The Velvet Empire Music Group roster
Est. 2026 · Independent Southern Record Label

Velvet
Empire

Rooted in Sound. Grown for the Culture.

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The Sound of
the South.


Rooted in Sound. Grown for the Culture. Trace any great music back far enough and you end up somewhere real — red clay, pine forests, Delta flatlands, city blocks. That's where we start. That's where the truth lives.

Velvet Empire Music Group is an independent Southern record label spanning Hip Hop, R&B, Blues, Soul, and Country. We sign artists, develop their sound, and release records that mean something — across genres, rooted in one place.

Founded in 2026 on a radical conviction — that music still means something when it comes from a real place, and that the people who love it deserve more than a stream count. We don't claim one genre. We claim the source.

AI Disclosure: Velvet Empire Music Group utilizes AI-assisted tools in the creation, production, and arrangement of music released under this label. All tracks are developed with creative human oversight and direction.

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2026

Vyda Moreau — Receipts & Red Flags

Alt R&B finds its new voice. A 10-track debut that shifts the culture.

2026

Silas — Love, Liquor & Bad Decisions

Delta Blues returns to its rawest form. A bourbon-soaked blues-rock odyssey.

2026

Delta Rose — Love Gone Cold

Gospel-rooted soul blues. The church meets the juke joint — and the truth hits hard.

2026

Naomi Vega — Even If It Hurts

Raw neo-soul in the spirit of Miseducation. Ten tracks of healing and self-reclamation.

The Roster

Artists of the Empire

Eleven voices. Five genres. One source.

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Masters, sync rights, film, TV, advertising, and exclusive placements — across the full Velvet Empire catalog. Every arrangement is bespoke. Tell us what you're building and we'll tailor the terms.

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