Lava Records

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Lava Records (Lava Music, LLC) is an American record label owned by Jason Flom, in partnership with Universal Music Group.^{[citation needed]}

Company history

In 1995, Flom launched Lava Records in partnership with Atlantic Records.^[1] For the next decade, he continued to discover and champion artists under the Lava label who went on to sell over 100 million records globally, including Matchbox 20, Kid Rock, The Corrs, Simple Plan, The Blue Man Group, Edwin McCain, Sugar Ray, and Trans-Siberian Orchestra. Flom also signed his first black artist, David Josias, known for his hit single “ Mindblowin”.

In 2004, Flom sold Lava Records to Atlantic Records Group, where he was named chairman and CEO of the Atlantic Records Group.^[2] In this role, he oversaw a resurgence of the storied label where he had once worked in the mailroom, and continued to sign and break major artists, including Hayley Williams’ band Paramore.^[3]

Following 15 years of record-setting success at Atlantic and Lava, Flom was tapped in 2005 as Chairman and CEO of

In 2008, Flom departed from Capitol Music Group to re-launch his own Lava Records label, this time in partnership with Universal Music Group’s industry-leading Republic Records.^[6] There he signed Jessie J, whose 2011 singles under the Lava banner "Do It Like a Dude" and "Price Tag" featuring B.o.B, topped the singles charts in the UK and 17 other countries.^[7] Her multi-platinum debut album Who You Are sold over three million copies worldwide.^[8]

In 2013, Flom identified

• Greta Van Fleet
• The Warning
• Lorde
• Jessie J
• somegirlnamedanna
• Trans-Siberian Orchestra
• Yonaka

^[18]

Past artists

David Josias

• Tony C. and the Truth
• Black Veil Brides
• Maty Noyes
• The Royal Concept
• Travis Mills
• Carah Faye
• Clairity
• G4SHI
• Liam Lis
• Jetta
• Katy Tiz
• The Atomic Fireballs
• Liquid Gang
• Authority Zero
• Bel Canto
• Bif Naked
• The Boondock Saints
• CIV
• Course of Nature
• Cold
• The Corrs
• The Cult
• Egypt Central
• Willa Ford
• Grade 8
• Hot Action Cop
• Little-T And One Track Mike
• Matchbox Twenty
• Edwin McCain
• Nonpoint
• Needtobreathe
• Franky Perez
• Poppy
• Porcupine Tree
• Smile Empty Soul
• Jill Sobule
• Sugar Ray
• Unwritten Law
• Vanessa Williams
• Antigone Rising
• Blue Man Group
• Joe Brooks
• John Butler Trio
• Cherie
• The Click Five
• Embrace
• Kid Rock
• Toby Lightman
• O.A.R.
• Simple Plan
• Skillet
• Skindred
• Uncle Kracker
• Vaux
• Fountains of Wayne
• Andy Black
• Evan Konrad
• Stanaj
• Hero the Band
• South of Eden
• JunkBunny
• Leo The Kind
• Kat Cunning

References