He co-founded a record label, sold an apparel line and owns the 4040 nightclub franchise.
Jagger and the Stones left their first record label--London--and their British homeland, becoming tax exiles.
She had talent and backing from the record label behind Jackson Browne and The Eagles.
Meng Jin Hui is a manager at Modern Sky, China's largest independent record label.
But in 1986, GE ended up acquiring RCA, selling off its record label and television-manufacturing business.
He has auditioned for X-Factor 2012, and is in talks with a record label.
The rapper and his record label have not responded to CNN's request for comment.
Pink Floyd regularly negotiate with their record label EMI, he says, as new developments arise.
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The buzz generated by the iTunes release led to Laurie's signing with Los Angeles-based record label Dangerbird.
Sarah Cunningham, a publicist with the Young Money record label, acknowledged that Lil Wayne had a seizure.
"My first inclination is to go back to a record label and get a job, " he says.
Randy Jackson, after 12 seasons, says he wants to focus on his record label and other business opportunities.
Jermaine left the group when the four other members left record label Motown to sign with Epic records.
While in Australia, he founded Higher Level Records, an independent record label he later sold to Warner Music.
The company said more than 50, 000 albums, including titles from every major record label, are available for AutoRip.
Napster and its ilk have helped knock 17% off of record label sales in the past three years.
Twelve years ago, Britain's Basement Jaxx couldn't get a record label interested in releasing the group's first EP.
Expanding on his musical roots, the singer serves as CEO and chairman of Interscope record label Tennman Records.
Logan also worked as managing director of the record label RCA, and now manages the singer Cher Lloyd.
Garvey will be setting up the label with Jim Chancellor, the head of Fiction Records, Elbow's record label.
After that Matthew expects to keep ploughing his own field - without signing to any big record label.
The X Factor, he says, is a "karaoke colosseum" which is actually an advert "for one record label".
Jackson said in a statement that he's leaving "Idol" to focus on his record label and other business opportunities.
Though it was likely Jay-Z or West, it could have also been a production studio or a record label.
But the singer maintains the record label is "just helping us reach out".
And all of this without a big record label or any of the traditional trappings of a musical career.
Lil Wayne is the president of New Orleans-based record label Cash Money Records.
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His band has played bars and stadiums, has been groomed by a record label and succeeded in the post-label era.
His diverse talents also include arranging his own music, acting, writing, doing charitable work and running his own record label.
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