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Sony closes down Lily Allen label

By | Published on Friday 21 November 2014

Lil Allen

Lily Allen is a vanity label boss no more, now that her relatively short-lived Sony/Columbia imprint In The Name Of has closed down.

ITNO, never really the hive of hyped new artists Allen had likely intended it to be, only had two acts signed to it – US band Cults and flaxen-haired jingle singer Tom Odell – since Allen started it back in 2011, reportedly earning a salary of £100,000 per year as head of the label.

A spokesperson for Allen has confirmed to The Sun that Odell, for one, has shifted back onto one-time ITNO distributor Columbia for his releases, something Lily is apparently “very happy” with, which is big of her.

Said spokesperson has also said that it isn’t all over for Allen’s ‘behind the scenes’ career yet, adding: “Lily will shortly be announcing a new signing/consulting role for another label”.



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