Find out a band's music label - how it works

Whether band or singer-songwriter - every artist is signed to a music label. Which one exactly, you can find out online. We'll show you where to look.

How to find out a band's music label

The big record companies like "Universal Music", "Sony Music Entertainment" or "Warner Music" have numerous sub-labels that are not easy to see through. How to keep an eye on things:

• You can get most information about the song and the artist using the Gema search function.
• Here you have to enter the title and the real name of a musician. You will then receive all information about the label and, if applicable, about sub-labels and publishers.
• Alternatively, you can also search for "song collectors" by song title or artist and in addition to the record label you will also see the EAN and catalog number. With the you can quickly find the song again at Amazon and Co.

You can legally download your favorite music from Youtube for private use. You'll find more about it here.