Artist Quote by Sam Tsui

Major labels don't want to take chances on cooler, indie kind of things. People only know, unfortunately, what they're being spoon-fed.

— Erick Morillo

The labels can't do anything for a band anymore - they're stuck and they have no money and they're just holding onto contracts that…

— Tom DeLonge

As a new artist there are so many new ways to put music out there where you don't necessarily need a label because now…

— Ashanti

Music has lot of money but labels are earning it all.

— Aditya Narayan

I'd only do a deal with a label if it allowed me to still be indie and have that indie mentality. I have to…

— Dawn Richard

If you're on an indie label, you're not getting enough money. And if you're on a major, you're not getting enough support.

— Kate Nash

Indie music is picking up and artistes are more confident about putting out music with no big name attached to it.

— Amaal Mallik

It's been awesome going indie. I don't need to be on a major label. I love not having to walk into a specific radio…

— Mat Kearney

Well, the good news is that there's quite a lot of cynicism about major labels within radio and the press. I think they have…

— Mick Hucknall

To go indie is a thing. But to put an album in the stores, you need a distribution label.

— Drake

There's definitely some sort of dissent brewing between labels, publishing companies and artists. A lot of it has to do with older licensing schemes.

— Sean Parker

If a new artist comes, and he doesn't have a good record label to invest in him, then there is no point.

— Guru Randhawa