Status Active Founder Joan Jett Country of origin United States of America | Genre Rock
Hip hop Established 1980 | |
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Headquarters New York City, New York, United States Artists Joan Jett, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, Girl in a Coma, The Dollyrots, The Eyeliners Albums Unvarnished, Because I'm Awesome, Bad Reputation, Evil Stig, Sinner | ||
Blackheart Records is an American record label founded by rock musicians Joan Jett and Kenny Laguna. Artists include The Eyeliners, Girl in a Coma, the Cute Lepers, the Dollyrots, The Vacancies, and Joan Jett & the Blackhearts.
History
Six of Jett's Top 40 hits were released on Blackheart Records. "I Hate Myself for Loving You" from 1988 placed highest in the charts.
During most of the 1990s, while it was under distribution by Mercury/PolyGram Records, the label ventured into hip hop music and released albums by artists including Big Daddy Kane and Professor Griff.
References
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