Sub Pop is the #7,204 most-subscribed YouTube channel worldwide and #2,590 in United States, with 997K subscribers and 1B total views across 2,609 videos.
Biography
Sub Pop is an independent record label founded in 1986 in Seattle by Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman. Sub Pop achieved fame in the early 1990s for signing Seattle bands such as Nirvana, Soundgarden, and Mudhoney, central players in the grunge movement. They are often credited with helping popularize grunge music. The label's roster includes Fleet Foxes, Tad, Beach House, The Postal Service, Sleater-Kinney, Flight of the Conchords, Foals, Blitzen Trapper, Father John Misty, clipping., Shabazz Palaces, Weyes Blood, Guerilla Toss, Bully, La Luz, Low, METZ, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, Kiwi Jr., Built to Spill, Sunn O))), TV Priest and The Shins. In 1995, the owners of Sub Pop sold a 49% stake of the label to the Warner Music Group.
Channel description
Founded by Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman in 1988, Sub Pop Records is a medium-sized independent record label based in Seattle, WA. With early releases by Nirvana, Mudhoney, Soundgarden, and TAD, the label is often associated with something called "the grunge movement." Exploitation of this association has frequently proven financially fruitful. Later years saw record album releases from such moderately-to-somewhat-well-known artists as: Sebadoh, Sunny Day Real Estate, The Murder City Devils, Hot Hot Heat, The Shins, Iron and Wine, The Postal Service, Band of Horses, David Cross, Flight of the Conchords, Fleet Foxes, Beach House, Shabazz Palaces, and Father John Misty, among many other very talented and deserving artists whose managers will be contacting us shortly about inclusion in the preceding list.
Latest videos Channel ↗
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15 years of Vetiver's The Errant Charm! A perfect soundtrack for an idyllic afternoon. Stream away!
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10 years of The Gotobeds' Blood // Sugar // Secs // Traffic! #punk #subpop
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INVEST NOW: @telehealth.sounds presents their Shark Tanking bangers from Green World Image on @kexp
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It’s Sub Pop for the Record with @nardwuar featuring Sub Pop 100. #subpop #canada
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It’s Sub Pop for the Record w/ Anthony Fantano of @theneedledrop! #subpop #nirvana
Frequently asked
- How many subscribers does Sub Pop have?
- 997K subscribers — #7,204 worldwide, #2,590 in United States.
- When did Sub Pop start on YouTube?
- The channel was created in Apr 2006.
- What awards has Sub Pop won?
- Recognitions include Libera Award for Label of the Year.