Curb Records
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Curb Records is a country record label started by Mike Curb in 1973, after leaving MGM Records. Reportedly the label has an impressive 15% share of America's country music market.
They contract such artists as Tim McGraw, LeAnn Rimes, Hank Williams Jr., Hank Williams III and Jo Dee Messina, who where distributed by Warner Brothers Records, RCA Records, Capitol Records and MCA Records at various times.
Curb has arrangement with Wal-Mart to sell music online through Wal-Marts new online music download store. Other Artists include: deSoL
In late 2002, Curb Records also acquired a stake in Word, a sacred label with a church music publishing house, from then-owners Time Warner. The ownership in Word continues today, even though Time Warner sold their stake to Edgar Bronfman Jr.
2006 GMA Music Award Female Vocalist of the Year Natalie Grant is signed to Curb Records.
In 2006 Curb launched a sister imprint, Bruc Records, the name of which is an acronym for "Blues, Rock, Urban, Country". Hank III's long-awaited third studio release, Straight to Hell, was the first album to be released on the new imprint. Former American Idol Kimberly Locke is also a member of the Bruc roster.
Curb Records - Europe
In the United Kingdom, Curb artists (apart from those sub-licenced to majors) are eligible for the UK 'independent' charts as the label goes by Proper Distribution. In January 2006, Curb scored a top ten hit with Brian Kennedy and Peter Corry's 'Tribute to George Best', a EP featuring recordings of You Raise Me Up amongst others.
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