{{Short description|German record label}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}} {{Refimprove|date=November 2025}} {{Expand German|topic=cult|Four Music|date=November 2025}}
'''Four Music''' (''Four Music Productions GmbH'') is a German record label founded by hip hop group Die Fantastischen Vier in 1996.<ref>{{cite web | title=CTS Eventim Acquires German Promoter Four Artists | website=CelebrityAccess | date=2017-03-30 | url=https://celebrityaccess.com/caarchive/cts-eventim-acquires-german-promoter-four-artists/ | access-date=2025-11-24}}</ref> It was originally located in Stuttgart, but has moved to Kreuzberg, Berlin.<ref>{{cite web | title=Four Music verlässt Stuttgart | website=Hiphop.de | date=2002-06-11 | url=https://hiphop.de/magazin/news/four-music-verl%C3%A4sst-stuttgart-161095 | language=de | access-date=2025-11-24}}</ref>
In 2004, Max Herre's debut album, as well as ''Confidence'' by Gentleman, and ''Viel'' by Die Fantastischen Vier were among the top 3 in the German album charts. The same year, the opening concert for the Popkomm solely consisted of artists signed on Four Music.
In July 2005, the record label Sony BMG Music Entertainment took over 50% of Four Music Productions for a seven-figure sum of money.<ref>{{cite web | title=SonyBMG kauft sich Deutschpop-Kompetenz | website=DER SPIEGEL | date=2005-07-31 | url=https://www.spiegel.de/politik/sonybmg-kauft-sich-deutschpop-kompetenz-a-926b9ca0-0002-0001-0000-000041261011?context=issue | language=de | access-date=2025-11-24}}</ref> According to the Annual Report of Four Music GmbH of fiscal year 2009 to 2010, Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH has acquired all the shares of Four Music GmbH.
==Notable artists== Notable musicians and groups signed on Four Music are: * 3Plusss * Afrob * Blumentopf (until 2009) * Casper * Chakuza * Clueso * Freundeskreis (until 2007) * Gentleman (until 2010) * Grosssdatgeflüster (One Album) * Jason Rowe * Joy Denalane * Lance Butters * Mark Forster * Marteria * Max Herre * Miss Platnum * Son Goku (until 2002)
==See also== *List of record labels
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== External links == * {{Official website|http://www.fourmusic.com|Official website}} * [http://www.fourartists.de Four Music Artists] * [http://www.diefantastischenvier.de Die Fantastischen Vier]
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Category:German independent record labels Category:Record labels established in 1996 Category:Reggae record labels Category:Hip-hop record labels