Kemosabe Records

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::summary American record label ::

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Field	Value
name	Kemosabe Records
image	Kemosabe Record Logo.png
parent	Sony Music Entertainment
founded
founder	Dr. Luke
distributor
genre	Various
country	United States
location	Los Angeles, California
website
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| name = Kemosabe Records | image = Kemosabe Record Logo.png | parent = Sony Music Entertainment | founded = | founder = Dr. Luke | status = | distributor = | genre = Various | country = United States | location = Los Angeles, California | website =

Kemosabe Records is an American record label founded by record producer Dr. Luke in 2011. It was launched as an imprint of RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment. Based in Los Angeles, California, the label has signed acts including Doja Cat, Kesha, Becky G, Juicy J, R. City, Lil Bibby, G.R.L., LunchMoney Lewis, and Yelle.

History

In November 2011, Sony Music Entertainment announced a partnership with American record producer and songwriter Lukasz "Dr. Luke" Gottwald to launch his record label Kemosabe Records. The label jointly signs their artists with various labels under Sony, most predominantly RCA Records for their U.S. based artists. Gottwald was given the rights to hire his own staff, sign artists and develop talent, but he was only able to produce records for Sony artists until 2016. In April 2017, Sony distanced itself from the producer after singer Kesha accused him of rape. On the RCA and Sony Music's Website, Kemosabe has also been removed from the "Labels" list, and the "Facts and Figures" page on Sony's website.

Notable artists

Current

• Becky G (joint U.S. record deal with RCA Records)
• Doja Cat (joint U.S. record deal with RCA Records)

Former

• Juicy J (joint U.S. record deal with Columbia Records)
• Yelle (joint French record deal with Sony Music & Because Music)
• LunchMoney Lewis (joint U.S. record deal with Columbia Records)
• G.R.L. (joint U.S. record deal with RCA Records)
• Bonnie McKee (joint U.S. record deal with Epic Records)
• Lil Bibby (joint U.S. record deal with RCA Records)
• Elliphant (joint Swedish record deal with Sony Music & TEN Music Group)
• R. City (joint U.S. record deal with RCA Records)
• Paper Route (joint U.S. record deal with Sony Music)
• Kesha (joint U.S. record deal with RCA Records)

Discography

• Kesha – Warrior (December 4, 2012)
• Kesha – Deconstructed (February 5, 2013)
• Becky G – Play It Again (July 16, 2013)
• Various Artists – Music from and Inspired by The Smurfs 2 (July 23, 2013)
• Juicy J – Stay Trippy (August 27, 2013)
• Elliphant – Look Like You Love It (April 1, 2014)
• G.R.L. – G.R.L. (July 29, 2014)
• Christian Burghardt – Safe Place To Land (September 9, 2014)
• Yelle – Complètement fou (September 29, 2014)
• Doja Cat – Purrr! (August 5, 2014)
• Elliphant – One More (October 13, 2014)
• LunchMoney Lewis – Bills (April 21, 2015)
• Yelle – Complètement fou (Remix) (July 24, 2015)
• R. City – What Dreams Are Made Of (October 9, 2015)
• Elliphant – Living Life Golden (March 25, 2016)
• Paper Route – Real Emotion (September 23, 2016)
• Lil Bibby – FC3: The Epilogue (March 8, 2017)
• Kesha – Rainbow (August 11, 2017)
• Juicy J – Rubba Band Business (December 8, 2017)
• Doja Cat – Amala (March 30, 2018)
• Becky G - Mala Santa (October 17, 2019)
• Doja Cat – Hot Pink (November 7, 2019)
• Kesha – High Road (January 31, 2020)
• Doja Cat – Planet Her (June 25, 2021)
• Becky G – Esquemas (May 13, 2022)
• Kesha – Gag Order (May 19, 2023)
• Doja Cat – Scarlet (September 22, 2023)
• Becky G – Esquinas (September 28, 2023)
• Becky G – Encuentros (October 10, 2024)
• Doja Cat – Vie (September 26, 2025)

Notes

References

References

1. Christman, Ed. (November 9, 2011). "Dr. Luke and Sony: Manager Says Luke Plans to 'Build the Label' Organically". [[Billboard (magazine).
2. Halperin, Shirley. (November 8, 2011). "Dr. Luke Signs Label Deal With Sony, Doug Morris Calls Hitmaker His 'New Jimmy' Iovine". Billboard.
3. Corner, Lewis. (November 9, 2011). "Katy Perry to stop working with Dr Luke". Digital Spy.
4. Sisario, Ben. (November 7, 2011). "At Sony Music, a Plan to Dominate the Industry". [[The New York Times]].
5. (25 April 2017). "Dr. Luke Is No Longer the CEO of Sony's Kemosabe Records Amid Kesha War". hollywoodreporter.com.
6. Romero, Angie. (November 8, 2013). "Meet Becky G, Dr Luke's Latest Protegee".
7. (26 November 2020). "Juicy J Enlists Megan Thee Stallion, A$AP Rocky and More for 'The Hustle Continues'".
8. "Juicy J Signs With Dr. Luke's Label Via Columbia Records".
9. Payne, Chris. (July 9, 2014). "Yelle Announces New Dr. Luke-Produced LP 'Completement Fou,' Shares New Song & Tour Dates".
10. (2018-08-30). "OMG!!! by Yelle on Apple Music".
11. (6 September 2019). "Make That Cake (feat. Doja Cat) – Single by LunchMoney Lewis".
12. "G.R.L. To Release Debut Self-Titled EP July 29th on Kemosabe Records/RCA Records".
13. (13 August 2013). "Singles Lady: Bonnie McKee is Looking Out for Number One".
14. (23 July 2015). "It is with much excitement that we announce".
15. (7 July 2017). "Kesha's comeback: a timeline of her bitter legal feud with Sony and producer Dr Luke".

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