Young (formerly known as Young Turks) is a British independent record label that sits in the Beggars Group of labels.[2][3] Launched by Caius Pawson in 2006,[4] it has grown from an imprint of XL Recordings into a successful and influential label now partnered with XL and operates across a range of genres.[4] The label's current roster includes FKA twigs, The xx, Sampha, Jamie xx, Koreless, and Kamasi Washington among others.
History
Label
In 2004, Caius Pawson supplied DJs and sound equipment for a series of all-night dance parties he called Young Turks.[4] He enjoyed growing celebrity, until the police raided one of his parties and seized his gear. Pawson, then nineteen, took a job in A&R at XL Recordings, and quickly established his own small label within the company in 2006, also called Young Turks with Katie O'Neill and Tic.[5][6][4]
Eventually, Young became a 50/50 venture with XL Recordings. Young has now expanded to include an artist management company (Young Artists) and a publishing company (Young Songs).
Signing of FKA twigs
Twigs met producer and A&R representative Tic Zogson, simply known as Tic, at a bondage party.[7] Afterwards, she said that over the next two months, Zogson "wouldn’t leave me alone."[8][7] She continued, saying:
❝ I thought, 'OK, this guy is kind of persistent. Maybe I should go in the studio with him.' ❞
– Twigs via Rolling Stone.[8]
Twigs soon signed to Young afterward and has stayed with the label ever since.
Releases
Albums
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.jpg "FKA twigs - EUSEXUA (Album Artwork).jpg (496 KB)")
Mixtapes
.png "FKA twigs - CAPRISONGS (Mixtape Artwork).png (1.54 MB)")
(14 January 2022)
Singles
As lead artist
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Collaborations
.jpg "FKA twigs & inc. no world - FKA x inc. (Single Artwork).jpg (139 KB)")
.png "LUCKI & FKA twigs - Ouch Ouch (Single Artwork).png (480 KB)")
As lead artist
.png "FKA twigs - M3LL155X (EP Artwork).png (1.27 MB)")
As lead artist
.jpg "FKA twigs - Good to Love (Single Artwork).jpg (136 KB)")
As lead artist
.png "FKA twigs - cellophane (Single Artwork).png (1,013 KB)")
.png "FKA twigs - holy terrain (Single Artwork).png (738 KB)")
.jpg "FKA twigs - home with you (Single Artwork).jpg (87 KB)")
As featured artist
.jpg "Headie One & Fred again... - GANG (Mixtape Artwork).jpg (83 KB)")
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.png "645AR - Sum Bout U (Single Artwork).png (2.29 MB)")
As lead artist
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.png "FKA twigs - tears in the club (Single Artwork).png (164 KB)")
Collaborations
.png "FKA twigs - Don't Judge Me (Single Artwork).png (1,020 KB)")
As lead artist
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As lead artist
.png "FKA twigs - Eusexua (Single Artwork).png (233 KB)")
.png "FKA twigs - Perfect Stranger (Single Artwork).png (397 KB)")
.jpg "FKA twigs - Drums of Death (Single Artwork).jpg (256 KB)")
Collaborations
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Promotional singles
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References
- ↑ https://www.beatportal.com/articles/91830-artist-of-the-month-romy
- ↑ https://beggars.com/
- ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/apr/06/record-label-young-turks-changes-name-to-avoid-connotations-of-genocide
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2011/mar/19/sxsw-2011-young-turks-transgressive-transparent-record-labels
- ↑ https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/20259/1/fka-twigs-future-shock
- ↑ https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/06/30/shy-and-mighty
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 https://www.mic.com/articles/117346/the-story-of-how-fka-twigs-became-famous-will-make-you-like-her-even-more#:~:text=Barnett%20met%20an%20A%26R%20rep%20named%20Tic%20Zogson,Turks%2C%20an%20imprint%20of%20the%20influential%20XL%20Recordings.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/fka-twigs-on-feeling-dark-and-fighting-fame-im-not-a-pop-star-182240/2/