:Kidinakorner
{{Short description|American music company}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2023}} {{Use American English|date=October 2023}}
{{Infobox record label
| name = Kidinakorner
| image = File:KIDinaKORNER.jpg
| parent = Interscope Geffen A&M
| founded = {{start date|2011}}
| founder = Alexander Grant
| distributor = Interscope Capitol Labels Group
(United States)
Universal Music Group
(International)
| genre = Various
| country = United States
| location = Los Angeles, California
| website =
}}
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.
Record label
In 2010, Alexander "Alex da Kid" Grant founded Wonderland Entertainment, a publishing and production company.{{cite web|url=http://www.soundonsound.com/people/alex-da-kid-football-music-recording|title=Alex Da Kid: From Football To Music Recording -|website=www.soundonsound.com}} On August 10, 2010, it was revealed he had signed American singer-songwriter Skylar Grey, to a publishing deal.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/956815/hitmaker-alex-da-kid-talks-eminems-lie-rihannas-new-album|title=Hitmaker Alex Da Kid Talks Eminem's 'Lie,' Rihanna's New Album|magazine=Billboard }}{{cite web|url=http://uk.complex.com/music/2011/02/who-is-skylar-grey-the-secret-history-of-raps-new-chorus-queen/name-change-signs-with-adk|title=Who Is Skylar Grey?Name Change, Signs with Alex Da Kid|website=Complex UK}}{{cite web|url=http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/dec11/articles/alex-da-kid.htm|title=Alex Da Kid: From Football To Music Recording -|website=www.soundonsound.com}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hitmaking-super-producer-alex-da-kid-signs-with-interscope-records-for-launch-of-his-kidinakorner-label-122969408.html|title=Hitmaking Super Producer Alex Da Kid Signs With Interscope Records for Launch of His KIDinaKORNER Label|first=Interscope|last=Records|website=www.prnewswire.com|access-date=2015-02-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150104100152/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hitmaking-super-producer-alex-da-kid-signs-with-interscope-records-for-launch-of-his-kidinakorner-label-122969408.html|archive-date=2015-01-04|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://article.wn.com/view/2011/06/02/Hitmaking_Super_Producer_Alex_Da_Kid_Signs_With_Interscope_R/|title=Hitmaking Super Producer Alex Da Kid Signs With Interscope Records for Launch of His KIDinaKORNER Label|website=article.wn.com}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/dance-without-you-single/441956441|title=Dance Without You - Single by Skylar Grey on Apple Music|website=iTunes}}
In November 2011, Grant signed American rock band Imagine Dragons and in 2012, released their debut album, Night Visions.{{cite web | url=http://clizbeats.com/hip-hop-producer-alex-da-kid-becomes-the-creative-force-guiding-rock-band-imagine-dragons06211203/ | work=Cliz Beats | title=Hip Hop Producer Alex Da Kid Becomes The Creative Force Guiding Rock Band, Imagine Dragons! | date=21 June 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://www.americansongwriter.com/2013/10/songwriter-u-qa-alex-da-kid-discovering-imagine-dragons-crafting-tracks-rihanna-eminem-u2/|title=Alex Da Kid On Discovering Imagine Dragons And Crafting Tracks For Rihanna, Eminem, U2 « American Songwriter|date=10 October 2013}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://clizbeats.com/jamie-n-commons-signs-with-kidinakornerinterscope-records-desperation-ep-to-be-released-march-5th01301306/|title=JAMIE N COMMONS SIGNS WITH KIDINAKORNER/INTERSCOPE RECORDS DESPERATION EP TO BE RELEASED MARCH 5TH - Clizbeats.com|date=30 January 2013}}{{cite web|url=http://www.clashmusic.com/news/jamie-n-commons-signs-new-deal|title=Jamie N Commons Signs New Deal|date=January 29, 2013 }} 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
Artists
| class="wikitable" |
| style="background:#ccc;"
! style="text-align:center;"|Act ! style="text-align:center;"|Year ! style="text-align:center;"|Releases |
| Skylar Grey
| style="text-align:center;"|2010 |style="text-align:center;"|4 |
| Imagine Dragons
| style="text-align:center;"|2011 |style="text-align:center;"|9 |
| Jamie N Commons
|style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|2013 |style="text-align:center;"|3 |
| X Ambassadors
|style="text-align:center;"|5 |
Releases
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20150212003506/http://www.interscope.com/kidinakorner/ Interscope.com/kidinakorner]
{{Universal Music Group}}
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Category:Record labels established in 2011
Category:American record labels
Category:Music production companies
Category:Labels distributed by Universal Music Group
Category:Alternative rock record labels