DiFranco has occasionally joined with Prince in discussing publicly the problems associated with major record companies.

" The record companies know that.

During this period of decline in disco's popularity, several record companies folded, were reorganized, or were sold.

On October 5, 2007, Thomas was ordered to pay the six record companies ( Sony BMG, Arista Records LLC, Interscope Records, UMG Recordings Inc., Capitol Records Inc. and Warner Bros. Records Inc .) $ 9, 250 for each of the 24 songs they had focused on in this case.

The concept itself had been in the works since 1966, when major record companies began supplying the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation with promotional music clips to play on the air at no charge.

The Christian record companies include EMI Christian Music Group, Provident Label Group and Word Records.

With Nirvana's success, the major record companies once again saw punk bands as potentially profitable.

The disc system gradually became more popular because of its cheaper price and better marketing by disc record companies.

With efforts at improved audio fidelity, the big record companies succeeded in keeping business booming through the end of the decade, but the record sales plummeted during the Great Depression, with many companies merging or going out of business.

It is, " provided from on high ( by record companies, radio programmers and concert promoters ) rather than being made from below ...

The term was originally used by record companies to describe recordings marketed predominantly to urban African Americans, at a time when " urbane, rocking, jazz based music with a heavy, insistent beat " was becoming more popular.

Although the global financial crisis from 2007 to 2010 affected sales and exports, the industry has rebounded with companies posting record profits for 2010.

Following the Stranglers ' return to commercial success, many record companies lined up to sign them.

In March 1978, the Undertones recorded a demo tape at Magee University in Derry and sent copies of the tape to various record companies in the hope of securing a record deal, but only received official letters of rejection.

By creating their own store, the band could keep money that would otherwise go to record companies.

In 1964, upon seeing the profits record companies made from Warner film music, Jack Warner decided to claim ownership of the studio's film soundtracks and focus on making profits through Warner Bros. Records.

The two record companies fight over Vee-Jay's release of this album in court.

The two record companies battle it out in court for months, eventually coming to a settlement.

In classical music, some record companies issued recordings under a nom de disque in the 1950s and 1960s to avoid paying royalties.

" Ellington recorded for many American record companies, and appeared in several films.

They recorded four of their own songs, " Liar ", " Keep Yourself Alive ", " The Night Comes Down " and " Jesus ", for a demo tape ; no record companies were interested.

I pay my personal tribute to Sam Rayburn, stalwart Texan and great American, not only because today he establishes a record of having served as Speaker of the House of Representatives more than twice as long as Henry Clay, but because of the contributions he has made to the welfare of the people of the Nation during his almost half century of service as a Member of Congress.

The exact year is also unknown ( on the first page of Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, he stated: " I have no accurate knowledge of my age, never having seen any authentic record containing it.

The Welsh poet Dylan Thomas is on record as saying " The land of my fathers.

Among those angels, the revelation listed " Moroni, whom I have sent unto you to reveal the book of Mormon, containing the fulness of my everlasting gospel ; to whom I have committed the keys of the record of the stick of Ephraim " ( id .).

In their conversation, Phillips told Orbison curtly, " Johnny Cash doesn't run my record company!

And if my record is broken, I hope you're the one to do it ".

" Vocalist Eddie Argos also talks about the similarities between Art Brut and The Replacements including making " another record with my heart on the sleeve.

With reference to rumours which I believe were at one time afloat, though I know not with what degree of currency: and also with reference to the times when I shall not be here to answer for myself, I desire to record my solemn declaration and assurance, as in the sight of God and before His Judgment Seat, that at no period of my life have I been guilty of the act which is known as that of infidelity to the marriage bed.

" You know, my favorite record is Under the Big Black Sun, so everything else is kind of.

" Nicks has gone on record to the New York Times as being strongly opposed to the prospect, and was quoted in 2009 as saying " Over my dead body.

But God I take to record in my conscience, that the troubles present ( and appearing to be ) in the realm of England are double more dolorous unto my heart than ever were the troubles of Scotland.

In July 2010 it was reported, however, that David Sharpe, vice-president of Island Records ( to whom Jones had moved, from EMI, for £ 1. 5m in October 2009 ), had emailed colleagues demanding that they " pull back this project immediately or get my money back " and asking if the record had been " a sick joke ".

Sheridan, a five-time Olympic gold medalist, was present to watch his record broken, approached Thorpe after the event and shook his hand saying, " Jim, my boy, you're a great man.

* " It has never been my object to record my dreams, just the determination to realize them.

When Bavasi let Ryan leave after a 16 – 14 record in the 1979 season, Bavasi remarked he only needed to replace Ryan with two 8 – 7 pitchers, adding, " I think my plumber could do that.

Regarding the record, Smith said " I thought my head would be chopped off immediately when it came out because at the time it was so opposite to the grunge thing that was popular ...

Sure enough, it pitched exactly where I had anticipated, and, hooking it to the square-leg boundary, I established the only record upon which I had set my heart.

I heard a lot of noises in my head, a lot of heat and from that day the man prayed for me my brain has become so clear, so I've been excited, wondering how quickly can I make a new record now I have my old brain back, it's a good brain, not the damaged brain that I had.

Of his loss, Blake is on record saying, " In my life I never knew what it was to be alone.

In his only interview after the split, McCabe said of Urban Hymns: " By the time I got my parts in there it's not really a music fan's record.