Record-deal Sentence Examples

He later developed a taste for secular music and entered numerous talent contests, eventually landing a record deal with Fantasy in 1968.

We recruited a new drummer named Matty Forster and recorded some new material with the view of getting another record deal.

This strategy paid off, and she signed a record deal with Sony Columbia while still in high school.

She started out releasing mixtapes before rapper Lil Wayne discovered her talent in 2007 and got her a record deal.

The group changed their name to Six Gun Method and set off for Los Angeles to try and land a record deal.

The family moved from Dallas to Los Angeles when Ashlee's big sister, Jessica Simpson, got a record deal.

She did not, however, sign a solo record deal until November 2006.

JoJo was offered a record deal at the amazing age of six, but her mother declined, feeling the girl was simply too young.

After capturing the attention of a Sony 550 Music executive, she signed her first record deal.

Rumor had it for awhile that Phoenix struck a record deal after playing Johnny Cash in Walk the Line.

Originally a Christian music singer, Jessica's first record deal ultimately fell through.

By the end of March 1967, the band had signed a record deal with EMI, released their first single entitled 'Arnold Layne' and started working on their first album, 'The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn', at the infamous Abbey Road Studios.

After a couple of years of tuning up, Wet Wet Wet signed a record deal with Phonogram in 1985.

As famous for his unfailing cheerful disposition, even in the face of Cowell's criticism, as for his singing voice, Hung landed a record deal with Koch Records.

Once just a regular girl on the social networking train, she is now a Stuff cover girl with a record deal and forthcoming movie contracts.

At last, she landed a production deal with famed producer Scott Storch (Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake) and a record deal with SoBe Entertainment.

As anyone watching Hogan Knows Best can tell you, finding a record deal and producer was an uphill battle for Brooke, until she hit pay dirt when famed producer Scott Storch caught one of her live performances.

This little, little girl from London rocks it in a big, big way - big enough to get the attention of Jay-Z, who signed her to a record deal.

Eventually joined in show business by a third brother, Kevin, the boys began looking for a record deal.

The Beatles were some of Taylor's earliest supporters - his first record deal was with their Apple Records.

Incredibly, she managed to score a record deal from this tape, but even more incredibly, she left the deal when she was 13 after deciding it wasn't the right environment for her.

After winning the show, Sparks scored a record deal with the Zomba Music Group - one of the biggest label umbrellas in the industry.

She got a record deal soon after moving there with the small label Red Hill Records and released her self titled debut album (Katherine Hudson).

Her record deal for that album fell though, but the Ballard tracks drew a lot of press attention anyway, thanks to MySpace.

They formed in 1998, and soon after scored a record deal with indie label Darla.

During this same time, Crow scored a record deal and began work on a self titled debut album in 1992.

Without a record deal in place, after working a few small jobs, Lewis decided to put her music aspirations aside and head to university.

Also like a lot of country stars, his first recognition was a songwriter rather than a performer, and the first deal he scored was a publishing deal with Opryland Music Group (administered by BMI) rather than a record deal.

The publishing deal came in 1992, but a record deal with indie label Capricorn came soon after.

The album did reasonably well for a country release on an indie label, selling around 10,000 copies, but Chesney found himself without a record deal soon after as Capricorn decided to get out of the country music business.

Two years later, when she was sixteen, Pink signed a record deal with LaFace records as part of the group Choice.

She toured with her co-stars the Jonas Brothers in Summer 2008 and soon signed a record deal with Hollywood Records, the same label that releases the Jonas Brothers albums.

In 2008, Hollywood Records, home of the Jonas Brothers and Demi Lovato, signed her to a record deal.

After that show wrapped, she went in search of a record deal and found a home at Jive Records.

The group became an opening act for touring R&B groups that came through the Houston area, and eventually they landed a record deal with Elektra Records in 1993.

Starting at the age of 13, Brown and his mother started looking for a record deal for the young talent.

Jean had landed a record deal and had recorded the track for what was to be her debut release, but the deal fell apart.

However, this is the EP that eventually landed Eminem a record deal.

She continued in that capacity for several years, all the while seeking a major record deal.

Soon a former member of the R&B group Jodeci, DeVante Swing, noticed Flo Rida's talent and went to work on finding him a record deal.

His work with Beauty and The Beast helped him land a record deal that would change the life of the entire Jonas clan.

After a few years of constant touring and appearing on nearly every variety program on TV, Elvis landed a $40,000 record deal with RCA - at the time, the largest deal ever made.

Franklin's performance of the song was a hit with audiences, and she soon landed a new record deal with Arista.

From his first album with Family Productions to a record deal at Columbia Records, Billy Joel has always been on the path to become acclaimed as the Piano Man.

The album sold well, but out of nowhere, in the middle of their tour to support the release, the group was dropped without warning from their record deal.

She also landed her first record deal at 13, signing with Gold Band Records.

Parton signed a second record deal in the early 1960s, this time with Monument Records.

Mia is a singer-songwriter who hopes to land a record deal by the time she is 18.

He did, however, land a record deal with Epic and a one year contract for a headlining Vegas show.

This success eventually led to a record deal.