KidinaKorner
| KIDinaKORNER | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Parent company | Universal Music Group |
| Founded | 2011 |
| Founder | Alexander Grant |
| Status | Active |
| Distributor(s) |
Interscope Geffen A&M (US) Universal Music Distribution (WW) |
| Genre | Various |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Location | Los Angeles, California |
| Official website | KIDinaKORNER.com |
KidinaKorner (styled KIDinaKORNER) is an American record label founded in 2011, by British music producer and songwriter Alex da Kid. In 2010, Alexander "Alex da Kid" Grant founded Wonderland Entertainment, a publishing and production company. On August 10, 2010, it was revealed he had signed American singer-songwriter Skylar Grey, to a publishing deal.[1][2][3] On June 1, 2011, Interscope Geffen A&M Records, a subsidiary of Universal Music Group, announced Grant signed a joint venture deal to launch his label imprint, KidinaKorner.[4][5] The announcement came after Grant produced three of 2010's biggest singles, namely "Airplanes", "Love the Way You Lie and "Coming Home", as well as 2011's "I Need a Doctor". On June 14, 2011, KIDinaKORNER released Skylar Grey's debut single, titled "Dance Without You," via digital distribution.[6] In November 2011, Grant signed American rock band Imagine Dragons and in 2012, released their debut album, Night Visions.[7][8]
Artists
| Act | Year signed |
Releases under the label |
|---|---|---|
| Skylar Grey | 2010 | 3 |
| Imagine Dragons | 2011 | 6 |
| Jamie N Commons | 2012 | 1 |
| X Ambassadors | 2013 | 2 |
Releases
| Artist | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | AUS | CAN | GER | IRL | NZ | SWE | SWI | UK | |||||||||||
| Skylar Grey | The Buried Sessions of Skylar Grey
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| Imagine Dragons | Continued Silence
|
40 | — | — | — | 86 | — | 20 | — | — | |||||||||
| Imagine Dragons | Night Visions | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 2 | |||||||||
| Imagine Dragons | Hear Me
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| Imagine Dragons | The Archive EP
|
134 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| Jamie N Commons | Rumble and Sway
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| X Ambassadors | Love Songs Drug Songs
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| Imagine Dragons | iTunes Session
|
56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| Skylar Grey | Don't Look Down
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8 | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| Skylar Grey | iTunes Session
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| X Ambassadors | The Reason
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| Imagine Dragons | Smoke + Mirrors
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1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||
| X Ambassadors | VHS
|
7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or receive certification. | |||||||||||||||||||
References
- ↑ http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/956815/hitmaker-alex-da-kid-talks-eminems-lie-rihannas-new-album
- ↑ http://uk.complex.com/music/2011/02/who-is-skylar-grey-the-secret-history-of-raps-new-chorus-queen/name-change-signs-with-adk
- ↑ http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/dec11/articles/alex-da-kid.htm
- ↑ http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hitmaking-super-producer-alex-da-kid-signs-with-interscope-records-for-launch-of-his-kidinakorner-label-122969408.html
- ↑ http://article.wn.com/view/2011/06/02/Hitmaking_Super_Producer_Alex_Da_Kid_Signs_With_Interscope_R/
- ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/dance-without-you-single/id441956441
- ↑ "Hip Hop Producer Alex Da Kid Becomes The Creative Force Guiding Rock Band, Imagine Dragons!". Cliz Beats. 21 June 2012.
- ↑ http://www.americansongwriter.com/2013/10/songwriter-u-qa-alex-da-kid-discovering-imagine-dragons-crafting-tracks-rihanna-eminem-u2/
- ↑ Lymangrover, Jason. "Continued Silence EP – Imagine Dragons". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
- ↑ Heaney, Gregory. "The Vision – Imagine Dragons". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
- ↑ Trust, Gary (February 19, 2014). "Imagine Dragons' 'Radioactive' Breaks Record For Longest Hot 100 Run". Billboard (Prometheus Global Media). Retrieved February 19, 2014.
- ↑ Bliss, Karen (January 10, 2014). "Canada's Digital Music Sales Rise in 2013 Unlike the U.S.; Eminem, Robin Thicke Among Top Selling Artists". Billboard (Prometheus Global Media). Retrieved January 11, 2014.
- ↑ "Gold & Platinum: Imagine Dragons". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
- ↑ "ARIA Albums Chart – 12/21/2013". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
- ↑ "Certified Awards" (enter "Imagine Dragons" into the "Keywords" box, then select "Search"). British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved April 7, 2014.
- ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Imagine Dragons)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved August 11, 2014.
- ↑ "Veckolista Album – Vecka 30, 24 juli 2014" (select "Föreg" to access chart issue) (in Swedish). Grammofon Leverantörernas Förening. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
- ↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Imagine Dragons)". swisscharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
- ↑ "Canadian certifications – Imagine Dragons". Music Canada. Retrieved February 14, 2013.
- ↑ "NZ Top 40 Albums Chart – 10 March 2014". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
- ↑ "Hear Me – EP by Imagine Dragons". iTunes Store. Apple. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
- ↑ "The Archive – EP by Imagine Dragons". iTunes Store. Apple. Retrieved February 27, 2013.
- ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/rumble-and-sway-ep/id601160323
- ↑ "iTunes Session – EP by Imagine Dragons". iTunes Store. Apple. Retrieved July 3, 2013.
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/smoke-mirrors-mw0002803699
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