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
- Name
- Kidinakorner
- Founded
- 2011
- Founder
- Alex da Kid
- Headquarters
- Los Angeles
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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.
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Key facts
• Name — Kidinakorner • Parent — Interscope Geffen A&M • Founded — 2011 • Founder — Alexander Grant • Distributor — Interscope Capitol Labels Group (United States) Universal Music Group (International) • Genre — Various • Country — United States • Location — Los Angeles, California
Record label
Record label
In 2010, Alexander "Alex da Kid" Grant founded Wonderland Entertainment, a publishing and production company. On August 10, 2010, it was revealed he had signed American singer-songwriter Skylar Grey, to a publishing deal. 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. 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. In November 2011, Grant signed American rock band Imagine Dragons and in 2012, released their debut album, Night Visions. Night Visions, included the Diamond-certified single "Radioactive", which spent a record-setting 87 weeks on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. In January 2013, British singer-songwriter Jamie N Commons, signed a record deal with KIDinaKORNER/Interscope. 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
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
Artists
• Act — Year signed — Releases under the label • Skylar Grey — 2010 — 4 • Imagine Dragons — 2011 — 9 • Jamie N Commons — 2013 — 3 • X Ambassadors — 5
Institutional history
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Institutional history
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2011
KIDinaKORNER established.
2011
KIDinaKORNER is recorded from 2011.
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- United States
Releases
List of releases, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications • 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 *Released: January 17, 2012 *Label: Interscope, KidinaKorner *Format: Digital download — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — • Imagine Dragons — Continued Silence * Released: February 14, 2012 (US) * Label: Interscope, KidinaKorner * Formats: CD, digital download — 40 — — — — — — — 86 — — — 20 — — — — • Night Visions * Released: September 4, 2012 (US) * Label: Interscope, KidinaKorner * Formats: CD, LP, digital download — 2 — 4 — 3 — 6 — 3 — 5 — 7 — 9 — 2 — * US: 2,243,000 * CAN: 179,000 * World: 4,000,000 — * RIAA: 2× Platinum * ARIA: Platinum * BPI: Platinum * BVMI: Platinum * IFPI SWE: 2× Platinum * IFPI SWI: Platinum * MC: 3× Platinum * RMNZ: Platinum • Hear Me * Released: November 25, 2012 (UK) * Label: Interscope, KidinaKorner * Formats: CD, digital download — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — • The Archive EP * Released: February 12, 2013 (US) * Label: Interscope, KidinaKorner * Formats: Digital download — 134 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — • Jamie N Commons — Rumble and Sway * Released: March 5, 2013 * Label: Interscope, KidinaKorner * Formats: CD, digital download — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — • X Ambassadors — Love Songs Drug Songs * Released: May 7, 2013 * Label: Interscope, KidinaKorner * Formats: CD, digital download — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — • Imagine Dragons — iTunes Session * Released: May 28, 2013 (US) * Label: Interscope, KidinaKorner * Formats: Digital download — 56 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — • Skylar Grey — Don't Look Down * Released: July 9, 2013 * Label: Interscope, KidinaKorner * Formats: CD, digital download — 8 — — — 25 — — — — — — — — — — — — • iTunes Session * Released: October 15, 2013 * Label: Interscope, KidinaKorner * Formats: CD, digital download — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — • X Ambassadors — The Reason * Released: April 22, 2014 * Label: Interscope, KidinaKorner * Formats: Digital download — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — • Imagine Dragons — Smoke + Mirrors * Released: February 17, 2015 * Label: Interscope, KidinaKorner * Formats: CD, LP, digital download — 1 — 4 — 1 — 3 — 6 — 4 — 21 — 3 — 1 — *US: 500,000 *CAN: 66,000 *UK: 100,000 — * RIAA: Gold * BPI: Gold • X Ambassadors — VHS * Released: June 30, 2015 * Label: Interscope, KidinaKorner * Formats: CD, digital download — 7 — — — 2 — 56 — — — — — — — — — 41 • Jamie N Commons — Jamie N Commons * Released: May 20, 2016 * Label: Interscope, KidinaKorner * Formats: CD, digital download — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — • Skylar Grey — Natural Causes * Released: September 23, 2016 * Label: Interscope, KidinaKorner * Formats: CD, digital download — 68 — — — 68 — — — — — — — — — — — — • Imagine Dragons — Evolve * Released: June 23, 2017 * Label: Interscope, KidinaKorner * Formats: CD, LP, digital download — 2 — 4 — 1 — 3 — 3 — 3 — 2 — 1 — 3 — * US: 240,000 — * RIAA: 2× Platinum * BPI: Gold * BVMI: Gold * MC: 2× Platinum * RMNZ: 2× Platinum * SNEP: 2× Platinum * IFPI: 2× Platinum * PMB: 2× Platinum * FIMI: 2× Platinum • Origins * Released: November 9, 2018 * Label: Interscope, KidinaKorner * Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download — 2 — 4 — 1 — 6 — 11 — 3 — 2 — 2 — 9 — * US: 61,000 — * BPI: Silver * SNEP: Platinum * FIMI: Gold * ZPAV: Gold • X Ambassadors — Orion * Released: June 14, 2019 * Label: Interscope, KidinaKorner * Formats: CD, digital download — 125 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — • Jamie N Commons — Fever Dreams * Released: August 9, 2019 * Label: Interscope, KidinaKorner * Formats: CD, digital download — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — • Imagine Dragons — Mercury – Act 1 * Released: September 3, 2021 * Label: Interscope, KidinaKorner * Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download — 9 — 10 — 8 — 5 — 26 — 11 — 17 — 4 — 7 — * US: 17,000 — * SNEP: Gold • X Ambassadors — The Beautiful Liar * Released: September 24, 2021 * Label: Interscope, KidinaKorner * Formats: CD, digital download — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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