Alternative Distribution Alliance

**Alternative Distribution Alliance** (**ADA**) is a music distribution company owned by Warner Music Group, which represents the rights to various independent record labels. ADA prides itself in providing "independent artist and label partners with access to the resources, relationships & experience required to share their creative vision with a global audience."

As the independent music distribution arm of Warner Music Group, ADA Worldwide was created in 1993 as a joint-venture between WMG and Restless Records to offer a distribution system and marketing, merchandising, promotion, and music licensing services.

In 2012, Warner Music Group combined Independent Label Group with ADA to create a full-service company that provides services including physical and digital global distribution, physical production, merchandise production and distribution. ADA offers account management, an in-house music licensing function, custom products and services, marketing and sponsorships, as well as digital marketing tools.

In March 2017, ADA announced that it would distribute the catalogs of most of the labels owned by BMG Rights Management worldwide.

In January 2020, Beggars Group, Domino Recording Co., and Saddle Creek switched to Redeye Distribution.

## Independent labels

* 3CG Records
* 679 Recordings
* 7-10 Music
* Acony Records
* Adrenaline Music
* Air
* Alligator Records
* Alma Records
* Altitude Records
* Anzic Records
* Artist First
* Arhoolie Records
* Avitone Records
* Bad Timing Records
* Bar/None Records
* Barrowman/Barker Productions (UK)
* Barsuk Records
* Bieler Bros. Records
* Blind Man Sound
* Blind Pig Records
* Bloodshot Records
* Blix Street Records
* Blisslife Records
* Blistering Records
* Blue Corn Music
* Blue Horizon Records
* BMG Rights Management
* Bolero Records
* Born & Bred Records
* Bridge 9 Records
* Brash Records
* Breakbeat Science Records
* Bright Antenna
* Bronze Records
* Canyon Records
* Carpark Records
* Castle Music
* Cavity Search Records
* CDBaby (top sellers from the online store)
* Cherrytree Records
* Chesky Records
* Chime Entertainment
* Chrysalis Records (certain artists' reissues only; since 2017)
* CMC International
* Comedy Central Records
* Compass Records
* Courgette Records
* Crunchy Frog Records
* Curb Records
* David Lynch Music Company
* DaySpring Records
* Downtown Records (select releases)
* Dcide Records
* Decaydance Records
* Deathwish Inc.
* Dim Mak Records
* DimeRock Records
* Discotek Media
* Dualtone Records
* Echo Records
* el Music Group
* Enigma Records (only select titles absorbed into Restless Records)
* Entertainment One
* Everfine Records
* Eyeball Records
* Ferret Music
* Fearless Records
* Funzalo Records
* Good Fight
* GWR Records
* Half Note Records
* Herb Alpert Presents
* High Note Records
* Hellcat Records
* I and Ear Records
* Imagen Records
* Inside Recordings
* InVogue Records
* I Scream Records
* JEMP Records
* LAB Records
* Lakeshore Records (physical)
* Lex Records
* Macklemore LLC
* Masquerade Recordings
* Matador Records
* Mayhem Records
* Manifesto Records
* Merge Records
* Micro, Inc. Recordings
* Milan Records
* Misfits Records
* Metropolis Records
* Minty Fresh Records
* Mute Records
* Myrrh Records
* Napalm Records
* Nervous Records
* Nettwerk
* New High Recordings
* New Line Records (defunct)
* Nitro Records
* Nuclear Blast
* Nudgie Records
* Onyxx Records
* Omnivore Recordings
* Partisan Records
* Play Tyme Records
* PRT Records
* Pure Noise Records
* Polyvinyl Record Company
* Popsicle Records
* Projekt Records
* Psychopathic Records
* Punahele Records
* Pye Records
* Restless Records
* Rhymesayers Entertainment
* Rise Records
* Rock Ridge Music
* Run For Cover Records
* Sanctuary Records
* Secretly Canadian
* Select Records
* StandBy Records
* SideOneDummy Records
* Skeleton Crew
* Slugfest Records
* Small Stone Records
* Stony Plain Records
* Strictly Rhythm Records
* Sub Pop Records
* Sumerian Records
* Surfdog Records
* Take This to Heart Records
* Tender Loving Empire
* Tommy Boy Entertainment
* Thirsty Ear Recordings
* TML Entertainment
* Troubleman Unlimited
* The Control Group
* The Throwdowns
* Thrill Jockey Records
* Tomorrow Records
* Touch & Go Records
* Ubiquity Records
* UNFD
* Unfiltered Records
* Upstream Records
* We Put Out Records
* Wichita Records (select releases)
* Williams Street Records
* WaterTower Music
* Word Records
* Warcon Enterprises
* You Entertainment

## References

1. ↑ "Warner's ADA takes care of A2IM member fees for independent labels", *Music Business Worldwide* (June 17, 2016).
2. ↑ "ADA - INDEPENDENT MUSIC WORLDWIDE SERVICES". http://www.ada-music.com/.
3. ↑ "Alternative Distribution Alliance profile". Warner Music Group. http://www.wmg.com/salesmarketing/?id=8a0af8120da8434e010dae0316a8054c.
4. ↑ "BMG moves distribution of 8,000 albums to Warner's ADA", *Music Business Worldwide* (March 7, 2017).
5. ↑ "BEGGARS LEAVES ADA TO JOIN REDEYE, ALONGSIDE DOMINO, FOR PHYSICAL DISTRIBUTION IN THE US". January 6, 2020. https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/beggars-leaves-ada-to-join-redeye-alongside-domino-for-physical-distribution-in-the-us/. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
6. ↑ "Cherrytree partners with Warner's ADA after splitting with UMG", *Music Business Worldwide* (May 26, 2016).
7. ↑ "Warner Music Group's ADA Takes Over Entertainment One-Owned Labels' Physical Distribution", *Billboard.com* (October 7, 2016).
8. ↑ "LAB Records allies with Warner's ADA", *Complete Music Update* (September 19, 2017).
9. ↑ Pakinkis, Tom (February 21, 2014). "ADA partners with Mute in North America". Music Week. http://www.musicweek.com/news/read/ada-partners-with-mute-in-north-america/057725. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
10. ↑ "Nuclear Blast partners with ADA". *Blabbermouth.net*. January 10, 2018. http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/nuclear-blast-partners-with-ada.
11. ↑ "Warner Music's ADA Adds New West, Sumerian Records to Distribution Roster", *The Hollywood Reporter* (April 2, 2013).
12. ↑ "Missaligned 054: Joe Urban Returns" (November 3, 2016).

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