| Robbins Entertainment LLC | |
|---|---|
| Parent company | Sony Music Entertainment |
| Founded | 1996 (1996) |
| Founder | Cory Robbins[1] |
| Distributor | The Orchard |
| Genre | |
| Country of origin | U.S. |
| Location | New York City |
| Official website | www |
Robbins Entertainment LLC is an American dance musicrecord label. It is owned byCory Robbins and has released music byCascada, such as their hit single "Everytime We Touch". It is also the company responsible for theDance Party Like It's.... series and theTrance Party series, as well as theMixshow series. Several one-volume CDs likeDance Rock have also been released. The label is distributed byThe Orchard and is one of two labels in the Sony Music line-up that specializes in dance and electronic music, the other beingUltra Music (which Sony acquired in 2013 in an investment deal), who has collaborated with Robbins on several occasions. Robbins Entertainment has acountry music division named Robbins Nashville, which was created in May 2007.[2]
Robbins Entertainment was founded in1996 byCory Robbins, co-founder ofProfile Records.[3] This new record label was based out ofNew York City. Most of the artists signed to the label are successful overseas and European acts. American acts like Rockell andReina, however, had Billboard Hot 100 hits. Spanish DJ Sammy gave Robbins its first top 10 Hot 100 hit in 2002 with "Heaven" which featured Dutch recording artistDo. The Belgian group D.H.T.'s 'Listen To Your Heart' also made #8 on the U.S. charts, and #1 on Pop Airplay. Two other Belgian acts - Ian Van Dahl ("Castles in the Sky") and Lasgo ("Something" & "Alone") also made the U.S. Billboard charts. Robbins was able to attract further foreign talent as Germany'sCascada following this, which helped the company gain more success when "Everytime We Touch", "What Hurts the Most, and most recently "Evacuate the Dancefloor" became mainstream pop hits as well.