Record Label.

To our track 'Nine2Five' the record label that we have chosen is a UK based company called Polydor Records which is owned by Universal Music Group. Universal Music Group is one of the three Major labels, the other two being Sony Music Entertainment and Warner Music Group. Polydor was founded in Germany after the first world war. In 1946, Polydor became a popular music label and since then it has tried to keep afloat with new artists, signings and singles. In 1998, PolyGram was purchased by Seagram and absorbed into its Universal Music Group. Polydor also has another branch since 1994 called Polydor's Nashville, Tennessee division which specialises on country music.

In the early 1970's, the label had large incomes form successful UK bands such as Slade, The Who and The Jam. Since then it has remained one of the strongest labels in the country with artists such as Take That, Girls Aloud, The Saturdays, Lawson and an Indie roster through the imprint with acts like Kate Nash and Snow Patrol. It is also the UK label for American-based acts under Interscope-Geffen-A&M such as Eminem, The Black Eyed Peas, Pussycat Dolls, Snoop Dog, Gwen Stefani, 50 Cent, Lana Del Rey and Lady Gaga.

Polydor launched Fascination records in the spring of 2006 which is a music label dedicated to pop music. Girls Aloud and Sophie Ellis-Bextor were transferred to the new label and groups like The Saturdays were created. Fascination also signed up teen pop artists from US label Hollywood Records such as the Jonas Brothers, Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez and the Scene and Demi Lovato. In 2008, Polydor obtained distribution of The Rolling Stones' back catalogue as well as new releases.