Matador Records

Summary

Matador Records is a record label^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of record_label entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (759 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Matador Records received the Libera Award for Label of the Year^[3].
• Matador Records is in the country of United States^[4].
• Matador Records's instance of is recorded as record label^[5].
• Matador Records's founder is recorded as Gerard Cosloy^[6].
• Matador Records's headquarters location is recorded as New York City^[7].
• Matador Records's Commons category is recorded as Matador Records^[8].
• 1989 marks the founding of Matador Records^[9].
• Matador Records's location of formation is recorded as New York City^[10].
• Matador Records's official website is recorded as https://www.matadorrecords.com/^[11].
• Matador Records's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Matador Records^[12].
• Matador Records's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+243281'}^[13].
• Matador Records's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+105000'}^[14].
• Matador Records's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+241679'}^[15].
• Matador Records's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+239668'}^[16].
• Matador Records's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+114000'}^[17].
• Matador Records's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+119000'}^[18].
• Matador Records's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+124000'}^[19].

Product Details

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• Type: Original Production^[20]

• Country: US^[21]

• Began / founded: 1989^[22]

• Genre(s): indie rock, instrumental, instrumental rock, post-punk revival, post-rock^[23]

• Community tags: american, indie, indie rock, instrumental, instrumental rock, post-punk revival, post-rock, usa^[24]

• MusicBrainz ID: 229bd4be-8cd7-442c-85b0-5007ea353abc^[25]

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Founding

Matador Records's founder is recorded as Gerard Cosloy^[6]. 1989 marks the founding of it^[9]. Its location of formation is recorded as New York City^[10].

Operations

Matador Records's headquarters location is recorded as New York City^[7].

Recognition

Matador Records received the Libera Award for Label of the Year^[3].

Why It Matters

Matador Records ranks in the top 5% of record_label entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (759 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[26] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[27]

FAQs

What awards did Matador Records receive?

Honors received include Libera Award for Label of the Year^[3].