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Alamo Records (previously Cold Heat Records) is an American record label that was founded in 2016 by American music industry executive, Todd Moscowitz. It is currently owned by Sony Music Entertainment. The label, which is based in New York City, holds thirty-four artists including Rod Wave and Lil Durk.
| Alamo Records | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Parent company | Sony Music Entertainment (2021–present) Universal Music Group (2016–2021) |
| Founded | November 10, 2016 |
| Founder | Todd Moscowitz |
| Distributor(s) | Sony (2021–present) IGA (2016–2021) EMPIRE[1] (2017–2019) Foundation Media (2019–2021) |
| Genre | Various |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Location | New York City, New York |
| Official website | alamo-records |
Todd Moscowitz was the President of Def Jam Music Publishing, President of Def Jam Interactive Gaming, and a member of the Board of Directors of Phat Farm Inc. From 1996 to 2000, Moscowitz served as the SVP of Business Affairs for Def Jam Recordings.[2][3] From 2005 to 2010, Moscowitz served as the president of Asylum Records.[4] From 2010 to 2012, Moscowitz served as the co-president and CEO of Warner Records.[5] In 2012, Moscowitz co-founded the American hip-hop record label, 300 Entertainment, alongside Lyor Cohen, Kevin Liles, and Roger Gold.[6] In the fall of 2016, Moscowitz stepped down from 300 Entertainment.[7]
Following his departure from 300 Entertainment, Moscowitz founded Cold Heat Records, now, Alamo Records, under a joint venture with Universal Music Group and Interscope Records.[8] The record label's name was later changed to Alamo Records before partnering with Geffen Records in 2020.[9] Just a year later, a majority stake of Alamo was sold to Sony Music.[10]
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| Artists | Year
signed |
Releases
under the label |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackbear | 2017 | 6 | With Columbia, formerly with Interscope and Beartrap |
| 03 Greedo | 7 | ||
| Smokepurpp | 6 | Formerly with Interscope and Geffen | |
| Rod Wave | 2018 | 10 | |
| Lil Durk | 11 | ||
| Comethazine | 7 | ||
| Trevor Daniel | 11 | With RCA, formerly with Interscope and Internet Money | |
| DD Osama | 2022 | 1 | |
| BossMan Dlow | 2023 | 2 | |
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