AWAL

British music distribution subsidiary of Sony Music

AWAL, also known as "Artists Without A Label", is a British music distribution company owned by Kobalt Music Group but was acquired by Sony Music Entertainment in a $430 million deal in May 2021[4]

AWAL
AWAL Recordings' Logo
Parent company Sony Music Entertainment
Founded 1997 (1997)[1]
Founder Denzyl Feigelson[2]
Kevin Bacon[1]
Jonathan Quarmby[1]
Status Active
Distributing label Self distributed (digital)
AMPED Distribution (physical, USA)
Proper Music Distribution (physical, ROW)[3]
Genre
Country of origin United Kingdom
Location London

Artists

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Record labels

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lindvall, Helienne (2 September 2010). "Behind the music: Awal keeps digital royalties from going awol". theguardian.com. Guardian News and Media Limited. Retrieved 2018-03-31.
  2. Ingham, Tim (31 March 2020). "Denzyl Feigelson: Once you help an artist build a robust business, a lot starts to happen for them". musicbusinessworldwide.com. Music Business Worldwide Ltd. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
  3. "AWAL Signs Global Physical Distribution Agreement with Proper Music Group". Digital Music News.
  4. "AWAL". Music Business Worldwide. 2021-01-21. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
  5. Moore, Sam (March 13, 2020). "Finn Wolfhard on new band The Aubreys: "We wanted to mix the craziness of Flaming Lips with the earnestness of Wilco"". NME. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  6. "Lauren Jauregi broke up with Sony and became completely independent". Pennsylvania News Today. 8 October 2021. Archived from the original on 22 January 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  7. "VIDEO: Lizzy McAlpine Releases 'All My Ghosts' Music Video".
  8. "Simon Fuller's Global Pop Group Now United Signs Worldwide Deal With AWAL". Billboard. 2019-09-24. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
  9. "Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Push The Sky Away". AWAL. Archived from the original on 14 December 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
  10. "Spotify goes AWAL and updates with 43,253 tracks".[permanent dead link]
  11. "Glassnote Music Announces Partnership With Kobalt Music's AWAL". Billboard. November 16, 2018.
  12. "AWAL signs worldwide deal with UK-based independent label B-Unique". Music Business Worldwide. April 2, 2019.
  13. "SideOneDummy Records Signs Worldwide Distribution Deal With AWAL". Billboard. April 29, 2019.