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DEL Records

DEL Records

American Spanish language record label

DEL Records is an American Spanish language record label founded by Angel Del Villar in 2009. Its headquarters is in Bell Gardens, California and includes DEL Records, DEL Publishing, DEL Studios and DEL Entertainment, all of which focus on regional Mexican music, specifically with genres from Mexico's pacific states such as banda, Pacific-style norteño, norteño-banda, sierreño, sierreño-banda and mariachi. DEL Records has launched the careers of chart-topping artists like Gerardo Ortíz, Luis Coronel, Ulices Chaidez y Sus Plebes, and Régulo Caro.[2] DEL Records and its artists are frequent winners at the Billboard Latin Music Awards including five in 2017.[3] In seven years, DEL's sales, touring and content development divisions lead and transform the genre. DEL boasts 3 platinum and 9 gold records, and more than 10 #1 singles, as well as #1 albums. DEL Records’ artist tours every week of the year, with over 200 live concert dates in the US and Mexico.

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History

The label was formed by Angel who previously ran a fencing company. The label's first signing was with Gerardo Ortíz in 2010. Originally, DEL Records had a partnership with Anaheim, California based VIP Music.[4] The label is currently distributed Independently. [5]

In April 2015, DEL Records donated $12,200 to the Rowland Unified School District in Rowland Heights, California in order to help with their area student and teacher scholarships.[6]

In 2016, DEL Records received six Billboard Latin Music Awards including those for Regional Mexican Airplay Label of the Year, Regional Mexican Airplay Imprint of the Year and Regional Mexican Albums Imprint of the Year.

On April 14, 2016, the label entered into a partnership with Combate Americas, the first-ever U.S. Hispanic Mixed Martial Arts sports franchise. The premier event was April 18, 2016 for NBC Universo's fight series, Road to the Championship. Regulo Caro and King Lil G walked the MMA fighters to the cage and also performed later in the night.[7] Also in 2016, DEL Records partnered with local and national organizations to launch "Shut Up the Haters and Vote," which encouraged high school students of eligible age to register to vote.[8]

Two years after the death of their artist Ariel Camacho, DEL Records released on February 24, 2017, a tribute album of duets with other artists on the label such as Gerardo Ortiz, Luis Coronel and Regulo Caro. Ariel Camacho Para Siempre Duetos, Vol.1 includes a 15-minute DVD of unreleased footage of Camacho.[9] Los Plebes del Rancho de Ariel Camacho, the group formed after the singer's death from his band, received eight 2017 Billboard Latin Music Award nominations, and won three of them.[10]

DEL Records received five Billboard Latin Music Awards in 2017, among them Top Latin Albums Artist of the Year, Duo or Group and Regional Mexican Songs Artist of the Year Erick Hernandez.[3]

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References

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    "Billboard's Latin Power Players List Revealed". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. July 30, 2015. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
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    "Billboard's Latin Power Players List Revealed". Billboard 4. November 3, 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
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    Cobo, Leila (April 27, 2017). "Nicky Jam Wins Big at Billboard Latin Music Awards: See the Full Winners List". Billboard 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
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    Roiz, Jessica Lucia (June 10, 2016). "AB Quintanilla Signed To DEL Records: Selena's Brother Joins Label Owned By Chiquis Boyfriend". Latin Times. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
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    "DEL Records". Discogs. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
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    "DEL Records Donates More than $12,000 To Nogales High School and Rowland Unified School District Programs". Rowland Schools. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
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    "DEL Records & Combate Americas Announce Partnership: Regulo Caro, King Lil G Set to Participate". Billboard 5. April 14, 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
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    Flores, Griselda (May 12, 2016). "'Shut Up the Haters and Vote': DEL Records Partners with Advocacy Groups In Youth Voting Campaign". Billboard 6. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
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    "Escucha lo nuevo de Ariel Camacho, dos años después de su muerte". El Diario. February 24, 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
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    Cobo, Leila (April 27, 2017). "Billboard Latin Music Awards: Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
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    "DEL Records' Eslabon Armado Makes History Again with DESVELADO: The Highest Debut in History by a Regional Mexican Album on Billboard's Top 200 Albums Chart". Ingrooves Music Group. May 10, 2023. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
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    Roiz, Jessica (2022-02-17). "Latin Artist on the Rise: Why Los Del Limit Almost Quit Music Before Scoring Their First Billboard Hit". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
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    Weiss, Jeff (January 20, 2016). "King Lil G, Descendant of Zapata, Is Leading His Own Hip-Hop Revolution". LA Weekly. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
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