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labelmate

noun
la·​bel·​mate | \ ˈlā-bəl-ˌmāt How to pronounce labelmate (audio) \

Definition of labelmate

: a singer or musician who records for the same company as another

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Some arena-sized K-Pop acts like Twice (headlining the Forum on July 17) are still unsigned by U.S. labels, and emerging acts like TXT (labelmates of BTS at Big Hit Entertainment in Seoul) could be up next. August Brown, Detroit Free Press, "K-Pop is storming U.S. record biz, but can it fully cross over?," 5 July 2019 Some arena-sized K-Pop acts like Twice (headlining the Forum on July 17) are still unsigned by U.S. labels, and emerging acts like TXT (labelmates of BTS at Big Hit Entertainment in Seoul) could be up next. August Brown, Detroit Free Press, "K-Pop is storming U.S. record biz, but can it fully cross over?," 5 July 2019 Nicki found herself in the middle of the explosive rap beef between her Young Money labelmate Drake and then-fiancé Meek Mill in 2015. Nerisha Penrose, Billboard, "Nicki Minaj Talks Social-Media Hiatus, Cardi B 'Motorsport' Feud & New Singles in Candid Beats 1 Interview," 12 Apr. 2018 Some arena-sized K-Pop acts like Twice (headlining the Forum on July 17) are still unsigned by U.S. labels, and emerging acts like TXT (labelmates of BTS at Big Hit Entertainment in Seoul) could be up next. August Brown, Detroit Free Press, "K-Pop is storming U.S. record biz, but can it fully cross over?," 5 July 2019 Some arena-sized K-Pop acts like Twice (headlining the Forum on July 17) are still unsigned by U.S. labels, and emerging acts like TXT (labelmates of BTS at Big Hit Entertainment in Seoul) could be up next. August Brown, Detroit Free Press, "K-Pop is storming U.S. record biz, but can it fully cross over?," 5 July 2019 Some arena-sized K-Pop acts like Twice (headlining the Forum on July 17) are still unsigned by U.S. labels, and emerging acts like TXT (labelmates of BTS at Big Hit Entertainment in Seoul) could be up next. August Brown, Detroit Free Press, "K-Pop is storming U.S. record biz, but can it fully cross over?," 5 July 2019 Some arena-sized K-Pop acts like Twice (headlining the Forum on July 17) are still unsigned by U.S. labels, and emerging acts like TXT (labelmates of BTS at Big Hit Entertainment in Seoul) could be up next. August Brown, latimes.com, "American record biz goes all-in on K-Pop, but crossover challenges remain," 3 July 2019 Most of my people that are labelmates are signed to Gucci. Carl Lamarre, Billboard, "03 Greedo on His New Album 'The Wolf of Grape Street,' His Love for Paramore & Why He Lost Respect for Timbaland," 12 Mar. 2018

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First Known Use of labelmate

1967, in the meaning defined above

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