CP Records

CP Records, formerly known as Capital Prophet Records, is a Canadian independent record label. It was founded in 2002 in Ottawa, Ontario by Tony Sal. It is now headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. CP Records is a member of the Canadian Independent Record Production Association (CIRPA).

CP Records has secured pan-Canadian distribution through EMI and international licensing and distribution deals in many countries including UK, United States, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, among others and in the Middle East and Asian markets. In 2007 it also launched "CP Asia Pacific" and "CP Middle East" to target specific areas for expansion and distribution of materials, and all this in a bid to showcase Canadian artists globally, and allow for more signings with future international acts.

Artists signed to CP Records, include Belly, Massari, Danny Fernandes, Mia Martina, Ivana Santilli, Tyler Medeiros, Chris Labelle. The acts JRDN and Alyssa Reid on the other hand are signed to CP Management.

Belly
Belly (Rebellyus), real name Ahmad Balshe, is a Canadian rapper of Palestinian origin best known for his debut studio album The Revolution which was #1 on the Canadian R&B/Hip-Hop albums chart (making him the first Canadian rapper to top the national r&b/hip-hop albums chart) and his hit single "Pressure". He won the 2008 Juno Award for Rap Recording of the Year for the album. Also at the 2008 Much Music Video Awards, Belly won Best Rap Video, for 2 years in a row for his singles "Pressure" and "Ridin". Belly also took home VideoFACT Indie Video of the Year at 2010 MMVA's for his single "Hot Girl".

Massari
Massari, real name Sari Abboud, is a main artist for CP Records was a R&B, pop, and hip hop Canadian artist of Lebanese origin. He had major success with the label with his self titled album Massari which went gold in Canada. The album spawned five hit singles; notably "Smile for Me", "Be Easy", "Real Love" and "Rush the Floor", the latter actually featuring rapper Belly of CP Records before splitting. and signing for Universal Records Canada label for his second album Forever Massari. In summer of 2011, Massari signed again with CP Records.

Danny Fernandes
Danny Fernandes is a Canadian R&B and pop artist of Portuguese origin. He is the brother of Canadian recording artist Shawn Desman. His debut album Intro spawned five hit singles "Curious" featuring Juelz Santana, "Private Dancer" feat. Belly reaching #32 in the Canadian Hot 100 and thus far his most successful "Fantasy" reaching the Top 30 of Canadian Hot 100 at #25, "Never Again" and finally "Addicted". On Much Music Countdown, "Private Dancer" reached #1 on October 30, 2008. Danny Fernandes's second album AutomaticLUV was released on CP Records on November 2, 2010 with the first single called "Automatic" featuring Belly which reached # 4 on the MuchMoreMusic Countdown and # 9 on the MuchMusic Countdown. Danny Fernandes second single Take Me Away " reached # 1 on the MuchMusic Countdown on June 2nd, 2011.

Mia Martina
Mia Martina is a Canadian artist from Saint-Ignace, New Brunswick. She has been working in the studio with Belly and RyanDan on her upcoming debut album with first single due for release in 2010. Her first single release is a cover version of "Stereo Love", which reached #10 in the Bilboard Canadian Hot 100 in November 2010. The original is by Edward Maya and Vika Jigulina. Her version is from her upcoming debut album Devotion. Mia Martina's second single, "Latin Moon" from her forthcoming album was released May 10th, 2011 and has already cracked the iTunes Top 100 chart.

Ivana Santilli
Ivana Santilli (born in Toronto, Ontario), signed to CP Records. She is a Canadian R&B singer and instrumentalist, who has recorded both as a solo artist and as a member of the 1990s R&B/pop combo Bass is Base. She is most notable for her hit single "Been Thru This" which was #91 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart (at the time she wasn't signed to this label). Santilli released her fourth studio album, entitled Santilli, on June 29, 2010. The first single from the album, being "Your Girl Tonight" was released, and the second single released is "Letting Go". She has been nominated for "Best R&B/soul recording of the year" at the 2009 Juno Awards.

Tyler Medeiros
Tyler Medeiros (born July 11, 1995) is a Canadian singer and songwriter of Portuguese and Italian descent. He is signed to CP Records. He grew up in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is the younger cousin of Danny Fernandes (born Daniel Fernandes) and Shawn Desman (born Shawn Fernandes). At just 15 years old/in the middle of grade 8 Tyler was signed to CP Records label. His debut single is "Say I Love You (Please Don't Go)" feat. Lil Twist and with an earlier release "Girlfriend" feat. Danny Fernandes.

Chris Labelle
Chris Labelle is an Ottawa-based Canadian artist signed to CP Records. His first studio album Bad Influence with CP Records was released in December 2010. The first single taken from the album was entitled "Living on a Long Shot" and was followed by the single "Meant To Say". Other releases include "(I'm Gonna) Party Like A Rockstar".Chris Labelle was a former Canadian Idol contestant in 2006 (Season 4) and had released through Sound of Pop an independent CD that featured his March 2007 release "Two Weeks Tuesday". followed in 2008 the single "Heaven's Falling". Soon after he forwarded his work to Manny Dion, executive at CP Management and Bookings and was eventually signed to the label.

JRDN
JRDN, real name Ralph Jordan Croucher better known by his stage name JRDN (born October 17,1978) is a Canadian recording artist. In 2011, JRDN signed to CP Records.

CP Records releases
Todate, CP Records has released under its name six albums, five mixtapes and one DVD. There is also currently second album in making by Belly.

Albums

 * Massari - Massari (2006) Debut Album
 * Belly - The Revolution (2007) Debut Album
 * Danny Fernandes - Intro (2008) Debut Album
 * Ivana Santilli - Santilli (2010) Second Album
 * Danny Fernandes - AutomaticLUV (2010) Second Album
 * Belly - Champagne Dreams, Marijuana Thoughts EP (2010) Second Album
 * Mia Martina - Devotion (2011) Debut Album
 * JRDN - TBD Debut Album

Mixtapes

 * Belly - DBD Vol. 1 (feat. DJ Kool Kid)
 * Belly - DBD Vol. 2 (feat. DJ Slay Kay)
 * Belly - DBD Vol. 3 (feat. Big Mike)
 * Belly - Hate Me Now or Love Me Forever Vol. 1
 * Belly - Back For the First Time Vol. 1 (feat. DJ Smallz)
 * Belly - Sleepless Nights (feat. DJ Ill Will)
 * Belly & Kurupt - The Lost Tapes 2008 (feat. DJ Ill Will)
 * Belly - The Greatest Dream I Never Had

DVDs

 * Massari - Road to Success

Awards
Major awards have been won by Massari, Belly and Danny Fernandes
 * Massari - MMVA 2006 (MuchVibe Best Pop Video for Be Easy)
 * Belly - MMVA 2007 (MuchVibe Best Rap Video for Pressure)
 * Belly - MMVA 2008 (MuchVibe Best Rap Video Ridin')
 * Belly - Juno Award 2008 for Hip Hop Recording of The Year
 * Danny Fernandes - MMVA 2009 (MuchVibe Best Canadian Pop Video of the Year for Private Dancer)
 * Belly - MMVA 2010 for VideoFACT Indie Video of the Year "Hot Girl"
 * Danny Fernandes - MMVA 2011 for Best Post Production of the Year for "Automatic"