MySpace Records

MySpace Records
Parent companyMyspace
Founded2005; 19 years ago (2005)
FounderTom Anderson
Defunct2016; 8 years ago (2016)
Distributor(s)Fontana Distribution
Interscope
GenreVarious
Country of originU.S.
LocationBeverly Hills, California
Official websitewww.myspace.com/myspacerecords

MySpace Records was a record label founded in 2005 to sign artists who appeared on the social networking site Myspace. It was a wholly owned subsidiary of Myspace, operating as a joint-venture between MySpace and Interscope Records.[1] Distribution is contracted to Universal Music Group's Fontana Distribution, with manufacturing and external marketing by Universal's Interscope.[2]

MySpace Records operated in Beverly Hills, California. The president was MySpace co-founder Tom Anderson until he left the company in 2009. The company was shut down in December 2016.[3]

  1. ^ "MySpace launches record label". USA Today. Associated Press. 2005-11-03. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
  2. ^ Morris, Chris (2005-11-03). "MySpace.com Creates Own Label". Hollywood Reporter/Billboard. VNU eMedia. Retrieved 2006-07-09.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Exclusive: Myspace Records Shuts Down – Crazed Hits". www.crazedhits.com. Archived from the original on 2018-12-03. Retrieved 2017-02-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)