UpFront Megatainment
Record label
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UpFront Records is a record label owned and founded by DeVyne Stephens.
Parent companyUniversal Music Group
Founded2000
FounderDeVyne Stephens
DistributorUniversal Music Group
| UpFront Records | |
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| Parent company | Universal Music Group |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Founder | DeVyne Stephens |
| Distributor | Universal Music Group |
| Genre | Hip hop, R&B |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Location | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Official website | www |
Stephens discovered Senegalese R&B singer Akon and signed him to his UpFront Records. Akon went on to sell over a million copies of his 2004 debut, "Trouble," and score hit singles like "Locked Up" and "Lonely."
UpFront Records' roster includes Akon, R&B quartet Red Dirt, and the rap group FA.
Discography
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | |||||||||
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| US [1] |
US R&B [2] |
AUS [3] |
CAN [4] |
GER [5] |
IRL [6] |
NZ [7] |
SWE [8] |
SWI [9] |
UK [10] | ||||
| Trouble | 18 | 3 | 12 | — | 24 | 3 | 2 | 49 | 31 | 1 | |||
| Konvicted |
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2 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 75 | 10 | 1 | 41 | 23 | 16 |
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| Freedom |
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7 | 3 | 20 | 4 | 82 | 10 | 29 | — | 22 | 6 |
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