Sony Music Entertainment

Sub-label of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.

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[B]PLEASE NOTE - Sony Music Entertainment should only be used for copyright, distribution, trademark owner, or record company credits, if mentioned as "Sony Music Entertainment" on the release. In case your item mentions "Sony Music" for such roles instead, use Sony Music. When there is a "Sony Music" logo present, enter Sony Music as label.[/b] Use Sony Music Entertainment Inc. or Sony BMG Music Entertainment where they are specifically credited. Sony Music Entertainment is the second-largest global recorded music company of the "big three" record companies. It is a general partnership of Sony Music Holdings, Inc. and is controlled by Sony Entertainment, a division of Sony Corporation of America, which is an American subsidiary of the Japanese conglomerate Sony Corporation. Sony Music Entertainment was established in October 2008, when Sony bought out BMG out of their joint-venture Sony BMG Music Entertainment. Sony Music Entertainment is the worldwide umbrella company for all Sony Music Entertainment subsidiaries except Sony Music Entertainment Japan. Sony Music Entertainment is a general partnership registered in Delaware between Sony Music Holdings Inc., a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, and USCO Sub LLC (US Copyright Office). Previously Sony Music Entertainment was known as Sony BMG Music Entertainment (between 2004 and 2008) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (between 1991 and 2004).

Sub-labels

Harmonia Mundi, Freiburg

Media company In Freiburg, Breisgau. Founded in 1958. In 1992, the company was taken over by [l=Bertelsmann Music Group] (BMG) and the label continued in the spirit of its founder. After the merg...

Movie Millenium

French soundtrack series by Sony Music Entertainment (2001). Digipack reissues marked with an obi by the Sony Music Media label. Linked with [l1048637] and [l1470057] (jazz) series.

The Commercial Music Group

Sony Music Entertainment Group

Bluebird RCA

Santa Anna Label Group

Distributor for mainly Hip Hop-related releases. Also appears sometimes as just "Santa Anna". [b]This is not a label[/b].

Legacy Recordings (5)

For copyright and company credits for the label [l=Legacy].

Sony Music Entertainment Greece Single Member S.A.

XXIM Records

Humble Sound Records

Atlanta, GA-based label founded in 2024 by James Allen Worthy and distributed by .

Arista

US label, formerly [l=Bell Records]. Arista was launched in November 1974 by [l=Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc.], who purchased and renamed Bell, appointing as label President. ...

RCA

Multinational label. Label Code: LC 0316 / LC 00316. Also appears as "RCA Records" or "RCA Record" (Australia/New Zealand). [b]Consider adding [l=RCA Victor] as 2nd label if it also appears on t...

S3

A Sony Music dance division in the late 1990s. S³ was founded in 1995 and operated from within Sony Music UK's [l=Sony Soho Square] (S2) company. It was established as more of an underground labe...

Epic

For bootlegs / counterfeits, see [l=Epic (2)]. A division of [l25487] [1991-2000] A division of [l53569] [2004-2008] A division of [l29073] [2008-present] [b]Label Code: LC 0199 / LC 00199[...

Columbia

Columbia Records is the oldest brand name in recorded sound. Founded in January 1889 in Washington DC as the [l112015] by Edward D. Easton, the company first sold phonograph cylinders and later dis...

LaFace Records

Southern US based label founded by production duo Antonio and Kenneth "" Edmonds. An Arista Records imprint, LaFace scored hits throughout the 90s with a diverse stable ...

Relentless Records

Relentless Records was started by Shabs Jobanputra and Paul Franklyn in 1999. The idea was to set up a new black music label representing the best of British urban music. The label changed direct...

Ariola

[b] This is a German label. Use this entry only if the displayed label is Ariola or a role is credited to Ariola only.[/b] Label Code: LC 0116 / LC 00116 The Ariola label was established by [l=Ar...

RCA Victor

Also appears as "RCA Victor Records". The change of logo occurred in 1968. The RCA Victor brand was introduced in 1945 in advertising and 1946 on actual record labels, where it replaced the [l=Vi...

Blue Sky

Formed in 1973, the Blue Sky label centered around acts managed by , which were heavily connected to & . The label showcased many Johnny Winter produ...

Contact

[2016-present] Sony Music Entertainment 25 Madison Avenue New York, New York 10010-8601 Sony Music Entertainment, 550 Madison Avenue, 23rd Floor, New York NY 10022-3211 [2012-2015] Sony Music Entertainment 550 Madison Avenue New York, New York 10022-3211 Phone: 212-833-8000 Fax: 212-833-5828