In the United Kingdom during the 50's and 60's the major record companies had so much power that indie labels struggled
Oh yeah? That sounds awful.
Many British producers and artists launched indie labels as outlets for their work but most were swallowed up by the major labels.
In the United States, independent labels and distributors often banded together to form organizations to promote trade and parity within the industry.
Yes, and in the 1980's Alternative rock emerged from the indie music underground and then became popular in the 90's.
The 1990's brought Affiliated Independent Record Companies (AIRCO)
In the 2000's, as a result of changes in the music industry, indie rock acts started gaining success making people wonder about its meaningfulness as a term.
Many acts choose to go from an independent label to a major label if given the opportunity as major labels have considerably more power and financial means to promote and distribute product
Nothing Records
Nothing Records was an American record label specializing in industrial rock and electronic music, founded by John Malm Jr. and Trent Reznor in 1992. It is considered an example of a vanity label, where an artist is able to run a label with some degree of independence from within a larger parent company, in this case being Interscope Records.
Nothing Records went largely defunct in 2004 after a lawsuit by Reznor against John Malm. The label became inactive as a whole following several further releases; the 2007 "Beside
Records, King Records, and Stax.
In the United Kingdom during the 1950s and 1960s, the major record companies had so much power that independent labels struggled to become established, until the launch of new concepts like Virgin Records. Several British producers and artists launched independent labels as outlets for their work and artists they liked; the majority failed as commercial ventures or were bought by the major labels.
In the United States, independent labels and distributors often banded together to form organizations to promote trade and parity within the