What is a Record Label?

If you follow music trends and artists, you would have already come across the term Record label severally. You can probably name a few if I ask you to. But a Record label isn’t merely a group of musicians or a group that musicians belong to.

A record label is a company that records, distributes and promotes music. Getting signed into a record label used to be synonymous with ‘making it’ as an artist. This is because the Record label is a business that will do what needs to be done to sell your music. After all, they need to make money from your music. They have invested and need to get returns. 

However, this is a traditional view of Record labels as their role in the music industry has since evolved. The era of music streaming has all the more sponsored this evolution of the role of Record labels. Today, you can launch your musical career with your song reaching every corner of the world via digital distribution platforms.

But even today, getting signed to a Record label guarantees a higher chance of having a successful musical career. They have the money and the means to promote you. But it doesn't end there, they also have the name and the reputation to sell you. Some Record labels have considerable listeners' loyalty. People have come to trust that as far as it is from this record label then it must be a good sound.

Some notable Record labels in Nigeria include Mavin Records, Chocolate city Records, YBNL Nation, Star boy entertainment, DMW.

Record labels used to be all for those who are strictly interested in the business aspect of music. However, successful artists have learnt to leverage their fame and success to start their Record label. This trend was further driven by the exploitation of artists by greedy Record labels. 

With music streaming, there is a growing number of artists who prefer to stay without a record label. Some artists even decide to stand on their own after being with a record label. Whichever it is for you, Epoh Music is a platform for you to share your music and connect with your audience. Of course, you do that with or without a Record label. 

The artist account has features that you can take advantage of to help more people discover your music. You can manage your content on the platform from your artist account. And you can sell your music or make it available for free download. 

Don’t have an account yet? Register here

But before you do, here is a step-by-step guide on how to set up your artist account on Epoh Music.