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Vitae Records

Chicago independent label founded in 2014 by Matt B and Angela V. Benson, and the phonogram claimant on the Grammy-nominated recording "Gimme Love (feat. Eddy Kenzo)".

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Chicago, United States
Founder
Matt B (Matthew Benson) and Angela V. Benson

Vitae Records is an independent record label based in Chicago. Its own site states that it was “Founded in 2014 in Chicago by GRAMMY-Award winning husband-and-wife duo Matt B & Angela V. Benson”, names Angela V. Benson as chief executive and co-founder and Matt B as president and founder, and lists one artist on its roster: Matt B. MusicBrainz files the imprint under Chicago with a life span beginning 17 October 2014, which is consistent.

Angela Benson has described the founding to a US independent-label trade body in her own words: “By 2014, we had managed to secure an international distribution deal with a Tokyo-based label named StarBase Records. In an effort to help Matt maintain his power of creativity over his music and brand, we founded Vitae Records together and signed him to our own label.”

Vitae Records is the phonogram claimant on “Gimme Love (feat. Eddy Kenzo)”, released 4 March 2022, which was nominated for Best Global Music Performance at the 65th Grammy Awards and made Eddy Kenzo the first Ugandan artist nominated for a Grammy. The album version, on ALKEBULAN (18 August 2023), carries the line “Vitae Records, under exclusive license to Hitskope”. The label’s own site names Priority Records, The Orchard, Hitskope, StarBase, Symphonic and Foundation Media among its distribution partners and does not mention Eddy Kenzo anywhere.

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