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1501 Certified Entertainment

1501 Certified Entertainment is an independent record label based in Houston, Texas, known in part for releasing early work by Megan Thee Stallion.

Last updated August 26, 2026

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Overview

1501 Certified Entertainment is an independent American record label associated with Houston, Texas. Its activities include music releases, artist signings, and artist development. The label is associated with former professional baseball player Carl Crawford and became widely known through its early relationship with Megan Thee Stallion. Megan released part of her early work through the label before the two sides became involved in public disputes concerning contractual terms, release arrangements, and artist control. Information available here is insufficient to verify the label's exact founding year, current website, ownership structure, or complete roster of active artists, so those details are left unspecified.

History

1501 Certified Entertainment is an independent music brand based in Houston and associated with Carl Crawford's activities in music investment and artist management. The label participated in the early release phase of Megan Thee Stallion's career, before she became a mainstream artist, which brought the company wider attention. After Megan's rise, the parties became involved in public disputes concerning contract interpretation, release arrangements, and artist autonomy. Those disputes form the most extensively reported part of the label's history. Public information is insufficient to establish the company's exact founding date, early organizational development, or later roster, so no further chronology is asserted.

Products and positioning

American independent hip-hop music and artist development brand

Product categories. Record label services · Digital music distribution · Artist signing and development

Controversies

  • 2020

    Temporary restraining order allows Megan Thee Stallion to release music

    Megan Thee Stallion was granted a temporary restraining order allowing her to release new music by the end of that week amid her dispute with 1501 Certified Entertainment.

  • 2020

    Judge grants temporary restraining order against 1501 Certified Entertainment

    A district judge in Harris County, Texas, granted Megan Thee Stallion a temporary restraining order preventing 1501 Certified Entertainment from blocking the music she planned to release. The article does not specify when the order was granted.

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Recent events

  • Unconfirmed

    Temporary restraining order allows Megan Thee Stallion to release music[1]

    Reported:

    Megan Thee Stallion was granted a temporary restraining order allowing her to release new music by the end of that week amid her dispute with 1501 Certified Entertainment.

  • Megan Thee Stallion sues 1501 Certified Entertainment[2]

    Reported:

    Megan Thee Stallion filed suit against 1501 Certified Entertainment, claiming that the label was blocking her from releasing new music amid a contract renegotiation dispute. The article also reports her allegations about contract terms and accounting; these are claims, not findings.

  • Unconfirmed

    Judge grants temporary restraining order against 1501 Certified Entertainment[2]

    Reported:

    A district judge in Harris County, Texas, granted Megan Thee Stallion a temporary restraining order preventing 1501 Certified Entertainment from blocking the music she planned to release. The article does not specify when the order was granted.

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