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Empire Distribution, Records and Publishing Inc. (stylized as EMPIRE) is an independent American record label, distribution and publishing company founded in 2010 by Ghazi Shami. Based in San Francisco, EMPIRE has offices in New York, London, Lagos, and Johannesburg in addition to recording studios in San Francisco and New York.
Feb 6, 2019 · Ghazi Shami, CEO and founder of Empire Distribution, Records and Publishing Inc., hopes his new project entices more hip-hop artists to record in San Francisco again. Photo: Santiago Mejia /...
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May 12, 2023 · On the country’s TurnTable Charts, EMPIRE ended 2022 with the top three artists (Asake, Burna Boy and BNXN), the top two songs (Kizz Daniel’s “Buga,” and Asake and Fireboy’s “Bandana”) and the...
- 50 Cent. Curtis James Jackson III, who is best known by his stage name 50 Cent, is an American rapper and businessman. His music career began in the year 2000 upon the release of his debut studio album Get Rich or Die Tryin’.
- Kendrick Lamar. Kendrick Lamar Duckworth is a rapper and songwriter who began his career with EMPIRE in 2011 upon the release of his debut studio album Section.80.
- Adam Lambert. Adam Lambert rose to fame in 2009 after finishing as runner-up on American Idol. Since then he has sold over three million albums and five million singles and holds a multitude of awards and platinum certifications.
- Iggy Azalea. Amethyst Amelia Kelly, who is best known as Iggy Azalea, began her music career at the young age of sixteen. EMPIRE distributed her second studio album In My Defense in 2019, and it soared to number fifty on the United States Billboard 200.
Founded in 2010 by Bay Area native Ghazi, EMPIRE is currently leading through its innovative and progressive approach to the digital music era across its label, distribution and publishing arms.
Aug 14, 2019 · From both a label and a distribution perspective, EMPIRE has no shortage of marquee artists on their roster. The success of Anderson .Paak ’s album Malibu, D.R.A.M.'s ubiquitous "Broccoli" have both been defining releases.
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EMPIRE (also known as EMPIRE Distribution) is an American distribution company and record label. The distribution company distributes various music genres, but it’s primarily focused on...