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recording label

recording label

1 3.2
A company that makes and sells music recordings for singers and bands
  • noun
  • /rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ ˈleɪbəl/
translation icon : sello discográfico
  • But all it takes is for one record label to screw everything up.

But why aren't these publishers and record labels investing in young writers?

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Examples

  • After many auditions, she finally got a contract with a major recording label.

  • In the old days, the record labels knew how to launch new stars.

  • But every record label in the country is calling.

  • So we reached out to the record label and they said that the, the rights were still owned by the writer R Newman.

  • A performer contracts with a recording label, producers, technical sound crew, and venue in order to perform a concert.

    Academic text (2018)
  • He's from Portland, but like he was signed to a record label and their base was San Jose.

  • It was really fun and the the record label at the time, I was still on Roadrunner Records.

  • My sisters and I are preparing to sign a contract with a major recording label—launching our debut CD with the songs God has laid on our hearts to write.

    Blog text (34)
  • The famous recording label signed several new artists last year.

  • The small recording label specializes in promoting independent musicians.

Synonyms

label
vsrecording label
227 3.8

A company that produces and sells music recordings

is the same idea but used mainly as an industry brand
record company
vsrecording label
73 2.7

A business that makes, promotes, and sells music and supports artists

focuses on marketing under a trade name rather than artist management
recording company
vsrecording label
2 2.4

A business that helps artists make and sell music

emphasizes marketing under a trade name rather than distribution

How Prominent

international
2.1
recording label
1 3.2

Surface Forms

Morphology

recording + label

The meaning 'a company that produces and markets musical recordings' is directly derivable from combining 'recording' (a saved sound or musical item) with 'label' (a company that releases/sells records). This is a regular noun–noun compound following common compositional patterns found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will understand it.

Etymology

Recording label comes from the paper 'label' stuck to the middle of a vinyl record that showed the artist and the maker. Because people read the maker's name on the label, the phrase came to mean the 'company' that produces and sells music.