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{{Short description|American music recording and publishing company}}
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'''Grand Royal ''' was the [[Los Angeles]], [[California]]-based [[Vanity label|vanity]] [[record label]] set up in [[1992 in music|1992]] by the [[Beastie Boys]] in conjunction with [[Capitol Records]] after the group left [[Def Jam Recordings]].<ref name= "Capitol">{{cite news |last= |first= |url= https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/beasties-label-grand-royal-to-be-distributed-by-capitol-96112/ |title=Beasties Label Grand Royal to be Distributed by Capitol |work=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=December 9, 1993 |accessdate=August 15, 2018}}</ref>


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Due to mounting debts, Grand Royal went out of business in [[2001 in music|2001]]. Its assets were sold off via auction on [[Bid4Assets]]; these assets did not include any rights to Beastie Boys music.<ref name= "ending">{{cite news |last=Werde |first=Bill |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/19/business/for-a-record-label-founded-by-the-beastie-boys-the-end-is-less-than-grand.html |title=For a Record Label Founded by the Beastie Boys, the End Is Less Than Grand |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=January 19, 2004 |accessdate=August 15, 2018}}</ref> The assets and back catalog were purchased by a group of fans who in turn started [[GR2 Records]].<ref name="Cross">{{cite book |last=Cross |first=Alan |title=The Beastie Boys: the secret history |publisher=Joe Books Ltd |year=2012 |isbn=978-1-9270-0216-2}}</ref> In 2017, GR2 sold the rights and master recordings of Grand Royal's second release MY CRAZY LIFE to [[Dead Fucking Last]].
| name = Grand Royal Records, LLC
| alt = Grand Royal logo
| image = Grand Royal.png
| type = [[Privately held company|Incentive]]
| industry = [[Independent record label|Music production]]
| genre = {{hlist|[[Alternative rock]]|[[hip hop music|hip hop]]}}
| foundation = {{Start date and age|1992}}
| founder = [[Beastie Boys]]
| defunct = {{End date and age|2001|8|31}}
| fate = [[Bankruptcy]]
| location = [[Los Angeles]], California
| homepage = [https://web.archive.org/web/20010706082802/http://grandroyal.com/ grandroyal.com]<br />(Archived on July 6, 2001)
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'''Grand Royal ''' was a [[Vanity label|vanity record label]] founded in 1992 by rap group [[Beastie Boys]] in conjunction with [[Capitol Records]] after the group left [[Def Jam Recordings]].<ref name= "Capitol">{{cite magazine |url= https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/beasties-label-grand-royal-to-be-distributed-by-capitol-96112/ |title=Beasties Label Grand Royal to be Distributed by Capitol |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=December 9, 1993 |access-date=August 15, 2018}}</ref> It was based in [[Los Angeles]], California.


''Grand Royal'' was also the name of a magazine written and published by the group.<ref name= "champions">{{cite news |last=Woodbury |first=Jason P. |url= http://floodmagazine.com/45890/shabby-brilliance-grand-royal-magazine/ |title=The Magazine of Champions: On the Shabby Brilliance of “Grand Royal” Magazine |work=[[Flood Magazine]] |date=August 11, 2017 |accessdate=August 15, 2018}}</ref> It was most famous for its article "Mulling Over the Mullet" in issue two, which lampooned the [[mullet (haircut)|mullet]] hairstyle (the Beastie Boys also recorded a song called "Mullet Head", which was released on Grand Royal on its ''[[Sure Shot]]'' 12-inch [[single (music)|single]]).
''Grand Royal'' was also the name of a magazine written and published by the group.<ref name= "champions">{{cite news |last=Woodbury |first=Jason P. |url= http://floodmagazine.com/45890/shabby-brilliance-grand-royal-magazine/ |title=The Magazine of Champions: On the Shabby Brilliance of "Grand Royal" Magazine |work=Flood Magazine |date=August 11, 2017 |access-date=August 15, 2018}}</ref> Described as a publication that "came to define part of Generation X,"<ref>{{Cite web|last=Estes|first=Adam Clark|date=2012-05-04|title=Remembering Grand Royal, the Beastie Boys' Brief, Brilliant Magazine|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2012/05/remembering-grand-royal-beastie-boys-brief-brilliant-magazine/328389/|access-date=2020-08-20|website=The Atlantic|language=en-US}}</ref> the total distribution of the six issues of ''Grand Royal'' was estimated at 300,000 copies.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1442721/beastie-boys-compiling-book-of-grand-royal-highlights/|title=Beastie Boys Compiling Book Of Grand Royal Highlights|last=Archive-Courtney-Reimer|website=MTV News|language=en|access-date=2019-06-11}}</ref>


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Due to mounting debts, Grand Royal closed down on August 31, 2001, and formally declared [[bankruptcy]] in July 2002.<ref>{{Cite web |last=NME |date=2001-09-03 |title=GRAND ROYAL TO CLOSE |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/beastie-boys-73-1383177 |access-date=2023-03-17 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Moss |first=Corey |date=August 31, 2001 |title=Beastie Boys Close Grand Royal Record Label |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/biiclf/beastie-boys-close-grand-royal-record-label |access-date=2023-03-17 |website=MTV |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Werde |first=Bill |date=2004-01-19 |title=For a Record Label Founded by the Beastie Boys, the End Is Less Than Grand |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/19/business/for-a-record-label-founded-by-the-beastie-boys-the-end-is-less-than-grand.html |access-date=2023-03-18 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Its assets were sold off via auction on [[Bid4Assets]]; these assets did not include any rights to Beastie Boys music.<ref name= "ending">{{cite news |last=Werde |first=Bill |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/19/business/for-a-record-label-founded-by-the-beastie-boys-the-end-is-less-than-grand.html |title=For a Record Label Founded by the Beastie Boys, the End Is Less Than Grand |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=January 19, 2004 |access-date=August 15, 2018}}</ref> The assets and back catalog were purchased by a group of fans who in turn started GR2 Records.<ref name="Cross">{{cite book |last=Cross |first=Alan |title=The Beastie Boys: the secret history |publisher=Joe Books Ltd |year=2012 |isbn=978-1-9270-0216-2}}</ref> In 2016, GR2 sold the rights and master recordings of Grand Royal's second release ''My Crazy Life'' to a member of the band [[Dead Fucking Last]].
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== See also ==


In 2017, Stiletto Entertainment, the company that currently owns GR2, was sued by dance-punk band [[Liquid Liquid]] for [[copyright infringement]], [[breach of contract]], and not paying them royalties over the unauthorized licensing of their music and sales of the 2008 reissue of their 1997 compilation ''Liquid Liquid'', which was originally distributed by Grand Royal.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Russell |first1=Josh |title=Disco-Punk Legends Sue for 'Chef' Film Royalties |url=https://www.courthousenews.com/disco-punk-legends-sue-chef-film-royalties/ |access-date=15 September 2022 |work=Courthouse News |date=17 August 2017}}</ref>

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== See also ==
* [[List of record labels]]
* [[List of record labels]]
* [[List of Grand Royal artists]]
* [[List of Grand Royal artists]]
* [[GR2 Records]]


== References ==
== References ==
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Latest revision as of 03:34, 15 April 2024

Grand Royal Records, LLC
Company typeIncentive
IndustryMusic production
Genre
Founded1992; 32 years ago (1992)
FounderBeastie Boys
DefunctAugust 31, 2001; 22 years ago (2001-08-31)
FateBankruptcy
HeadquartersLos Angeles, California
Websitegrandroyal.com
(Archived on July 6, 2001)

Grand Royal was a vanity record label founded in 1992 by rap group Beastie Boys in conjunction with Capitol Records after the group left Def Jam Recordings.[1] It was based in Los Angeles, California.

Grand Royal was also the name of a magazine written and published by the group.[2] Described as a publication that "came to define part of Generation X,"[3] the total distribution of the six issues of Grand Royal was estimated at 300,000 copies.[4]

Due to mounting debts, Grand Royal closed down on August 31, 2001, and formally declared bankruptcy in July 2002.[5][6][7] Its assets were sold off via auction on Bid4Assets; these assets did not include any rights to Beastie Boys music.[8] The assets and back catalog were purchased by a group of fans who in turn started GR2 Records.[9] In 2016, GR2 sold the rights and master recordings of Grand Royal's second release My Crazy Life to a member of the band Dead Fucking Last.

In 2017, Stiletto Entertainment, the company that currently owns GR2, was sued by dance-punk band Liquid Liquid for copyright infringement, breach of contract, and not paying them royalties over the unauthorized licensing of their music and sales of the 2008 reissue of their 1997 compilation Liquid Liquid, which was originally distributed by Grand Royal.[10]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Beasties Label Grand Royal to be Distributed by Capitol". Rolling Stone. December 9, 1993. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
  2. ^ Woodbury, Jason P. (August 11, 2017). "The Magazine of Champions: On the Shabby Brilliance of "Grand Royal" Magazine". Flood Magazine. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
  3. ^ Estes, Adam Clark (May 4, 2012). "Remembering Grand Royal, the Beastie Boys' Brief, Brilliant Magazine". The Atlantic. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  4. ^ Archive-Courtney-Reimer. "Beastie Boys Compiling Book Of Grand Royal Highlights". MTV News. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
  5. ^ NME (September 3, 2001). "GRAND ROYAL TO CLOSE". NME. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  6. ^ Moss, Corey (August 31, 2001). "Beastie Boys Close Grand Royal Record Label". MTV. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  7. ^ Werde, Bill (January 19, 2004). "For a Record Label Founded by the Beastie Boys, the End Is Less Than Grand". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  8. ^ Werde, Bill (January 19, 2004). "For a Record Label Founded by the Beastie Boys, the End Is Less Than Grand". The New York Times. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
  9. ^ Cross, Alan (2012). The Beastie Boys: the secret history. Joe Books Ltd. ISBN 978-1-9270-0216-2.
  10. ^ Russell, Josh (August 17, 2017). "Disco-Punk Legends Sue for 'Chef' Film Royalties". Courthouse News. Retrieved September 15, 2022.


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