AFRT MUSIC
Founded	2000
Founder	Glaurys Ariass and Helsa Ariass
Genre	Various
Country of origin	United States
Official Website	AFRT MUSIC Official Website

AFRT MUSIC, (A Fearless Resilient Team) is an independent record label established by identical twins Glaurys Ariass and Helsa Ariass in 2000. The company is associated with Ariass Fortune,Inc. a corporation with book publishing and music divisions.^[1] The company is a member of the RIAA^[2] and the home of artist Eartha. AFRT releases music of various music genres, including Dance, R&B, Soul, Alternative, Rock, Gospel and Inspirational music, and believes in the state of independence, upon which artists create with complete freedom of expression. Among their releases are This I Know (2000), Love Jones Maxi Single (2001), and Sidebars (2003). In 2001, upon release of the single, Love Jones landed on the Billboard Hot Dance Breakouts Maxi Singles chart at #2 position,^[3] AFRT received notoriety and acclaim when it got two Grammy nominations for the release of Sidebars by Eartha in 2003. The CD garnered nominations for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance and Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album. The release won a Grammy for Best Contemporary Gospel. The company continues to support the musical creativity of independent artists.

Contents 1 Artists 2 Discography 3 Videography 4 Charting 5 Awards / Recognition 6 References 7 External links

[edit] Artists

• Eartha (Grammy Winner)
• IK

[edit] Discography

• 2000: This I Know
• 2001: Love Jones Maxi Single
• 2002: Sidebars
• 2009: (TBA)

[edit] Videography

• 2002 I'm Still Standing

[edit] Charting

Year	Title	Chart	Position
2001	Love Jones	Billboard Hot Dance Breakouts Maxi Single Sales	#2

[edit] Awards / Recognition

Year	Award	Body of Work	Category	Result
2003	Grammy Award	I'm Still Standing	Best Female R&B Vocal Performance	Nominated
2003	Grammy Award	Sidebars	Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album	Won

[edit] References

1. ^ Billboard, R&B/Hip Hop, December 7, 2002, p.43
2. ^ RIAA Members [1] retrieved October 9, 2008
3. ^ Billboard, Hot Dance Breakouts, June 30, 2001, p.27

[edit] External links

• AFRT MUSIC website
• AFRT MUSIC on My Space