Modern Records (1980)

{{Short description|Defunct American record label cofounded by Stevie Nicks}}

{{Infobox record label

| name = Modern Records

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| founded = {{start date|1980}}

| founder = Stevie Nicks
Danny Goldberg
Paul Fishkin

| defunct = {{end date|1999}}

| status = Inactive

| distributor = Atlantic
WEA
EMI

| genre = {{flatlist|

• Rock
• pop

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| location = Los Angeles, California

| website = [http://www.bsnpubs.com/atlantic/modernrecords.html Modern Records album discography from BSN Pubs.]

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Modern Records was a record label founded in 1980 by Stevie Nicks, Danny Goldberg, and Paul Fishkin.[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1817&dat=19790316&id=pzAdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0p4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=5482,3389480 The Tuscaloosa News – Google News Archive Search] Its logo clearly stated the founding year to avoid confusion with the earlier Modern Records. The label had a distribution deal with Atlantic Records in the United States (also had international distribution with WEA and EMI) and Nicks was the biggest artist on the label, with other artists such as Joey Wilson, Venice, Sandy Stewart, Poe, and Natalie Cole also having records released on the label. Modern Records folded in 1999.[https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/stevie-nicks-magic-act-19810903 Stevie Nicks' Magic Act | Music News | Rolling Stone][http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/stevie_nicks/bella_donna/ Bella Donna Review | Stevie Nicks | Compact Discs | Reviews @ Ultimate-Guitar.Com] The record label was born out of necessity due to Warner Brothers refusing to sign Nicks as a solo act.