Major Versus Independent Record Labels
Record labels may be small, localized, and "independent" ("indie"), or they may be part of a large international media group, or somewhere in between. The four largest record labels are called "major labels". A "sublabel" is a label that is part of a larger record company but trades under a different name.
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