Young
Young (formerly known as Young Turks) is a British independent record label that sits in the Beggars Group of labels launched by Caius Pawson in 2006. It has grown from an imprint of XL Recordings into a successful and influential label now partnered with XL and operates across a range of genres. The label's current roster includes the xx, FKA twigs, Sampha, Jamie xx, Koreless, Kamasi Washington, and John Maus.
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- Young was established or created on 1 January 2006.
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- Young has its headquarters at London.
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Young (formerly known as Young Turks) is a British independent record label that sits in the Beggars Group of labels launched by Caius Pawson in 2006. It has grown from an imprint of XL Recordings into a successful and influential label now partnered with XL and operates across a range of genres. The label's current roster includes the xx, FKA twigs, Sampha, Jamie xx, Koreless, Kamasi Washington, and John Maus.
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• Name — Young • Parent — Beggars Group • Founded — 2006 • Founder — Caius Pawson • Distributor — * Beggars Group via • Redeye Distribution (USA) • PIAS (Europe) • Atlantic Records (FKA twigs releases) • Beat Records (Japan) • Country — United Kingdom • Location — East London, England • Url — http: y-o-u-n-g.com/
History
History
In 2004, Caius Pawson supplied DJs and sound equipment for a series of all-night dance parties he called Young Turks. He enjoyed growing celebrity, until the police raided one of his parties and seized his gear. Pawson, then nineteen, took a job in A&R at XL Recordings, and quickly established his own small label within the company in 2006, also called Young Turks with Katie O'Neill and Tic. Eventually, Young became a 50/50 venture with XL Recordings. Young has now expanded to include an artist management company (Young Artists) and a publishing company (Young Songs). In 2009, Young Turks released the xx's debut album, xx, which was awarded the Mercury Prize in 2010.
Name change
Name change
Pawson changed the name of the label from Young Turks to simply Young in April 2021. Pawson said he had named the label after the 1981 Rod Stewart song "Young Turks" and a British slang term for rebellious youth, but had been unaware of the early 20th century political movement that had originated the term and which had been involved with the Armenian genocide. Pawson wrote on Instagram "Through ongoing conversations and messages that have developed our own knowledge around the subject, it's become apparent that the name is a source of hurt and confusion for people. We loved the name for what it meant to us, but in retrospect should have listened more carefully to other voices and acted more quickly. We have always tried to affect positive change and knowing what we do now, it's only right that we change our name." Young announced they had made a donation of an undisclosed sum to the Armenian Institute in London in conjunction with the name change.
Young Artists
Young Artists
• Ethan P. Flynn • James William Blades • Jamie xx • Koreless • Oliver Sim • Robyn • Romy • Sampha • The xx
Young Songs
Young Songs
• Arlo Parks • Bkay • Cadenza • Dean Blunt • Dove Ellis • Fred Macpherson • Holly Fletcher (Låpsley) • Koreless • Kwes Darko • Oscar Scheller • Sampha • Taylor Skye
AD 93
AD 93
AD 93 is a record label affiliated with Beggars Group, headed by DJ Nic Tasker. Originally formed as a white label imprint for artists on Young (formerly Young Turks, YT) under the name 'Whities', this imprint grown into a label initially focusing on club and techno music to alternative and experimental music. in June 2020, this label's name changed to 'AD 93' in light of the 2020 Black Lives Matter uprisings. The label also launched a sub-label in 2021 named Lith Dolina.
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Young Recordings
• Daniela Lalita • Ethan P. Flynn • FKA twigs • Jamie xx • John Glacier • John Maus • Kamasi Washington • Koreless • Mechatok • Oliver Sim • Robyn • Romy • Sampha • The xx
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- 1.Moore, Ralph. Artist of the Month: Romy. Beatportal. June 12, 2023.
- 2.Beggars Group.
- 3.Beaumont-Thomas, Ben. Record label Young Turks changes name to avoid connotations of genocide. The Guardian. 6 April 2021.
- 4.Cragg, Michael. SXSW 2011: The British labels making it big in Austin. The Guardian. 19 March 2011.
- 5.Dazed. Exclusive FKA twigs interview and full Dazed cover shoot. 19 June 2014.
- 6.John Colapinto. Shy And Mighty. The New Yorker. 2014-06-30.
- 7.Cardew, Ben. "CHARTS: Mercury Win Expedites the Xx's Chart Fortunes." Music Week (2010): 3. Print.
- 8.Paine, Andre. "The XX Factor." Billboard (magazine) 122.38 (2010): 42. Print.
- 9."The Xx at a Crossroads After Mercurys Win." Music Week (2010): 1. Print.
- 10.Monroe, Jazz. Young Turks Changes Name and Makes Donation to Armenian Institute. Pitchfork. 6 April 2021.
- 11.Pitchfork. Wind Up Space by 1010 Benja SL Review.
- 12.NoLife preps Young Turks EP No One Survives the State of New York - hear 'Unkind' now. Fact.
- 13.Resident Advisor. Quirke - Acid Beth · Single Review.
- 14.Clash Magazine. Young Turks Aligned Collective TTY Share Cry, But Go.
- 15.Crack Magazine. Crack Mix 165 - Tasker. 2017-09-07.
- 16.King, Alasdair. Label Love #54 -Whities - The Ransom Note. 2016-04-01.
- 17.Cetin, Marissa. RA AD 93 - Record Label. 2020-06-12.
- 18.Yeung, Vivian. Nic Tasker launches new label Lith Dolina. CRACK. 2021-01-13.
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