from the producer after singer
Kesha accused him of
rape .
[5] On the RCA and Sony Music's Website, Kemosabe has also been removed from the "Labels" list, and the "Facts and Figures" page on
Sony 's website.
Notable artists
Current
Former
Discography
Kesha –
Warrior (December 4, 2012)
Kesha –
Deconstructed (February 5, 2013)
Becky G –
Play It Again (July 16, 2013)
Various Artists –
Music from and Inspired by The Smurfs 2 (July 23, 2013)
Juicy J –
Stay Trippy (August 27, 2013)
Elliphant – Look Like You Love It (April 1, 2014)
G.R.L. –
G.R.L. (July 29, 2014)
Christian Burghardt – Safe Place To Land (September 9, 2014)
Yelle –
Complètement fou (September 29, 2014)
Doja Cat –
Purrr! (August 5, 2014)
Elliphant – One More (October 13, 2014)
LunchMoney Lewis – Bills (April 21, 2015)
Yelle –
Complètement fou (Remix) (July 24, 2015)
R. City –
What Dreams Are Made Of (October 9, 2015)
Elliphant –
Living Life Golden (March 25, 2016)
Paper Route –
Real Emotion (September 23, 2016)
Lil Bibby – FC3: The Epilogue (March 8, 2017)
Kesha –
Rainbow (August 11, 2017)
Juicy J –
Rubba Band Business (December 8, 2017)
Doja Cat –
Amala (March 30, 2018)
Becky G -
Mala Santa (October 17, 2019)
Doja Cat –
Hot Pink (November 7, 2019)
Kesha –
High Road (January 31, 2020)
Doja Cat –
Planet Her (June 25, 2021)
Becky G –
Esquemas (May 13, 2022)
Kesha –
Gag Order (May 19, 2023)
Doja Cat –
Scarlet (September 22, 2023)
Becky G –
Esquinas (September 28, 2023)
Notes
^ Kemosabe Records is a joint venture between Kemosabe and
Sony Music Entertainment , giving the label the power to sign an artist to a joint venture deal with the label and any other label under
Sony .
References
^ Christman, Ed (November 9, 2011).
"Dr. Luke and Sony: Manager Says Luke Plans to 'Build the Label' Organically" .
Billboard . Archived from
the original on December 9, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2022 .
^ Halperin, Shirley (November 8, 2011).
"Dr. Luke Signs Label Deal With Sony, Doug Morris Calls Hitmaker His 'New Jimmy' Iovine" . Billboard . Retrieved December 8, 2016 .
^ Corner, Lewis (November 9, 2011).
"Katy Perry to stop working with Dr Luke" . Digital Spy . Retrieved December 8, 2016 .
^ Sisario, Ben (November 7, 2011).
"At Sony Music, a Plan to Dominate the Industry" .
The New York Times .
ISSN
0362-4331 . Retrieved December 8, 2016 .
^
"Dr. Luke Is No Longer the CEO of Sony's Kemosabe Records Amid Kesha War" . hollywoodreporter.com. 25 April 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2017 .
^ Romero, Angie (November 8, 2013).
"Meet Becky G, Dr Luke's Latest Protegee" . Rolling Stone .
^
"Juicy J Enlists Megan Thee Stallion, A$AP Rocky and More for 'The Hustle Continues' " . 26 November 2020.
^
"Juicy J Signs With Dr. Luke's Label Via Columbia Records" . MTV News .
^ Payne, Chris (July 9, 2014).
"Yelle Announces New Dr. Luke-Produced LP 'Completement Fou,' Shares New Song & Tour Dates" . Billboard .
^
"OMG!!! by Yelle on Apple Music" . Itunes.apple.com . 2018-08-30. Retrieved 2018-08-30 .
^
"Make That Cake (feat. Doja Cat) – Single by LunchMoney Lewis" .
Apple Music . 6 September 2019. Retrieved September 18, 2019 .
^
"G.R.L. To Release Debut Self-Titled EP July 29th on Kemosabe Records/RCA Records" . Rcarecords.com .
^
"Singles Lady: Bonnie McKee is Looking Out for Number One" .
Billboard . 13 August 2013.
^
[1] [
dead link ]
^ Vincent, Alice (7 July 2017).
"Kesha's comeback: a timeline of her bitter legal feud with Sony and producer Dr Luke" . The Telegraph .