American record label
Record label
TenThousand Projects, LLC , doing business as 10K Projects (formerly Strainge Entertainment ),[ 1] is an American record label , founded in 2016 by British record executive Elliot Grainge .[ 2] It operates under the Atlantic Music Group (AMG) umbrella, which is currently led by Grainge as CEO.
History
The label was founded as Strainge Entertainment by Elliot Grainge in 2016.[ 3] Grainge is the son of veteran executive Lucian Grainge , who is chairman and CEO of Universal Music Group . After a lawsuit by rapper Tech N9ne in 2017, citing the name similarities of his label Strange Music , the label rebranded as TenThousand Projects,[ 4] and later shortened to 10K Projects.[ 1]
Distribution was handled by Universal through Virgin Music Group [ 5] until September 2023, when the label announced would move to Warner Music Group in a joint-venture.[ 6] [ 7]
Current artists
References
^ a b Mitchell, Gail (October 5, 2017). "Tech N9ne's Strange Music Sues Strainge Entertainment for Trademark Infringement" . Billboard . Archived from the original on December 7, 2024. Retrieved December 7, 2024 .
^ Trakin, Roy (December 4, 2019). "Elliot Grainge, Son of Music Industry Titan Lucian Grainge, Is Forging His Own Path" . Variety . Archived from the original on April 7, 2020. Retrieved June 27, 2022 .
^ Applefeld Olson, Cathy (November 10, 2021). "Elliot Grainge Expands His 10K Portfolio" . Forbes . Archived from the original on July 30, 2022. Retrieved July 30, 2022 .
^ Legrand, Emmanuel (November 15, 2023). "10K Projects sets up joint venture with Moneybagg Yo and Loaf Boyz Ventures" . Creative Industries News . Archived from the original on January 12, 2025. Retrieved January 3, 2025 .
^ Paine, Andre (February 9, 2022). "10K Projects appoints Tony Talamo and Zach Friedman as co-presidents" . Music Week . Archived from the original on July 29, 2022. Retrieved July 29, 2022 .
^ Communications, WMG (September 5, 2023). "WARNER MUSIC GROUP AND ELLIOT GRAINGE'S 10K PROJECTS ANNOUNCE JOINT VENTURE" . Warner Music Group . Archived from the original on October 2, 2023. Retrieved October 2, 2023 .
^ Rhys, Dan (September 5, 2023). "Warner Music and Elliot Grainge's 10K Projects Strike Joint Venture" . Billboard. Retrieved October 2, 2023 .
^ a b c d "10K Projects | Partners" . www.10kprojects.com . Archived from the original on January 28, 2025. Retrieved February 7, 2025 .
^ Zellner, Xander (April 30, 2025). "Hot 100 First-Timers: Forrest Frank Makes Solo Debut With Christian Hit 'Your Way's Better' " . Billboard . Archived from the original on May 5, 2025. Retrieved June 11, 2025 .
^ "Japanese group Psychic Fever soars onto the global stage, signing deal with Warner Music Group" . Warner Music Group . February 14, 2025. Archived from the original on February 15, 2025. Retrieved February 16, 2025 .
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