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eleveneleven was a record label founded in 2010 by Mike Hamlin,
Interscope Geffen A&M
.
Artists
- The first act to be signed to the label was Greyson Chance, who gained fame after his cover of Lady Gaga's "Paparazzi" performed at a school in Edmond, Oklahoma went viral.[2]
- On September 16, 2010, DeGeneres announced her label's second signed artist, Tom Andrews, from the United Kingdom.[3]
- In the fall of 2010, the label signed Jessica Simpson. She released her first album under the label called Happy Christmas in November 2010.
- In March 2011, DeGeneres announced that she had signed Savannah Robinson to her label and had her on the show to perform a duet with Jennifer Hudson.[4]
- In October 2011, DeGeneres announced that she had signed Lady Antebellum's "Need You Now" and an original written by Puth titled "Break Again" (co-written with Robert Gillies).[5] Puth is no longer a part of the label.[6]
The eleveneleven section on her official website shortlisted the four most popular acts from the web and asked for a democratic voting from her community to help her make an informed choice on the next artist to be signed to the label.[7]
References
- ^ "Ellen Explains Her New eleveneleven Record Label". EllenTV. Archived from the original on 2010-05-31. Retrieved 2010-05-28.
- Yahoo Music. 2010-05-26. Archived from the originalon 2012-06-30. Retrieved 2010-05-26.
- ^ "TomAndrews". EllenTV. Archived from the original on 2012-05-07. Retrieved 2011-03-15.
- ^ "Jennifer Hudson sings with Savannah Robinson". Archived from the original on 2011-04-02. Retrieved 2011-03-30.
- ^ "Break Again (Legal Title)". Broadcast Music, Inc. Archived from the original on 2016-02-10. Retrieved 2012-05-26.
- ^ Anderson, Trevor. "Charlie Puth Talks Meghan Trainor Duet 'Marvin Gaye' & His Plea to James Taylor". Billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- ^ Ebenezer (September 20, 2010). "Ellen DeGeneres is on a roll, with her new enterprise, eleveneleven and its shining stars, Greyson Chance and Tom Andrews". wowelle.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2011-03-15.