Blackground Records
| Blackground Records | |
|---|---|
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| Parent company |
Atlantic Universal Interscope |
| Founded | 1993 |
| Founder |
Barry Hankerson Jomo Hankerson |
| Status | Defunct |
| Genre | Various |
| Country of origin | U.S. |
Blackground Records, LLC was an American record label owned by former manager Barry Hankerson and his son Jomo Hankerson.
In 1993, manager Barry Hankerson used his connection with his artist R. Kelly's Jive Records to distribute a newly-formed label for the release of his niece Aaliyah's debut album Age Ain't Nothing but a Number. As a limited liability company Blackground was officially incorporated in 1995 in the tax haven Delaware while operating out of New York and Los Angeles. In 1996, Blackground obtained a lucrative distribution deal with Atlantic Records, just before the release of Aaliyah's second album, One in a Million.
Often moving to different distributors, in 2000, Blackground switched over to Virgin Records. One year later, it moved, this time finding a home at Universal Motown Records Group. In 2001, after the death of Aaliyah her self-titled and final album Aaliyah rose to number one on the Billboard 200 becoming Blackground's first number one and best-selling album. Aaliyah sold over 32 million albums worldwide.
In 2003, JoJo was signed to Blackground. JoJo released her first self-titled album JoJo in 2004, went number four on the Billboard 200 and was certified with Platinum. In 2006, she released her second album The High Road, which debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 and was certified with Gold. To date, JoJo sold over 7 million records worldwide. Her singles "Leave (Get Out)" produced by Soulshock & Karlin and "Too Little Too Late" produced by Billy Steinberg were her huge hits worldwide.
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