Ed signed with Asylum/Atlantic records recently (January 2011) after releasing a series of albums and singles through his independent label including the album "No 5 Collaborations Project" which played a key part in his rise to fame. Speeakz posted on Pin Board Blog that Atlantic Records announced this over twitter to the world by saying: "We are very happy to announce that the immensely talented Ed Sheeran is now officially part of the Atlantic family! Welcome aboard Ed!" We all now know that the record label has helped him push through the last stages of becoming famous and showing his music to the world after his long rise to fame through his album "+ 
Asylum records was founded in 1971 by David Geffen and Elliot Roberts specifically to sign one artist. It was then, in 1972, taken over by Warner Music Group. At this point in time the music genre is generally hip-hop, rock and alternative metal and all music is distributed under Warner Bros. Records. Atlantic records was founded in 1947 by Herb Abramson and Nesuhi and Ahmet Ertegun. It is best known for the music genres jazz, R&B and soul and music is distributed under Atlantic Records Group.
How does the record label function throughout the release of an artist's record?
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The record label usually organises and controls most things associated with the album. These could be promotion, distribution, gigs, copyright enforcement and many others. The record label will then take royalties from the price of the album/single in return for their marketing of the artist and the artists musical product. It is not essential for an artist to have a record label though. A lot of artists create independent labels where they manage themselves or employ people to do that.
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