Nickelodeon Records facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Nickelodeon Records |
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| Parent company | Paramount Global |
| Founded | 1993 |
| Founder | Nickelodeon |
| Status | Defunct |
| Distributor(s) | Sony Music AWAL |
| Genre | Teen pop, children's music, television soundtrack |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Location | New York City, New York, U.S. |
Nickelodeon Records was a music company that used to release songs and albums for the children's TV channel Nickelodeon. It was also known as Nick Records from 2001 to 2010. This company was part of Paramount Global.
Nickelodeon Records helped new and young music artists share their talent. Many of these artists were "triple threats" – meaning they could sing, act, and dance on Nickelodeon shows. A famous example is singer Ariana Grande. The label also released music albums based on popular Nickelodeon TV shows.
Nickelodeon first started releasing music in 1993. The name "Nick Records" began in 2001 when Nickelodeon teamed up with Jive Records. Later, they worked with other music companies like Bertelsmann Music Group (BMG) and Sony Music. In October 2022, Republic Records made a new deal with Nickelodeon for music. This meant that the separate Nickelodeon Records label was no longer used for new releases.
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How Nickelodeon Manages Its Music
Nickelodeon has a special team called Music by Nickelodeon Inc. This team is part of Paramount Global. Their job is to manage all the music Nickelodeon uses, including songs from its original TV shows and those released by Nick Records.
This division works with music organizations like BMI. Nickelodeon also has two other groups for its music: Tunes by Nickelodeon Inc. (which works with ASCAP) and Nickelodeon Notes Inc. (which works with SESAC). These groups help make sure artists and creators get paid for their music.
Artists and Shows Featured by Nickelodeon Records
Nickelodeon Records worked with many popular artists and TV shows over the years. Some of these are still active, while others were featured in the past.
Current Artists and Shows
These are some of the shows and artists whose music is currently managed by Nickelodeon's music division:
- Blue's Clues (from 1999–2006; and again from 2019–present)
- Rugrats (from 1998-2004; and again from 2021-present)
- SpongeBob SquarePants (from 2001–present)
- Dora the Explorer (from 2004–2013; 2019; and again from 2022-present)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (from 2012-2020; and again from 2023-present)
- PAW Patrol (from 2018-present)
- Blaze and the Monster Machines (from 2019-present)
- Bubble Guppies (from 2019–present)
- The Loud House (from 2020–present)
- Santiago of the Seas (from 2020-present)
- Noggin (from 2020-present)
- Nick Jr. Channel (from 2020-present)
- That Girl Lay Lay (from 2021-present)
- Wallykazam! (from 2021-present)
- Jeremy Zuckerman (from 2023-present)
Former Artists and Shows
These are some of the artists and shows that were featured by Nickelodeon Records in the past:
- Ren and Stimpy by Billy West (1993-1995)
- Kel Mitchell (1996–1999)
- Rocko's Modern Life (1998; 2023)
- Hey Arnold! (1998-2001; 2020)
- Nick Cannon (2001–2003)
- Drake Bell (2004–2008)
- Jamie Lynn Spears (2005–2008)
- Emma Roberts (2005)
- Nat and Alex Wolff (2005–2008)
- The Backyardigans (2005-2008)
- The Fairly OddParents (2005; 2023)
- Miranda Cosgrove (2007–2012)
- Victoria Justice (2009–2012)
- Big Time Rush (2009–2014)
- Keke Palmer (2009–2012)
- Ariana Grande (2010–2012)
- Elizabeth Gillies (2010–2012)
- The Fresh Beat Band (2010-2012)
- Rachel Crow (2012)
- JoJo Siwa (2016–2021)
- Cast of Henry Danger (2019)
- Shimmer and Shine (2020)
- It's Pony (2020-2022)
