The A&R finds the artists and will make a suggestion to sign the group but the music executives at the label will have the final say.
No, it is not a major music label.
Warner Music Group
Zomba Label Group, Jive Records and Sony Music Entertainment
They are a big label, but they have not signed a recent Top 40 artist.
Yes, he owns Shady Records, a music label which signs rappers and hip hop artists.
Currently, she is signed with Valory Music Group.
The rapper Problem has his own record label called Diamond Lane Music Group.
He is signed to DJ Khaled's label We the Best Music Group and Def Jam Recordings.
An Oligopoly is a group of leaders in a certain market. Like with the supermarket chain there is the oligopoly of Tesco, Asda, Somerfield and Sainsburys. In the music label side of things there's EMI Music Group, Universal Music Group, Sony and Bertelsmann Music Group (BMG). Hope this helps!
no, it is a subsidiary of a major one, Warner Music Group.
MichaelBublé is on the 143/Reprise label, owned by Warner Music Group and operated through Warner Bros. Records.
UMG Republic Records -- (UMG = Universal Music Group)