Gamma
Gamma Media Holdings, LLC (stylized as gamma.) is an American media company founded in 2023 by former Apple executive Larry Jackson and record executive Ike Youssef. Described as a competitor to major labels, the company uses the technology platform Vydia to distribute music directly to streaming services.
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Gamma
- Name
- Gamma Media Holdings, LLC
- Founded
- 2023
- Headquarters
- Los Angeles
- Activity
- music industry
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Gamma Media Holdings, LLC (stylized as gamma.) is an American media company founded in 2023 by former Apple executive Larry Jackson and record executive Ike Youssef. Described as a competitor to major labels, the company uses the technology platform Vydia to distribute music directly to streaming services.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Gamma Media Holdings, LLC • Founded — 2023 • Founder — Larry Jackson Ike Youssef • Hq Location City — Los Angeles, California • Hq Location Country — United States • Website — thegamma.com
History
History
Gamma was founded by music executive Larry Jackson. Jackson founded the company with US$1 billion in start-up capital from investors including Todd Boehly's Eldridge Industries. The company has a "particular and [acute]" focus on Black culture, and makes use of alternative platforms and social media to reach younger generations. The company is known for its broad distribution platform and partnerships with film and television production companies such as A24, which enables its artists to expand into industries outside of music. It was described by Billboard as a challenger to the "Big Three" traditional labels. Gamma's initial artists included Usher, Rick Ross, and Snoop Dogg, with Sexyy Red, French Montana. Kanye West would partner with the company in collaboration with his own brand YZY for the distribution of his album Bully. In addition, the label also distributes older releases for Snoop Dogg and Tha Dogg Pound.
Current
Current
• Act — Year signed — Releases under the label • Snoop Dogg — 2023 — 2 • Rick Ross — 1 • Usher — 1 • Sexyy Red — 3 • French Montana — 1 • D Smoke — 0 • 4Batz — 2024 — 1 • Jaden — 0 • Willow — 1 • Usimamane — 1 • Rich the Kid — 1 • Blaq Diamond — 0 • Tha Dogg Pound — 1 • DearALICE — 1 • Moliy — 0 • Mariah Carey — 2025 — 1 • Asake — 0 • Loe Shimmy — 1 • Hurricane Wisdom — 2 • Kanye West — 2026 — 1 • North West — 1 • Detahjae — 0 • Olivia O'Brien — 0
Former
Former
• F5ve (2024–2025), 4 releases
Studio albums
Studio albums
• Artist — Album — Details • Rick Ross and Meek Mill — Too Good to Be True (released with Maybach) — * Released: November 10, 2023 * Chart position: #23 U.S. * RIAA certification: — • Usher — Coming Home (released with Mega) — * Released: February 9, 2024 * Chart position: #2 U.S. * RIAA certification: — • Willow — Empathogen (released with Three Six Zero) — * Released: May 3, 2024 * Chart position: — * RIAA certification: — • Tha Dogg Pound — W.A.W.G. (We All We Got) (released with Death Row) — * Released: May 31, 2024 * Chart position: — * RIAA certification: — • Rich the Kid — Life's a Gamble (released with RTK) — * Released: July 19, 2024 * Chart position: — * RIAA certification: — • Usimamane — 20th: Days Before Maud — * Released: September 13, 2024 * Chart position: — * RIAA certification: — • Snoop Dogg — Iz It a Crime? (released with Death Row) — * Released: May 15, 2025 * Chart position: — * RIAA certification: — • Mariah Carey — Here for It All — * Released: September 26, 2025 * Chart position: #7 U.S. * RIAA certification: — • Kanye West — Bully (released with YZY) — * Released: March 28, 2026 * Chart position: #2 U.S. * RIAA certification: — • Snoop Dogg — 10 Til' Midnight (released with Death Row) — * Released: May 15, 2025 * Chart position: — * RIAA certification: — • Sexyy Red — Yo Favorite Trappa Favorite Rappa (released with Rebel) — * Released: April 15, 2026 * Chart position: — * RIAA certification: — • Rick Ross — Set in Stone (released with Maybach) — * Released: July 17, 2026 * Chart position: #39 U.S. * RIAA certification: —
EPs
EPs
• Artist — EP — Details • DearALICE — BitterSweetSummer — * Released: June 27, 2025 * Chart position: — * RIAA certification: — • North West — N0rth4evr — * Released: May 1, 2026 * Chart position: — * RIAA certification: — • DearALICE — DanceFloorKilla — * Released: September 25, 2026 * Chart position: — * RIAA certification: —
Mixtapes
Mixtapes
• Artist — Mixtape — Details • Sexyy Red — Hood Hottest Princess (released with Open Shift) — * Released: June 9, 2023 * Chart position: #62 U.S. * RIAA certification: Gold • French Montana — Mac & Cheese 5 (released with Coke Boys) — * Released: February 23, 2024 * Chart position: #14 U.S. * RIAA certification: — • 4Batz — U Made Me a St4r — * Released: May 3, 2024 * Chart position: #30 U.S. * RIAA certification: — • Sexyy Red — In Sexyy We Trust (released with Open Shift) — * Released: May 24, 2024 * Chart position: #17 U.S. * RIAA certification: —
Institutional history
Dated record
Institutional history
The full dated record · 2 entries
2023
Gamma established.
2023
Gamma is recorded from 2023.
Distributed labels
• Enforce Records (2023–present) • Konvict Kulture (2020–present) • Maybach Music Group (2023–present) • Death Row Records (2023–present) • Popular Demand Entertainment (2023–present) • Mega (2023–present) • Open Shift Distribution (2023–present) • Three Six Zero Recordings (2024–2025) • Whutitdo Music (2024–present) • Bonfire (2021–present) • YZY (2026–present)
Primary material
Documents and archives
reference work
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q123699900: Gamma
Reputable secondary · Wikidata
- “Gamma (media company)”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
authority file
- Gemeinsame Normdatei 10276262-4, Gamma.
General reference · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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- 1.Larry Jackson Launches Gamma, Major Label Rival with Unprecedented Backing. Billboard.com.
- 2.Fazelpoor, Matthew. After acquisition, what's next for Vydia?. April 17, 2023.
- 3.Appes Money and Snoop Dogg's Songs Back this 1 Billion Startup. Bloomberg. March 8, 2023.
- 4.Leight, Elias. With Gamma, Larry Jackson Is Putting $1 Billion to Work for Black Culture. Billboard. August 8, 2023.
- 5.Larry Jackson Launches New 'Gamma' Music Company with Usher and Rick Ross. Variety.com. March 8, 2023.
- 6.Maybach Music Group Strikes Partnership with Gamma. Sheeshmedia.com.
- 7.Brown, Ann. Apple, Larry Jackson, And The $1 Billion: The Machine Helping Program Sexxy Red. Moguldom. August 30, 2023.
- 8.Leight, Elias. The Makings of a Kanye West Apology: An All-Staff Meeting and a 7-Figure Record Deal. The Wall Street Journal. January 28, 2026.
- 9.Who Is Sexyy Red Signed To?. June 29, 2023.
- 10.French Montana inks global partnership with Larry Jackson's $1bn-backed gamma. Music Business Worldwide. August 11, 2023.
- 11.Cummings-Grady, Mackenzie. 4batz Responds to Allegations He Has Problems With Drake. XXL. May 6, 2024.
- 12.Hits Digital Ventures. Gamma. Aligns with Three Six Zero. Hits Daily Double.
- 13.Gamma., Kakao & SM Entertainment to Launch British Boy Band dearALICE Via New Global Alliance. Billboard.com.
- 14.Young, Jabari. How Former Apple Music Mastermind Larry Jackson Signed Mariah Carey To His $400 Million Startup. Forbes.
- 15.Madarang, Charisma. North West Signs to Gamma -- The Same Company Ye Partnered With for 'Bully'. Rolling Stone. 2026-02-19.
- 16.detahjae. FLARE: ITS NEVER OVER TlL ITS OVER (DOCUMENTARY). 2026-02-20.
- 17.https://enforcerecords.com
- 18.Riordan, Stephanie. Akon's Konvict Kulture Label Announces Partnership with Vydia –. Vydia. August 27, 2020.
- 19.Maybach Music and Gamma Announce Partnership. Variety.com. September 29, 2023.
- 20.Stassen, Murray. Three Six Zero Recordings inks global distribution deal with Warner's ADA. Music Business Worldwide. February 24, 2025.
- 21.Bonfire Heats up with Vydia.
- 22.BULLY album by Kanye West. Spotify.
- 23.Grant, Shawn. Sexyy Red Releases New Album Yo Favorite Trappa Favorite Rappa. The Source. 2026-04-16.
- 24.https://miixtapechiick.com/sexyy-red-yo-favorite-trappa-favorite-rappa/
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