Harry Styles is thriving as ever in his independent career after breaking up with the boy band One Direction. The artist has released three solo studio albums, with his latest, ‘Harry’s House’, winning the Grammy Award for ‘Best Album’. He has recently signed off from his two-year-long ‘Love on Tour’ which is one of the highest-grossing tours of all time, marking various historical moments during the tour.
Harry Styles, in 2016, signed to Columbia Records for a whopping $80 million to record three albums with them. Initially, Apple offered him $25 million for one album. But Columbia Records won the bid. However, the singer and actor has registered his independent label under the name Erskine Records Limited, which is under the exclusive license of Columbia Records. After seven years, Mitch Rowland, Styles’ collaborator, is set to release his debut album under Erskine Records Ltd.
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Harry Styles Launched Erskine Records Before Signing A Deal With Columbia Records
One of the most brilliant members of the former One Direction made a smart creative decision before signing with a record label. Harry Styles signed a deal with Columbia Records in June 2016 after forming his record label, Erskine Records, following the steps of artists like Beyoncé. He incorporated the company in May 2016. He welcomed Emma Spring on board in September 2016.
Harry Styles’ role on the label is that of record producer. Styles made a smart move by forming Erskine Records. The company is under a license agreement with Columbia Records. So, when the ‘Watermelon Sugar’ singer ends the deal with the label, the music rights will be transferred to Erskine Records. He is also signed to Full Stop Management, under Jeffrey Azoff. Styles has released all three of his solo albums under the label.
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Mitch Rowland Is The First Artist Releasing Music Under The Label Other Than The Pop Star
Until now, Harry Styles was the sole artist releasing music under Erskine Records Limited. But the artist has welcomed another fellow artist and collaborator, Mitch Rowland, on board. He has worked as the songwriter and band member of Styles’ solo act. He has songwriting credits on songs like ‘Sign of the Times,’ ‘Watermelon Sugar,’ ‘Carolina,’ and others.
Mitch Rowland will be releasing his solo album titled ‘Come June.’ The folk album will be released in October. Rowland started writing the songs during the pandemic. In an interview with NME, Mitch said, “I just made it for myself. It’s all the beginning of a new journey, I suppose.”
During the same interview, he talked about how he landed on Harry’s label. Mitch said, “That came about when I was showing Jeffrey Azoff [Giant Music co-founder and Styles’ manager] the demos, and it clicked with him on a personal level.”
Rowland added, “He put me in touch with one label, and then those plans fell through and Jeffrey mentioned Giant, and then he presented the idea of a co-release because Harry’s never put out music on Erskine other than his own. It’s nice to know they have my back when it’s not to do with Harry.”
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