Editing Merge Records (section)

{{Short description|American independent record label}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2021}}
{{distinguish|Marge Records}}
{{Infobox record label <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Music -->
| name        = Merge Records
| image       = Mergelogosmall.png
| founded     = {{start date|1989}}
| founder     = [[Laura Ballance]]<br />[[Mac McCaughan]]
| distributor = AMPED Distribution<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ampeddistribution.com/labels|title=Labels – AMPED™ Music Distribution|website=Ampeddistribution.com}}</ref> (US)<br />[[PIAS Recordings|PIAS]] (UK/Europe)<br />Selecta (Latin America)<br /> FAB Distribution  (Canada) 
| genre       = [[Indie rock]], [[alternative rock]], [[hip hop]]
| country     = U.S.
| location    = [[Durham, North Carolina]]
| website     = {{URL|www.mergerecords.com}}
}}

'''Merge Records''' is an [[independent record label]] based in [[Durham, North Carolina]]. It was founded in 1989 by [[Laura Ballance]] and [[Mac McCaughan]]. It began as an outlet for music from their band [[Superchunk]] and music created by friends, and has expanded to include artists from around the world, with records reaching the top of the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' music charts.