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Kay Records, known on music channels as Maverick Recording Company, is an American record label owned and operated by Warner Music Group, and distributed through Warner Bros. Records.

Maverick Records was founded by Madonna, Frederick DeMann, Ronnie Dashev and Warner Bros. in 1991. The name of the label is derived from the first letters of her name (MAdonna VEronica) and the end of the name of her then-manager (FredeRICK DeMann). DeMann was bought out of the company for a reported $20 million in 1998, after which Guy Oseary increased his stake in the company and took control as Chairman and CEO. Maverick has had noted triumphs with acts like Alanis Morissette, Michelle Branch, Prodigy, and Candlebox. The label also had success with soundtracks for The Wedding Singer, Jackie Browne and the Matrix.

In March 2004, Maverick filed suit against Warner Music Group and its former parent company, Time Warner Inc., claiming that mismanagement of resources and poor bookkeeping had cost the company millions of dollars. In return, WMG filed a countersuit, alleging that Maverick had lost tens of millions of dollars on its own. On June 14, 2004, the dispute was resolved when Maverick shares owned by Madonna and Dashev were purchased by Warner Bros. — which effectively exiled the two of them from the company as it was now a wholly owned subsidiary of Warner Bros. Oseary, meanwhile, remained CEO. In August of 2006 the band Lillix, which at the time was signed to the label, claimed that the label “no longer exists” and that all the artists were now handled by Warner Bros. directly.
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  • i_cool

    Deftones

    June 2011

  • bigkajamma

    Deftones!!!

    January 2011

  • Daniel_Green

    DEFTONES!

    January 2011

  • kenji-tomsk

    Jack's Mannequin rules

    February 2010

  • revengegears

    Who is Marcy Mars ? ???

    January 2010

  • Gochir

    Super Label!

    August 2009

  • hammerstrikebg

    Nice Label

    June 2009

  • Peppsy606

    If you are looking for some new tunes then feel free to check out my new song "Wake Me Up". Its energetic as hell. :) /Percy http://www.last.fm/music/Percy+Mejhagen

    September 2008

  • blacksunbox

    Deftones forever!! If you like them, you'll like us. Please check our songs or our myspace.com/blacksunbox Greetings from Spain

    June 2008

  • Bayou16

    yay for Alanis!

    June 2008

  • lifesanocean

    it was shocking this label --given their failure to success ratio-- lasted nearly as long as it did. good riddance.

    March 2008

  • legnahidden

    Deftones and Linkin Park! Madonna of course

    January 2008

  • NeolOsoul

    Please visit the Comfort Woman (from Me'Shell NdegéOcello) and put these Album Version expressions out of the track names!

    October 2007

  • headandneck

    Come and visit the Head And Neck Sessions' profile. Recently signed to Dancing Turtle Records, the band have been compared to artists like the Cinematic Orchestra and Fourtet. We'd love to know what you think of the single,Flowes.

    September 2007

  • Provaddy

    Maverick good recordlabel

    September 2007

  • santichrist

    deftones

    June 2007

  • MFEO91

    Jack's Mannequin definantly the best!

    June 2007

  • ahoier

    lol. what a lonely shoutbox, holy crap?! It's been a year....

    March 2007

  • ahoier

    hey! It's Mest!

    March 2006
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