| DTA Records | |
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| Parent company | Warner Music Group |
| Founded | December 13, 2019; 5 years ago (December 13, 2019) |
| Founder | Travis Barker |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Official website | dtarecords elektra |
DTA Records (an initialism for "Don't Trust Anyone")[1] is an Americanrecord label founded in December 2019 byTravis Barker, best known as the drummer ofBlink-182. It is a joint partnership between Barker andElektra Entertainment (a label group owned byWarner Music Group), which distributes the label's releases.
It’s just being able to see things through and make sure you don’t hear of the stories you so often do about artists getting signed to a label. Maybe someone doesn’t pick the best first single and it doesn’t work right away, and then the next thing you know, the artist is dropped and his project is in limbo. I’m just trying to protect that whole process where they won’t be dropped for exploring new sounds.
DTA Records was founded in 2019 as a partnership betweenTravis Barker andElektra Music Group (now known as Elektra Entertainment, following its merger into300 Elektra Entertainment).[3] The label was conceived after Johnny Minardi, anAtlantic Records employee and acquaintance of Barker, told Barker of Elektra Music Group's co-president Gregg Nadel's desire to start a new record label with him. Minardi offered Barker a deal which allowed him and Nadel to help develop new artists together.[2] Barker was already well acquainted withWarner Music Group, with his old record label,LaSalle Records, formerly being distributed through Atlantic, and more recently, he had played drums for or produced albums for various artists associated with WMG's labels, such asFever 333,grandson andJasiah.[2]
Barker's vision for DTA Records was to use the label to develop up and coming artists, and guarantee them greater security and freedoms on the label. "As an artist, it's important to me that an artist's vision is protected at all costs. It's crucial that I'm able to look an artist in the eye and believe it when I say we can take them from a basement to an arena."[4] However, Barker is extremely selective about the artists he signs to DTA, stating; “It has to be someone I feel comfortable taking a picture with and co-signing, saying I believe in this person and I think that this person is going to change music or at least make a huge fucking dent in music. I just don’t want to sign some random person.”[5] DTA Records, while also acting as an artist development label for Barker, also acts as a hub for Travis Barker and his collaborations with other artists.[6]
The formation of DTA Records was announced on December 13, 2019. The same day, DTA released its first single, "Gimme Brain", a collaboration between Barker,Lil Wayne andRick Ross.[7][4][8][9]
In May 2020,Jaden Hossler (then known as jxdn)[10] became the first signing to the DTA Records label, following the success of his debut single "Comatose".[11][12] His first release on the label, the single "Angels & Demons" became a viral hit onTikTok and became DTA Records' first release to be certified Gold by theRecording Industry Association of America (RIAA), which it attained on July 2, 2021.[13] His debut album,Tell Me About Tomorrow, was DTA's first studio album release, and reached number 95 on theBillboard 200 Chart.[14]
On November 3, 2021, Canadian pop-punk singerAvril Lavigne announced she had signed to DTA Records.[15][16] She released her first single for DTA, "Bite Me", on November 9, 2021.[17] Lavigne released her first album through DTA,Love Sux, on February 25, 2022; it became DTA's first top-10 album on theBillboard 200 Chart, reaching number nine.[18]
On January 20, 2022, the punk rock bandHo99o9 (pronounced Horror) released the single "Battery Not Included" through DTA;[19] their first album since 2017'sUnited States of Horror, titledSKIN, was produced by Travis Barker and released on March 11, 2022.[20]
Current artists
| Past Artists
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| Year | Release date | Artist / Band | Release | Type / Format | Notes | Cite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | December 13, 2019 | Travis Barker,Lil Wayne andRick Ross | "Gimme Brain" | Single | First release | [21] |
| 2020 | April 10, 2020 | Travis Barker,Jasiah and NASCAR Aloe | "Dogshit" | [22] | ||
| May 18, 2020 | jxdn | "Angels & Demons" | RIAA:Gold[13] | [23] | ||
| May 29, 2020 | Travis Barker andWiz Khalifa | "Drums Drums Drums" | [24] | |||
| June 23, 2020 | jxdn | "Angels & Demons (Acoustic)" | [25] | |||
| July 16, 2020 | jxdn(featuring Travis Barker) | "So What!" | [26] | |||
| July 31, 2020 | Travis Barker andRun the Jewels | "Forever" | [27] | |||
| August 20, 2020 | jxdn | "Pray" | [28] | |||
| October 16, 2020 | "So What! (Acoustic)" | [29] | ||||
| October 21, 2020 | jxdn(featuringIann Dior) | "Tonight" | [30] | |||
| December 18, 2020 | jxdn | "Better Off Dead" | [31] | |||
| 2021 | January 19, 2021 | "Driver's License" | Olivia Rodrigo cover | [32] | ||
| June 4, 2021 | "Think About Me" | [33] | ||||
| July 2, 2021 | jxdn(featuringMachine Gun Kelly) | "Wanna Be" | [34] | |||
| jxdn | Tell Me About Tomorrow | CD/LP/DD | First album release | [35] | ||
| July 17, 2021 | "Angels & Demons/Driver's License" | 12" single | Record Store Day exclusive | [36] | ||
| November 9, 2021 | Avril Lavigne | "Bite Me" | Single | [37] | ||
| November 17, 2021 | jxdn | "Happy Holidays, You Bastard" | Blink-182 cover (Spotify Singles) | [38] | ||
| December 3, 2021 | Tell Me About Tomorrow (Deluxe) | DD | Deluxe edition | [39] | ||
| December 17, 2021 | Avril Lavigne | "Bite Me (Acoustic)" | Single | [40] | ||
| 2022 | January 13, 2022 | Avril Lavigne(featuringblackbear) | "Love It When You Hate Me" | [41] | ||
| January 20, 2022 | Ho99o9 | "Battery Not Included" | [42] | |||
| February 11, 2022 | "Nuge Snight" | [43] | ||||
| February 25, 2022 | Avril Lavigne | Love Sux | CD/CS/LP/DD | First top-10 album onBillboard 200 | [44] | |
| March 11, 2022 | Ho99o9 | SKIN | DD | [20] | ||
| Ho99o9(featuringCorey Taylor) | "Bite My Face" | Single | [45] | |||
| June 24, 2022 | Avril Lavigne | Spotify Singles | [46] | |||
| June 28, 2022 | jxdn | 28 (Songs For Cooper) | EP | [47] | ||
| August 26, 2022 | Avril Lavigne(featuring Machine Gun Kelly) | "Bois Lie" (Acoustic) | Single | [48] | ||
| November 3, 2022 | Avril Lavigne andYungblud | "I'm a Mess" | [49] | |||
| November 11, 2022 | jxdn | "Sober" | [50] | |||
| November 25, 2022 | Avril Lavigne | Love Sux(Deluxe) | DD | Deluxe edition | [51] | |
| 2023 | March 3, 2023 | jxdn | "Friends With Benefits" | Single | [52] | |
| June 8, 2023 | "Elevated Heartbreak" | [53] | ||||
| September 22, 2023 | Landon Barker | "Friends With Your Ex" | [54] | |||
| October 6, 2023 | Jaden Hossler | "Chrome Hearted" | [55] | |||
| 2024 | February 8, 2024 | jxdn | "When the Music Stops" | [56] | ||
| December 23, 2024 | Kim Kardashian | "Santa Baby" | Eartha Kitt withHenri René and His Orchestra cover | [57] |