Glassnote - VMG is associated with Glassnote Records, the independent label Daniel Glass established in 2007 in New York City. Glassnote’s roster centers on indie and alternative rock, while also spanning other styles. Artists on its roster have included Phoenix, Mumford & Sons, AURORA and Childish Gambino. Phoenix’s Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix appeared in 2009, followed by Childish Gambino’s Camp in 2011 and CHVRCHES’ The Bones of What You Believe in 2013. Glassnote - VMG released Childish Gambino and Friction’s single 3005 (Friction Remix) in 2014; AURORA’s All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend came out in 2016.
Rolling Stone named Glassnote Best Indie Label in 2011, and the label received the A2IM Libera Award for Label of the Year in 2013. In 2014, Glassnote entered a global distribution agreement with Universal Music Group that excluded Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. Its offices are in New York, Los Angeles, London and Toronto. Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix won the Grammy for Best Alternative Music Album, while Mumford & Sons’ Babel received the Grammy for Album of the Year.
