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E1 Music, the primary subsidiary of Entertainment One LP, is an independent record label in the United States. It is widely regarded as the most successful independent record label in the United States, having garnered the most Billboard hits of any independently-owned music label in history. It is also distributed by the Universal Music Group in Europe under the name E1 Universal. On January 22, 2009, Koch Records was officially branded as "E1 Music" by parent company Entertainment One. Despite their success, Koch gained a reputation by some as lacking quality control and signing otherwise un-sellable artists. It has been called "the graveyard of the recording industry".
E1 Entertainment acquired KOCH Entertainment in June 2005, and renamed the company E1 Music. E1 Entertainment's four primary businesses units, E1 Television, E1 Films, E1 Music and E1 Entertainment Distribution, collectively represent E1 Entertainment in film distribution, television and music production/distribution, kids content, Licensing and Distribution.
Since its inception as KOCH Records, E1 Music has charted over 100 albums on Billboard's Independent Chart, surpassing the number of titles charted by all other U.S. independent labels. E1 Music has been the number one independent label according to Billboard for the last six years and quickly grew to become North America's largest independently owned and distributed record label. E1 Music covers all musical genres from adult-contemporary to rock, hip hop/urban to country, children's to classical.
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