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Who is the biggest-selling music artist never to be on a major label?

its_steve116 · 2023-02-05 17:30:44

Who do you think is the most commercially successful musician never to be signed to one of the Universal, Sony or Warner labels? The best selling one I can think of is the Arctic Monkeys. In all their career they've been with Domino Records, sold out arenas across the world, had #1 singles and albums, and yet they've never…

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05-02-2023 6:30pm

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Who do you think is the most commercially successful musician never to be signed to one of the Universal, Sony or Warner labels?
The best selling one I can think of is the Arctic Monkeys. In all their career they've been with Domino Records, sold out arenas across the world, had #1 singles and albums, and yet they've never signed to a major record label in their 18-year career.

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#2 09-09-2023 10:36pm
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Chance the Rapper too

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#3 09-09-2023 11:05pm
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Never been signed to *any* label, if I recall correctly. Can you think of anyone more famous who hasn't been on a major one?

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