# Four Music

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'''Four Music''' (''Four Music Productions [GmbH](/source/GmbH)'') is a German [record label](/source/record_label) founded by hip hop group [Die Fantastischen Vier](/source/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](/source/Stuttgart), but has moved to [Kreuzberg](/source/Kreuzberg), [Berlin](/source/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](/source/Max_Herre)'s debut album, as well as ''Confidence'' by Gentleman, and ''Viel'' by [Die Fantastischen Vier](/source/Die_Fantastischen_Vier) were among the top 3 in the [German album charts](/source/German_album_charts). The same year, the opening concert for the [Popkomm](/source/Popkomm) solely consisted of artists signed on Four Music.

In July 2005, the record label [Sony BMG Music Entertainment](/source/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](/source/Afrob)
* [Blumentopf](/source/Blumentopf) (until 2009)
* [Casper](/source/Casper_(rapper))
* [Chakuza](/source/Chakuza)
* [Clueso](/source/Clueso)
* [Freundeskreis](/source/Freundeskreis) (until 2007)
* [Gentleman](/source/Gentleman_(musician)) (until 2010)
* [Grosssdatgeflüster](/source/Grosssdatgefl%C3%BCster)  (One Album)
* [Jason Rowe](/source/Jason_Rowe)
* [Joy Denalane](/source/Joy_Denalane)
* [Lance Butters](/source/Lance_Butters)
* [Mark Forster](/source/Mark_Forster_(singer))
* [Marteria](/source/Marteria)
* [Max Herre](/source/Max_Herre)
* [Miss Platnum](/source/Miss_Platnum)
* [Son Goku](/source/Son_Goku_(band)) (until 2002)

==See also==
*[List of record labels](/source/List_of_record_labels)

==References==
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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

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