major label

Term used in connection with any of the five record companies that dominate the music industry.

Sony, Universal, BMG, EMI and Warner (and their innumerable subsidiaries) account for over 90% of the music sold in the United States and up to 80% globally. The majors are typically characterised as greedy, cynical, bandwagon-jumping and litigious (see also RIAA).

Not all artists signing to major labels suck, but the majority do fall into one of two categories:

(1) those plucked from obscurity, who are given some songs, handed over to a stylist and aggressively marketed

(2) those with previous careers and original material, who agree to remove all traces of innovation from their music, are rejected by their old fans as sellouts and are aggressively marketed.

Regardless of their popularity, most will be financially crippled by the label's dubious accounting and will be dropped the moment sales start to falter.

"...but then they signed to a major label and were swiftly homogenised. Shame."

by dullthud July 17, 2003

label whore

A label whore is someone who only wears brand name clothes, with the name of the brand usually placed somewhere for all to see. A walking advertisement for a clothing store or brand.

Look at that spaz wearing all Abercrombie--what a label whore.

by VAKI5 August 18, 2003

Laila

Laila is the most amazing girl in the world. She brings smiles to everyone she meets and laughter to everyone she talks to. She will light up your life in ways you cannot begin to imagine and bring you a level of love you didn't know you could feel. She is beautiful, amazing, smart, sexy, funny, and overall a perfect person who you will fall deeply in love with in a short period of time. She is a girl who you would gladly spend every second of your life with and never forget as long as you live. If you are lucky enough to find a Laila, never let her go.

"How's your girlfriend?"
"She's a real Laila!"

by Personongoogle February 20, 2017

laili

a young, lithe and graceful human being with unfathomable eyes. she hides her soul within her and rarely lets anyone else see it. a laili takes a long time to let somebody into her life and past her defences, but once she places her trust in them completely, she finds it near impossible to let go.

now those are the eyes of a laili; i cannot see past them.

by mydarlingnight June 23, 2010

label me

-A mockery to the whole stereotypical way in which society has for so long 'labeled' people, especially of those who are outcasts or are notoriously known as thinking outside 'the box'.

- A quote used to identify oneself when he/ she doesn't care about what others think of them.

-One who lives life how they wish, with little or no regard to how others may ridicule them.

- A freethinker.

- An indie film production company called label me. productions

To hell with what you think! You can just label me!

by underground shit October 18, 2009

Laelynn

Laelynn is friendly and beautiful. Always likes to have a balance between school & partying. Always down for a good time.

Laelynn balances school and partying so well. How does she do it?

by horizon55 November 7, 2019

Laila

A very hyper active girl who loves messing around and loves to laugh. She is hilarious and can make you laugh so hard your sides will hurt. She can always put a smile on your face. Her smile is contagious and you can't help but smile back. She has a big appetite and is very overprotective of her food. She is so crazy than anyone who doesn't know her might think she is a mental hospital runaway. She never cares about what others think of her. However she isn't exactly patient and can be rude...most of the times. Only if you piss her off. She will always stand up for someone who are being wronged. Mess with her friends and you will get a slap. And she will always smack you back to reality when you really need it.

"Here comes Laila. She is just so carefree you can't help but admire her."

by shikshakshok May 7, 2015