2003: A successful year for TVT Records, hopes high for 2004

By Monte Hailey
Staff Writer

It has been a phenomenal year of music for TVT Records, as far as music is concerned.

The label recently won a $132 million judgment deal against the Universal music group and has the top five albums of 2003 on the Universal Music group’s online library, paving the way for popular music from artists like Nine Inch Nails, Lil John and the Eastside Boys and the Ying Yang Twins to be downloaded by subscribers.

Top five albums that hit it big for TVT on the Billboards Top Independent Album Chart are “Kings of Crunk” and “Kings of Crunk Part Two” from Lil Jon & the Eastside Boys, “Me and My brother,” from The Ying Yang Twins with the smash hit “Naggin’,” Dashboard Confessional’s “A Mark, A Mission, A Brand, A Scar” and “Crunk & Disorderly,” the definition compilation of the “crunk” movement.

TVT has also signed a partnership with Napster, which adds another big distributor for its music.

The label has also added a free-timed out catalog to its website so members can access their favorite artist’s song from the TVT Indie label.