Razor & Tie Is #2 Label At Rock Radio For 2014

New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Razor & Tie) Razor & Tie had a breakout year at rock radio in 2014 with hits from The Pretty Reckless, All That Remains and Starset making the label the most successful indie in the format and the second strongest rock label overall, including the majors. Breakout act The Pretty Reckless' "Heaven Knows" finishes the year as the #1 song at Active and Mainstream Rock and spent 18 weeks at the top of the Mainstream Rock chart.
Razor & Tie is the #2 label at Mainstream Rock with a 10.7 percent market share, second only to Warner Brothers (Avenged Sevenfold, Linkin Park, Black Keys) and an 8.5 percent market share of Active Rock airplay, behind only Warner Brothers and Republic Records.
Other big hits for the label on the year end chart include All That Remains' "What if I Was Nothing" (#9), Starset's "My Demons" (#11), and The Pretty Reckless' "Messed up World" (#15).
Razor & Tie Co-Owners Cliff Chenfeld and Craig Balsam comment, "We couldn't be more thrilled with the progress that we have made in 2014. We are working with the next great artists in rock and our success is a testament to their excellence and the hard work of our staff. Rock is coming back and we are excited to be part of it."
Razor & Tie SVP of Promotion Kurt Steffek adds, "This year was further proof that barriers for success for independent labels have come down. Radio has been so open to supporting our bands, I can't say thanks enough to them, our great team and all the hard work our bands have put in on the road."