Second Time Around: Music Stars With Success at Different Labels

Artists who've switched labels and remained successful.

Control - Janet Jackson has officially bossed up after announcing that she’ll be releasing her next album on her own label, Rhythm Nation Records, through a partnership and distribution with BMG this fall. The “Nasty” girl has a history of success at different record companies and has sold more than 160 million albums through her previous deals with A&M and Virgin. With her momentum in full throttle as she plans her Unbreakable world tour in August, Janet hit up Twitter yesterday to thank her fans for their continued support by singing to them a small snippet of her appreciation and stating, "I wanna tell you how important you are to me! Love J."With devoted fans that have held down her singing career for over 30 years, it’s no surprise why she’s had so much success despite her label hopping. But she’s not the only artist who’s racked up sales recording for diff...
Pharrell Williams  - Pharrell's has had a lot of success in the game and, as an artist, started rocking out with Virgin Records in 2002, where he released several projects with his group N.E.R.D. In 2006, he connected with Interscope for his hit album In My Mind. And he's having a "Happy" year so far, releasing his sophmore solo effort, G I R L, in March on Columbia Records. (Photo: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Gabrielle's Angel Foundation)
Busta Rhymes - Busta broke out on the scene in 1991 with his group Leaders of the New School on Elektra Records and stayed with the label for his solo success, too, which included the albums The Coming and Anarchy. In 2001, he connected with J Records and Clive Davis for two solo runs, and in 2006, he dropped The Big Bang with Dr. Dre's Aftermath and Interscope Records. A stint at Motown followed and now the veteran MC is slated to drop his next album, E.L.E. 2 (Extinction Level Event 2), on Cash Money later this year. (Photo: Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for VH1 Save The Music)Light Up - Between hitting the road with Justin Timberlake for the Legends of the Fall tour and his own Magna Carta Holy Grail jaunt, Hov spent much of the year under the bright lights of the stage. (Photo: Ollie Millington/WireImage)

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Control - Janet Jackson has officially bossed up after announcing that she’ll be releasing her next album on her own label, Rhythm Nation Records, through a partnership and distribution with BMG this fall. The “Nasty” girl has a history of success at different record companies and has sold more than 160 million albums through her previous deals with A&M and Virgin. With her momentum in full throttle as she plans her Unbreakable world tour in August, Janet hit up Twitter yesterday to thank her fans for their continued support by singing to them a small snippet of her appreciation and stating, "I wanna tell you how important you are to me! Love J."With devoted fans that have held down her singing career for over 30 years, it’s no surprise why she’s had so much success despite her label hopping. But she’s not the only artist who’s racked up sales recording for diff...

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