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'''Wind-up Records''' was a label from New York. It was founded in 1997 when Alan and [[Diana Meltzer]] bought Grass Records. This label's works are distributed in the world by Sony BMG Music Entertainment, except of Canada, where the company is ''Wind-up Entertainment Canada, Inc.'', and the distributor is ''Warner Music Canada''. Wind-up is the biggest independent label in the world. The company's slogan is "Developing Career Artists".
'''Wind-up Records''' was a record label from New York. It was [[Evanescence]]'s label for their first three studio albums. The label was founded in 1997 when Alan and [[Diana Meltzer]] bought Grass Records. This label's catalogue is distributed in the world by Sony Music, except Canada, where the company is Wind-up Entertainment Canada, Inc., and the distributor is Warner Music Canada. Wind-up's slogan was "Developing Career Artists".  


On 13th January, 2009, ''Sony Music Entertainment'' issues a press release telling it has incorporated Wind-Up Records. In September 2009, the world distribution is given to the EMI, excluding North America.
On January 13, 2009, Sony Music Entertainment issued a press release saying it had incorporated Wind-Up Records. In September 2009, the world distribution was given to the EMI, excluding North America.


Some of the artists under license with Wind-up are [[Seether]], Finger Eleven and Creed.
In October 2013, the [[The Bicycle Music Company|Bicycle Music Company]] bought the rights to Wind-Up's back catalogue.<ref name="BicyleBackCatalogue" /> In May 2015, Bicycle Music Company merged with Concord Music Group, which took up the back catalogue. In 2017, Concord founded [[Craft Recordings]], which handles the reissues of their Wind-Up catalogue, including Evanescence's first three albums.  
 
In October 2013, the [[The Bicycle Music Company|Bicycle Music Company]] bought the rights to much of Wind-Up's back catalogue, including the contracts to acts such as Seether. These artists will be distributed by Concord Music Group, which later merged with Bicycle. In May 2015, Concord bought the rest of the Wind-Up label.
 
In 2016, Concord retired Wind-Up as a frontline label, and transferred most of Wind-Up's artists to other labels. Wind-Up's reissues are released under [[Craft Recordings]], Concord's reissue label.


==Evanescence's Contract==
==Evanescence's Contract==
Wind-Up Records is [[Evanescence]]'s former label. It signed a three album contract with Evanescence in 2001 after a listening of the ''[[Origin]]'' songs (album published by [[Bigwig Enterprises]], the band's label prior to Wind-Up Records) and other demos.<ref name="split" /><ref name="DianaInterview" /><ref>[http://www.mtv.com/news/1517717/evanescences-amy-lee-sues-former-manager-alleges-financial-and-sexual-misconduct/ "Evanescence's Amy Lee Sues Former Manager, Alleges Financial and Sexual Misconduct"]. December 8, 2005. ''MTV News''.</ref> After being signed, the band were relocated to Los Angeles, enrolled in a gym, and Amy was given acting classes to overcome stage fright.<ref name="DianaInterview" /><ref name="blender2004" /> They spent two years in artist development and wrote half of ''Fallen'' during this time.<ref name="dynamicduo" />
Wind-Up Records is [[Evanescence]]'s former label. It signed Evanescence in 2001 after the head of A&R Diana Meltzer heard their demos.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121026120401/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2003-05-08-evanescence_x.htm Evanescence lands someplace special. USA Today. May 8, 2003.]</ref><ref name="DianaInterview" /><ref name="blender2004"/> After listening to the demo of ''[[My Immortal]]'', she "knew it was a hit" and it helped get them signed. Meltzer said she wanted to sign Evanescence because of Amy's "tremendous voice", their "gothic sound", and the "lyrics were nothing less than amazing." <ref name="DianaInterview" /><ref name=RSjapan />
 
Nearly all of the Evanescence releases were published under this label. Wind-Up published the band's albums (''[[Fallen]]'', ''[[The Open Door]]'' and ''[[Evanescence]]'') and distributed many of the [[Discography#Singles|singles]] (except of the ''[[Imaginary#Spain Radio Promo Single|Imaginary]]'' and ''[[Weight of the World#South America Radio Promo Single|Weight of the World]]'' singles, both published by Sony in radio-promotion purpose).  


Wind-Up Records also published the soundtracks featuring Evanescence: ''[[Daredevil Soundtrack|Daredevil: The Album]]'' (track #9 - ''[[Bring Me To Life]]'' and track #17 - ''[[My Immortal]]'', 2003) and ''[[Elektra Soundtrack|Elektra: The Album]]'' (track #8 - ''[[Breathe No More]]'', 2005).
All of Evanescence's releases from 2003 to 2011 - including ''[[Fallen]]'', ''[[The Open Door]]'' and ''[[Evanescence (album)|Evanescence]]'' - were released under this label. Wind-Up distributed the [[Discography#Singles|singles]] (except the ''[[Imaginary#Spain Radio Promo Single|Imaginary]]'' and ''[[Weight of the World#South America Radio Promo Single|Weight of the World]]'', both published by Sony in radio-promotion purpose).  


[[Amy Lee]] published, under this label, a non-Evanescence track in [[The Punisher Soundtrack|The Punisher: The Album]] (track #5 - ''[[Broken]]'', 2004) along with [[Seether]]. The other Amy's solo publications ([[Sally's Song|''Sally's Song'']] and ''[[Halfway Down the Stairs]]'') are released under [[Walt Disney Records]].
Wind-Up Records also released the soundtracks featuring Evanescence: ''[[Daredevil Soundtrack|Daredevil: The Album]]'' (track #9 - ''[[Bring Me To Life]]'' and track #17 - ''[[My Immortal]]'', 2003) and ''[[Elektra Soundtrack|Elektra: The Album]]'' (track #8 - ''[[Breathe No More]]'', 2005).


The label forced the band to add a male rapper on their first single, ''Bring Me to Life'',<ref>[https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/evanescence-have-removed-the-compromise-rap-from-biggest-hit/news-story/28af28890025b883b06cfad6675259c8 "Evanescence have removed the "compromise" rap from biggest hit"]. October 3, 2017. ''News.co.au''.</ref> though they originally wanted them to hold auditions to add a male singer in the band<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyVRKffsvws "Evanescence's Amy Lee - Wikipedia: Fact or Fiction?"]. 2016. YouTube.</ref><ref>[https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/amy-lee-says-evanescences-original-record-label-wanted-to-turn-band-into-female-linkin-park/ "AMY LEE Says EVANESCENCE's Original Record Label Wanted To Turn Band Into 'Female LINKIN PARK'"]. March 29, 2021. ''Blabbermouth.net''.</ref> and feature him on eight out of eleven songs on ''Fallen''.<ref name=":0">[https://consequence.net/2019/05/beyond-the-boys-club-amy-lee-evanescence/ "Beyond the Boys’ Club: Amy Lee of Evanescence"]. ''Consequence of Sound''. May 23, 2019.</ref> The band refused it and were put on hold until they agreed to add a male vocalist on only one song, i.e. the first single.<ref name=":0" />
The single ''[[Broken]]'' (2004) with [[Seether]] and [[Amy Lee]] was released under this label, in [[The Punisher Soundtrack|''The Punisher: The Album'']].


Amy's father, [[John Lee]], revealed that Wind-Up originally wanted the band to scrap ''The Open Door'' and rewrite it. However, he encouraged her to fight for the album and she eventually won the label over, thus making them green-light it.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20151104234454/http://www.evboard.com/daddy-lees-evanescence-article-35809.html "Daddy Lee's Evanescence article: "WAITING FOR THE DOOR TO OPEN"]. December 7, 2006. ''EvBoard''.</ref>
The label is known for forcing Evanescence to add a male rapper on their debut single, ''Bring Me to Life'', to make it marketable,<ref>[https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/evanescence-have-removed-the-compromise-rap-from-biggest-hit/news-story/28af28890025b883b06cfad6675259c8 "Evanescence have removed the "compromise" rap from biggest hit"]. October 3, 2017. ''News.co.au''.</ref><ref name=vh12003 /> after they originally wanted them to hold auditions to permanently add a male rapper in the band<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyVRKffsvws "Evanescence's Amy Lee - Wikipedia: Fact or Fiction?"]. 2016. YouTube.</ref><ref>[https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/amy-lee-says-evanescences-original-record-label-wanted-to-turn-band-into-female-linkin-park/ "AMY LEE Says EVANESCENCE's Original Record Label Wanted To Turn Band Into 'Female LINKIN PARK'"]. March 29, 2021. ''Blabbermouth.net''.</ref> and feature him on eight out of eleven songs on ''Fallen''.<ref name=":0">[https://consequence.net/2019/05/beyond-the-boys-club-amy-lee-evanescence/ "Beyond the Boys’ Club: Amy Lee of Evanescence"]. ''Consequence of Sound''. May 23, 2019.</ref> Amy refused it and they were put on hold until they agreed to add a male vocalist on the first single.<ref name=":0" /> The label also scrapped the [[Broken Record|initial version]] of the band's 2011 [[Evanescence (album)|self-titled third album]], originally produced by [[Steve Lillywhite]] in 2010.<ref name="babydid">[https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/evanescences-amy-lee-releases-cover-version-of-chris-isaaks-baby-did-a-bad-bad-thing/ "EVANESCENCE's AMY LEE Releases Cover Version Of CHRIS ISAAK's 'Baby Did A Bad, Bad Thing'"]. December 15, 2015.</ref> Some songs on the self-titled album were inspired by Amy Lee's frustration with the label, including ''[[Sick]]'' and ''[[New Way to Bleed|A New Way to Bleed]]''. Amy said she was able to get the rights to the material originally recorded during the [[Evanescence_(album)#The_Lillywhite_sessions_.282010.29|Lillywhite sessions]] and intends to "finish some, re-do some, and probably keep a couple to myself."<ref>[https://blabbermouth.net/news/evanescence-singer-says-new-album-is-much-more-of-a-band-collaboration "EVANESCENCE Singer Says New Album Is Much More Of A Band Collaboration"]. June 20, 2011. ''Blabbermouth.net''.</ref><ref>[https://www.soundonsound.com/people/inside-track-recording-evanescences-what-you-want "Inside Track : Recording Evanescence's 'What You Want'"]. January 2012. ''Sound on Sound''.</ref><ref name="brokenrecord" />


In March 2013, Wind-up reissued ''Fallen'' on purple vinyl for its 10th anniversary.<ref name="Fallen10" />
On January 3, 2014, it was announced that Amy had filed a lawsuit against former record label Wind-up Records, seeking $1.5 million in unpaid royalties owed to the band.<ref name="lawsuit">{{cite web|title=Evanescence Singer Amy Lee Reportedly Suing Record Label for More Than $1 Million|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140104152255/http://loudwire.com/evanescence-amy-lee-reportedly-suing-record-label/|work=Loudwire|date=January 3, 2014}}</ref> The lawsuit was settled and Amy had to sign a non-disclosure agreement that she could not say anything negative, "so that's the only way in any sense that I'm still bound".<ref name="RS2014">{{cite web|title=Get Free: Amy Lee on Artistic Independence, the Future of Evanescence|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517174310/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/get-free-amy-lee-on-artistic-independence-the-future-of-evanescence-55877/|work=Rolling Stone|date=August 11, 2014}}</ref> In March 2014, via her Twitter account, Amy announced that she and Evanescence were released from their record label contract and were independent artists.<ref name="free" />
 
Evanescence was released from Wind-Up Records in 2013, thus making Evanescence an independent artist. This occurred shortly after Wind-Up sold Evanescence's master catalog to Bicycle/Concord Music Group for publishing.<ref name="BicyleBackCatalogue" />
 
On January 3, 2014, it was announced that Amy Lee had filed a lawsuit against former record label Wind-up Records, seeking $1.5 million in unpaid royalties owed to the band.<ref name="TMZ2014" /> It is known that Amy was able to get the rights to the material originally recorded during the [[Evanescence_(album)#The_Lillywhite_sessions_.282010.29|Lillywhite sessions]] for Evanescence's [[Evanescence (album)|self-titled third album]] that was scrapped by Wind-Up Records in early 2010.<ref>[https://blabbermouth.net/news/evanescence-singer-says-new-album-is-much-more-of-a-band-collaboration "EVANESCENCE Singer Says New Album Is Much More Of A Band Collaboration"]. June 20, 2011. ''Blabbermouth.net''.</ref><ref>[https://www.soundonsound.com/people/inside-track-recording-evanescences-what-you-want "Inside Track : Recording Evanescence's 'What You Want'"]. January 2012. ''Sound on Sound''.</ref> She lovingly referred to this album as "[[Broken Record|broken record]]" and added she plans to finish and release some of these songs in the future.<ref name="brokenrecord" />
 
In March 2014, via her Twitter account, Lee announced that she and Evanescence had been released from their record label and were independent artists.<ref name="free" />
 
Songs on the self-titled album that were inspired by Lee's frustration with the label are ''[[Sick]]'' and ''[[New Way to Bleed|A New Way to Bleed]]''.
 
{{tab/it|
==Final Roster==
Accurate according to Wind-up's website as of October 9, 2016.
*Allday
*Aranda
*[[Civil Twilight]]
*Citizen Zero
*Crobot
*Eclypse Records
*Feenixpawl
*Filter
*Five for Fighting
*Genevieve
*Jillette Johnson
*The Revivalists - transferred to Razor & Tie
*SPEAK
*Spirit Animal
*Ryan Star
*Strange Talk
*The Griswolds
*Young Guns
*The Virginmarys
|
==Former Artists==
*[[12 Stones]]
*Alter Bridge
*American Pearl
*Atomship
*Baboon
*Bayside
*[[Ben Moody]]
*[[Big Dismal]]
*Bob Guiney
*Boy Hits Car
*Boysetfire
*Brainiac
*Breaking Point
*Bridget
*Cartel
*Cauterize
*CFO$
*Company Of Thieves
*The Crash Motive
*Creed
*The Darkness
*Ditch Witch
*The Drowners
*Drowning Pool
*Dust For Life
*Edgewater
*Emily Osment
*[[Evanescence]]
*The Exit
*Finger Eleven
*Godplow
*Hawthorne Heights
*It's Alive
*James Durbin
*Jeremy Fisher
*John's Black Dirt
*Julia Darling
*Loomis
*Megan McCauley
*Midnight Cinema
*Must
*New Radiant Storm King
*O.A.R.
*Papercut Massacre
*People In Planes
*Pilot Speed (formerly known as Pilate)
*Pollen
*Push Play
*The Queen Killing Kings
*Scott Stapp
*[[Seether]]
*Seven Wiser
*Slowpoke
*Stars of Track and Field
*Stefy
*Stereo Fuse
*Strata
*Stretch Princess
*Submersed
*Tickle Me Pink
*Thriving Ivory
*Trickside
*The Wrens
}}
 
== Soundtracks ==
* ''1080° Avalanche'' (video game)
* ''[[Daredevil Soundtrack|Daredevil: The Album]]''
* ''[[Elektra Soundtrack|Elektra: The Album]]''
* ''Fantastic 4: The Album'' <ref>Featuring "[[Everything Burns]]" by [[Anastacia]] and [[Ben Moody]]</ref>
* ''John Tucker Must Die''
* ''[[The Punisher Soundtrack|The Punisher: The Album]]''
* ''Scream 3: The Album''
* ''Walk the Line''
* ''World's Strongest Man''


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==Notes and References==
==Notes and References==
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<ref name=split>{{cite web|last=D'Angelo|first=Joe|title=Evanescence: The Split|url=http://www.mtv.com/bands/e/evanescence/news_feature_040227/index2.jhtml|work=MTVNews.com|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20041223084617/http://www.mtv.com:80/bands/e/evanescence/news_feature_040227/index2.jhtml|archivedate=December 23, 2004}}</ref>


<ref name=DianaInterview>{{cite web|title=Interview with DIANA MELTZER, A&R; at Wind-up Records for Creed, Evanescence|url=http://www.hitquarters.com/index.php3?page=intrview/opar/intrview_Diana_Meltzer_int.html|date=July 7, 2003|work=Hit Quarters|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110908185725/http://www.hitquarters.com/index.php3?page=intrview/opar/intrview_Diana_Meltzer_int.html|archivedate=September 8, 2011}}</ref>
<ref name=DianaInterview>{{cite web|title=Interview with DIANA MELTZER, A&R; at Wind-up Records for Creed, Evanescence|url=http://www.hitquarters.com/index.php3?page=intrview/opar/intrview_Diana_Meltzer_int.html|date=July 7, 2003|work=Hit Quarters|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110908185725/http://www.hitquarters.com/index.php3?page=intrview/opar/intrview_Diana_Meltzer_int.html|archivedate=September 8, 2011}}</ref>


<ref name=BicyleBackCatalogue>{{cite news|title=Bicycle Music Acquires Wind-Up Records' Back Catalog, Cuts Deal with Concord Music Group|url=https://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/record-labels/5777964/bicycle-music-acquires-wind-up-records-back-catalog-cuts|date=October 31, 2013|newspaper=Billboard|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150520221431/http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/record-labels/5777964/bicycle-music-acquires-wind-up-records-back-catalog-cuts|archivedate=May 20, 2015}}</ref>
<ref name=BicyleBackCatalogue>{{cite news|title=Bicycle Music Acquires Wind-Up Records' Back Catalog, Cuts Deal with Concord Music Group|url=https://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/record-labels/5777964/bicycle-music-acquires-wind-up-records-back-catalog-cuts|date=October 31, 2013|newspaper=Billboard|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150520221431/http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/record-labels/5777964/bicycle-music-acquires-wind-up-records-back-catalog-cuts|archivedate=May 20, 2015}}</ref>
<ref name=Fallen10>{{cite news|title=Evanescence Reissue ‘Fallen’ Debut on Purple Vinyl for 10th Anniversary|url=https://www.spin.com/2013/03/evanescence-fallen-reissue-purple-vinyl-tenth-anniversary/|newspaper=Spin|date=March 6, 2013}}</ref>
<ref name=TMZ2014>{{cite news|title='Evanescence' Singer Sues -- Our Very Own Label is Our Worst Enemy|url=https://www.tmz.com/2014/01/03/amy-lee-evanescence-wind-up-records-sues-royalties-1-5-million/|newspaper=TMZ|date=January 3, 2014}}</ref>


<ref name=free>{{cite news|title=EVANESCENCE Singer AMY LEE: 'I Am A Free And Independent Artist'|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/evanescence-singer-amy-lee-i-am-a-free-and-independent-artist/|newspaper=BLABBERMOUTH.net|date=March 20, 2014}}</ref>
<ref name=free>{{cite news|title=EVANESCENCE Singer AMY LEE: 'I Am A Free And Independent Artist'|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/evanescence-singer-amy-lee-i-am-a-free-and-independent-artist/|newspaper=BLABBERMOUTH.net|date=March 20, 2014}}</ref>


<ref name=brokenrecord>{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Amy|date=December 15, 2015|url=https://www.facebook.com/AmyLeeOfficial/posts/1105375239514245|title=Cover #4: Baby Did a Bad, Bad Thing|work=Facebook|accessdate=}}</ref>
<ref name=brokenrecord>{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Amy|date=December 15, 2015|url=https://www.facebook.com/AmyLeeOfficial/posts/1105375239514245|title=Cover #4: Baby Did a Bad, Bad Thing|work=Facebook|accessdate=}}</ref>
<ref name="dynamicduo">{{cite web|last=Harrington|first=Richard|title=Evanescence: Rock's New Dynamic Duo|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/2003/09/12/evanescence-rocks-new-dynamic-duo/e4a4887e-c89c-48b9-8fc4-061e1d44657b/|work=The Washington Post|date=September 12, 2003}}</ref>


<ref name="blender2004">{{cite web|last=Odell|first=Michael|title=Survivor!
<ref name="blender2004">{{cite web|last=Odell|first=Michael|title=Survivor!
|url=http://www.blender.com/guide/articles.aspx?id=705|work=Blender|date=2004|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20041018135020/http://www.blender.com/guide/articles.aspx?id=705|archivedate=October 18, 2004}}</ref>
|url=http://www.blender.com/guide/articles.aspx?id=705|work=Blender|date=April 2004|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20041018135020/http://www.blender.com/guide/articles.aspx?id=705|archivedate=October 18, 2004}}</ref>


<ref name=vh12003>{{cite news|last=Kaufman|first=Gil|title=Evanescence: Fallen To the Top|url=http://www.vh1.com/artists/interview/1472058/20030523/evanescence.jhtml|accessdate=June 5, 2013|work=VH1|date=May 29, 2003|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20071001030537/http://www.vh1.com/artists/interview/1472058/20030523/evanescence.jhtml|archivedate=October 1, 2007}}</ref>


<ref name=RSjapan>{{cite news|date=January 19, 2024|url=https://rollingstonejapan.com/articles/detail/40455/2/1/1|title=Evanescence discusses Fallen, 20 Years of Truth, and the Struggle for Women in Rock|newspaper=Rolling Stone Japan}}</ref>


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Wind-up Records was a record label from New York. It was Evanescence's label for their first three studio albums. The label was founded in 1997 when Alan and Diana Meltzer bought Grass Records. This label's catalogue is distributed in the world by Sony Music, except Canada, where the company is Wind-up Entertainment Canada, Inc., and the distributor is Warner Music Canada. Wind-up's slogan was "Developing Career Artists".

On January 13, 2009, Sony Music Entertainment issued a press release saying it had incorporated Wind-Up Records. In September 2009, the world distribution was given to the EMI, excluding North America.

In October 2013, the Bicycle Music Company bought the rights to Wind-Up's back catalogue.[1] In May 2015, Bicycle Music Company merged with Concord Music Group, which took up the back catalogue. In 2017, Concord founded Craft Recordings, which handles the reissues of their Wind-Up catalogue, including Evanescence's first three albums.

Evanescence's Contract

Wind-Up Records is Evanescence's former label. It signed Evanescence in 2001 after the head of A&R Diana Meltzer heard their demos.[2][3][4] After listening to the demo of My Immortal, she "knew it was a hit" and it helped get them signed. Meltzer said she wanted to sign Evanescence because of Amy's "tremendous voice", their "gothic sound", and the "lyrics were nothing less than amazing." [3][5]

All of Evanescence's releases from 2003 to 2011 - including Fallen, The Open Door and Evanescence - were released under this label. Wind-Up distributed the singles (except the Imaginary and Weight of the World, both published by Sony in radio-promotion purpose).

Wind-Up Records also released the soundtracks featuring Evanescence: Daredevil: The Album (track #9 - Bring Me To Life and track #17 - My Immortal, 2003) and Elektra: The Album (track #8 - Breathe No More, 2005).

The single Broken (2004) with Seether and Amy Lee was released under this label, in The Punisher: The Album.

The label is known for forcing Evanescence to add a male rapper on their debut single, Bring Me to Life, to make it marketable,[6][7] after they originally wanted them to hold auditions to permanently add a male rapper in the band[8][9] and feature him on eight out of eleven songs on Fallen.[10] Amy refused it and they were put on hold until they agreed to add a male vocalist on the first single.[10] The label also scrapped the initial version of the band's 2011 self-titled third album, originally produced by Steve Lillywhite in 2010.[11] Some songs on the self-titled album were inspired by Amy Lee's frustration with the label, including Sick and A New Way to Bleed. Amy said she was able to get the rights to the material originally recorded during the Lillywhite sessions and intends to "finish some, re-do some, and probably keep a couple to myself."[12][13][14]

On January 3, 2014, it was announced that Amy had filed a lawsuit against former record label Wind-up Records, seeking $1.5 million in unpaid royalties owed to the band.[15] The lawsuit was settled and Amy had to sign a non-disclosure agreement that she could not say anything negative, "so that's the only way in any sense that I'm still bound".[16] In March 2014, via her Twitter account, Amy announced that she and Evanescence were released from their record label contract and were independent artists.[17]

Releated Pages

Notes and References

  1. ↑ "Bicycle Music Acquires Wind-Up Records' Back Catalog, Cuts Deal with Concord Music Group". Billboard. October 31, 2013. Archived from the original on May 20, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150520221431/http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/record-labels/5777964/bicycle-music-acquires-wind-up-records-back-catalog-cuts.
  2. ↑ Evanescence lands someplace special. USA Today. May 8, 2003.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Interview with DIANA MELTZER, A&R; at Wind-up Records for Creed, Evanescence". Hit Quarters. July 7, 2003. Archived from the original on September 8, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110908185725/http://www.hitquarters.com/index.php3?page=intrview/opar/intrview_Diana_Meltzer_int.html.
  4. ↑ Odell, Michael (April 2004). "Survivor!". Blender. Archived from the original on October 18, 2004. https://web.archive.org/web/20041018135020/http://www.blender.com/guide/articles.aspx?id=705.
  5. ↑ "Evanescence discusses Fallen, 20 Years of Truth, and the Struggle for Women in Rock". Rolling Stone Japan. January 19, 2024. https://rollingstonejapan.com/articles/detail/40455/2/1/1.
  6. ↑ "Evanescence have removed the "compromise" rap from biggest hit". October 3, 2017. News.co.au.
  7. ↑ Kaufman, Gil (May 29, 2003). "Evanescence: Fallen To the Top". VH1. Archived from the original on October 1, 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20071001030537/http://www.vh1.com/artists/interview/1472058/20030523/evanescence.jhtml. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Evanescence's Amy Lee - Wikipedia: Fact or Fiction?". 2016. YouTube.
  9. ↑ "AMY LEE Says EVANESCENCE's Original Record Label Wanted To Turn Band Into 'Female LINKIN PARK'". March 29, 2021. Blabbermouth.net.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Beyond the Boys’ Club: Amy Lee of Evanescence". Consequence of Sound. May 23, 2019.
  11. ↑ "EVANESCENCE's AMY LEE Releases Cover Version Of CHRIS ISAAK's 'Baby Did A Bad, Bad Thing'". December 15, 2015.
  12. ↑ "EVANESCENCE Singer Says New Album Is Much More Of A Band Collaboration". June 20, 2011. Blabbermouth.net.
  13. ↑ "Inside Track : Recording Evanescence's 'What You Want'". January 2012. Sound on Sound.
  14. ↑ Lee, Amy (December 15, 2015). "Cover #4: Baby Did a Bad, Bad Thing". Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/AmyLeeOfficial/posts/1105375239514245.
  15. ↑ "Evanescence Singer Amy Lee Reportedly Suing Record Label for More Than $1 Million". Loudwire. January 3, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140104152255/http://loudwire.com/evanescence-amy-lee-reportedly-suing-record-label/.
  16. ↑ "Get Free: Amy Lee on Artistic Independence, the Future of Evanescence". Rolling Stone. August 11, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20210517174310/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/get-free-amy-lee-on-artistic-independence-the-future-of-evanescence-55877/.
  17. ↑ "EVANESCENCE Singer AMY LEE: 'I Am A Free And Independent Artist'". BLABBERMOUTH.net. March 20, 2014. https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/evanescence-singer-amy-lee-i-am-a-free-and-independent-artist/.

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