Cinq Music Group is a technology driven, music distribution, record label, and rights management company. Cinq Music earned dozens of RIAA Gold & Platinum certifications, and received a nomination as Billboard Latin Urban Label of the Year. Cinq Music was started as a digital music distribution company in 2012 by Barry Daffurn. Cinq Music Group now provides rights management, content creation and label services for recording artists.[2] Janet Jackson released her "Made For Now" music video in collaboration with Cinq in August 2018,[3][4][5] the collaboration with Daddy Yankee, returned Jackson to the Billboard Hot 100 chart for the first time since 2015,[6] and her 20th number one on the Dance Club Songs chart.[7]
| Founded | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Santa Monica, California, United States |
| Founder(s) | Barry Daffurn[1] |
| Key people | Master P |
| Services | Music distribution, analytics |
| URL | cinqmusic |
| Native client(s) on | iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, Google Play, Vevo |
Focusing on independent and untapped talent, Percy Miller (aka Master P) became president of Urban Music Development at Cinq in 2017.[8] Cinq received first round venture capital funding in 2015.[9][10]
In September 2020, Cinq acquired the record label Beluga Heights Records, the home to Jason Derulo.[11]
Clients
Awards
In 2016, Cinq was a nominee and finalist for Billboard Magazine's, Latin Rhythm Albums Label of the Year,[21] with Sony Music Latin winning the category.[22]
| Year | Category | Institution or publication | Result | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Latin Rhythm Albums Label of the Year | Billboard Magazine | Nominated | [21] | |
| 2017 | Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Album | Latin Grammy Award | Nominated | Flora y Faῦna by Camila Luna[23] | [16][24] |
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