Kidinakorner
Kidinakorner (stylized as KIDinaKORNER) is an American record company founded in 2011 by British music producer and songwriter Alexander "Alex da Kid" Grant. The company houses a record label, music publishing, commercial production and a marketing agency. The company is home to some prominent acts in the music industry, including Imagine Dragons and X Ambassadors.
| Kidinakorner | |
|---|---|
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| Parent company | Interscope Geffen A&M |
| Founded | 2011 |
| Founder | Alexander Grant |
| Distributor(s) | Interscope Geffen A&M (United States) Universal Music Group (International) |
| Genre | Various |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Location | Los Angeles, California |
Record label
In 2010, Alexander "Alex da Kid" Grant founded Wonderland Entertainment, a publishing and production company.[1] On August 10, 2010, it was revealed he had signed American singer-songwriter Skylar Grey, to a publishing deal.[2][3][4] On June 1, 2011, Interscope Geffen A&M Records, a subsidiary of Universal Music Group, announced Grant signed a joint venture deal to launch his label imprint, KIDinaKORNER.[5][6] The announcement came after Grant produced three of 2010's biggest singles, namely "Airplanes," "Love the Way You Lie," and "Coming Home," as well as 2011's "I Need a Doctor." On June 14, 2011, KIDinaKORNER released Skylar Grey's debut single, titled "Dance Without You," via digital distribution.[7]
In November 2011, Grant signed American rock band Imagine Dragons and in 2012, released their debut album, Night Visions.[8][9] Night Visions, included the Diamond-certified single "Radioactive", which spent a record-setting 87 weeks on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.[10] In January 2013, British singer-songwriter Jamie N Commons, signed a record deal with KIDinaKORNER/Interscope.[11][12] In 2015, KIDinaKORNER released X Ambassadors debut, VHS, which was certified gold by the RIAA. In 2016, Alex da Kid released his debut single "Not Easy" featuring X Ambassadors, Elle King & Wiz Khalifa.
On the 19th of July, Skylar Grey announced that she had left Interscope/KidinaKorner.
Marketing
After partnering with brands like Jeep, Target, and Budweiser, KIDinaKORNER entered into joint venture with WPP, one of the largest marketing and communications companies in the world, to build marketing campaigns centered around music.
Artists
| Act | Year signed |
Releases under the label |
|---|---|---|
| Skylar Grey | 2010 | 4 |
| Imagine Dragons | 2011 | 9 |
| Jamie N Commons | 2013 | 3 |
| X Ambassadors | 5 |
Releases
| Artist | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | AUS | CAN | GER | IRL | NZ | SWE | SWI | UK | ||||
| Skylar Grey | The Buried Sessions of Skylar Grey
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Imagine Dragons | Continued Silence
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40 | — | — | — | 86 | — | 20 | — | — | ||
| Night Visions | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 2 | |||
Hear Me
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
The Archive EP
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134 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Jamie N Commons | Rumble and Sway
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| X Ambassadors | Love Songs Drug Songs
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Imagine Dragons | iTunes Session
|
56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Skylar Grey | Don't Look Down
|
8 | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
iTunes Session
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| X Ambassadors | The Reason
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Imagine Dragons | Smoke + Mirrors
|
1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 3 | 1 |
| |
| X Ambassadors | VHS
|
7 | — | 2 | 56 | — | — | — | — | 41 | ||
| Jamie N Commons | Jamie N Commons
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Skylar Grey | Natural Causes
|
68 | — | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Imagine Dragons | Evolve
|
2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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Origins
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2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
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| X Ambassadors | Orion
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125 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Jamie N Commons | Fever Dreams
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Imagine Dragons | Mercury – Act 1
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9 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 26 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 7 |
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| X Ambassadors | The Beautiful Liar
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
References
- "Alex Da Kid: From Football To Music Recording -". www.soundonsound.com.
- "Hitmaker Alex Da Kid Talks Eminem's 'Lie,' Rihanna's New Album".
- "Who Is Skylar Grey?Name Change, Signs with Alex Da Kid". Complex UK.
- "Alex Da Kid: From Football To Music Recording -". www.soundonsound.com.
- Records, Interscope. "Hitmaking Super Producer Alex Da Kid Signs With Interscope Records for Launch of His KIDinaKORNER Label". www.prnewswire.com. Archived from the original on January 4, 2015. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
- "Hitmaking Super Producer Alex Da Kid Signs With Interscope Records for Launch of His KIDinaKORNER Label". article.wn.com.
- "Dance Without You - Single by Skylar Grey on Apple Music". iTunes.
- "Hip Hop Producer Alex Da Kid Becomes The Creative Force Guiding Rock Band, Imagine Dragons!". Cliz Beats. June 21, 2012.
- "Alex Da Kid On Discovering Imagine Dragons And Crafting Tracks For Rihanna, Eminem, U2 « American Songwriter". October 10, 2013.
- Trust, Gary (February 19, 2014). "Imagine Dragons' 'Radioactive' Breaks Record For Longest Hot 100 Run". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
- "JAMIE N COMMONS SIGNS WITH KIDINAKORNER/INTERSCOPE RECORDS DESPERATION EP TO BE RELEASED MARCH 5TH - Clizbeats.com". January 30, 2013.
- "Jamie N Commons Signs New Deal".
- Lymangrover, Jason. "Continued Silence EP – Imagine Dragons". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
- Heaney, Gregory. "The Vision – Imagine Dragons". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
- Bliss, Karen (January 10, 2014). "Canada's Digital Music Sales Rise in 2013 Unlike the U.S.; Eminem, Robin Thicke Among Top Selling Artists". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
- "Gold & Platinum: Imagine Dragons". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on February 1, 2013. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
- "ARIA Albums Chart – 12/21/2013". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on December 24, 2013. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
- "Certified Awards". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original (enter "Imagine Dragons" into the "Keywords" box, then select "Search") on August 1, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2014.
- "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Imagine Dragons)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved August 11, 2014.
- "Veckolista Album – Vecka 30, 24 juli 2014" (select "Föreg" to access chart issue) (in Swedish). Grammofon Leverantörernas Förening. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
- "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Imagine Dragons)". swisscharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
- "Canadian certifications – Imagine Dragons". Music Canada. Retrieved February 14, 2013.
- "NZ Top 40 Albums Chart – 10 March 2014". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
- "Hear Me – EP by Imagine Dragons". iTunes Store. Apple. Archived from the original on June 5, 2014. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
- "The Archive – EP by Imagine Dragons". iTunes Store. Apple. Retrieved February 27, 2013.
- "Rumble and Sway - EP by Jamie N Commons on Apple Music". iTunes.
- "iTunes Session – EP by Imagine Dragons". iTunes Store. Apple. Retrieved July 3, 2013.
- "Smoke + Mirrors - Imagine Dragons - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic.
- "Top 50 Albums Chart". hitsdailydouble. HITS Digital Ventures. December 18, 2015. Archived from the original on December 19, 2015. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
- "2015 Nielsen Mid-Year Music Canada Report" (PDF). Nielsen. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 7, 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- Jones, Alan (February 23, 2015). "Official Charts Analysis: Imagine Dragon's Smoke & Mirrors LP reaches No.1 with sales of 25,675". Music Week. Retrieved February 25, 2015.