| Star Music | |
|---|---|
 The logo of Star Music (since 2022) | |
| Parent company | ABS-CBN Corporation |
| Founded | February 20, 1995; 30 years ago (1995-02-20) |
| Status | Active |
| Distributor(s) | ABS-CBN Film Productions Inc. Star Music Publishing (Philippines) |
| Genre | Various |
| Country of origin | Philippines |
| Location | ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center, Sgt. Esguerra Avenue corner Mother Ignacia Street, Diliman,Quezon City, Philippines |
| Official website | starmusic |
Star Music (also known asStar Records and corporately asStar Recording, Inc.) is a Philippinerecord label owned and operated byABS-CBN Corporation.[1] It was formerly a separate company operating as a wholly owned subsidiary of ABS-CBN Corporation until 2013 when it was merged toABS-CBN Film Productions, Inc.[citation needed] It is now a division of ABS-CBN Music, a division ofABS-CBN for its music. Its publishing and distribution subsidiary in the country is Star Music Publishing (corporately as Star Songs, Inc.) and has over one thousand songs in its catalog including the classic song "Anak" byFreddie Aguilar.[2][3]
It is a member of thePhilippine Association of the Record Industry (PARI), a non-profit and private trade organization, that represents the recording industry distributors in the Philippines.[4]
Star Music also releasedvideo karaokeVCDs versions of the label's songs in the Philippines.
Star Music was founded on February 20, 1995, as Star Recording, Inc. with Star Records as its label. The record label was created by ABS-CBN Corporation to diversify its functions from a broadcast media to a full entertainment company. Commercial operations of the label started in September 1995, signing an exclusive distribution agreement withSony Music Entertainment Philippines in the entire country, except in Metro Manila. Due to its distribution agreement with Sony, Star Records endured problems with distributing titles in Metro Manila. In August 1996, the record label engage into licensing deals in order to strengthen its production base and gain entry into the Metro Manila market. It first signed a three-year license agreement with JML Records, a local rock label. The deal enabled the label to gain control of its catalogue of thirty titles. Later, Star Records signed deals with foreign-independent labels such as Beaver Music of the Netherlands, Music of Life of the United Kingdom, and Rox of Belgium.[5]
In October 1996, Star Records renewed its licensing deal with Sony which also includes thirty dealerships in Metro Manila. The deal enabled the label to get a significant presence in Metro Manila's market. By December of the same year, the label's number of signed artists increased to twenty artists. In June 1997, Star Records signed a distribution and licensing agreement withTaiwan'sRock Records, which also involved products from about forty independent European and American labels. Also under this deal, albums by named international artists helped improved Star Records' market profile.[5]
In March 2005, responding to Perceptions Inc.'sTara Na, Biyahe Tayo, Star Records teamed up with the Philippine Tourism Authority (now theTourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority) for an all-star version of theirPilipino Sa Turismo'y Aktibo tourism anthem which featured most of the label's artists such asGary Valenciano,Jamie Rivera,Ai-Ai delas Alas,Vhong Navarro,Piolo Pascual,Erik Santos,Gloc-9,Sheryn Regis andHeart Evangelista, with additional speech by some of ABS-CBN's biggest stars at that time includingJericho Rosales,Kris Aquino,Claudine Barretto,Jiro Manio andCharo Santos-Concio. However, the song's lack of extensive support by themother network led to its obscurity.[6]
In 2007, Star Records launchedAcel, the former vocalist of the rock bandMoonstar88, as the country's first digital artist.[7] By 2015, the record label celebrates its 20th anniversary.
In 2013, Star Recording, Inc. and Star Songs, Inc. were both merged toABS-CBN Film Productions. In 2014, the recording company started to adapt the Star Music name and logo, with Star Recording, Inc. still used as corporate name and the Star Records name is alternatively used nowadays on some contexts. Also, the Star Songs, Inc. name is still used corporately for Star Music Publishing. In the same year, they launched their very own music downloading website. This is also the time where Star Music started to release their songs on iTunes, Spotify, and other music downloading and streaming websites and applications. They also revamped their YouTube channel as a response to the current trend in the consumption of music and video contents on the internet.
In September 2015, Star Music acquired the copyrights to around 116 original compositions ofTito Sotto,Vic Sotto andJoey de Leon which includes songs popularized by 1970s groupVST & Co.,Sharon Cuneta, andNora Aunor, and popular songs such as "Ipagpatawad Mo", "Tayo'y Magsayawan" and "Awitin Mo, Isasayaw Ko."[8]
On January 31, 2016, after ten years, rapperGloc-9 signed a record deal with Star Music, the record label who introduced Gloc-9 to mainstream listeners. Two of the most successful albums of Gloc-9,G9 andAko Si... were released in 2003 and 2005 respectively. These albums brought Gloc-9's biggest smash hits with songs like "Simpleng Tao" and "Hinahanap Ng Puso (feat. Hannah Romawac of Session Road)".[9]
In addition, Star Music also distributes singles and albums/EPs of selected artists from OneMusicPH, a digital music website owned byABS-CBN Digital Media.
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