A record label works in publishing and marketing music recordings and videos. It takes care of scouting talents, developing sound recordings and music videos, marketing your favorite artists, and maintaining contracts with prospective artists and managers. However, its major function is to take care of the copyright of the sound and video … Read more
RCA Records is one of the oldest and most successful record companies in the world. Its origins go back to 1901, when Victor Talking Machine Company, its precursor, went into business. Now owned by Sony Corporation of America, RCA Records is now one of Sony Music’s four flagship labels along with its … Read more
Warner Music Group (WMG) is a multinational entertainment and record label company with headquarters in New York City. Warner is one of the big three recording companies and the third-largest in the music industry worldwide, after Universal Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment. It’s a former part of Time Warner, now known … Read more
Columbia Records has come a long way since it has been established in the nineteenth century. It’s a music industry pioneer in both content and technology that still operates until today, being one of the four label groups of Sony Music Entertainment, along with long-time RCA Records, as well as Epic Records … Read more
Virgin Records is a British record label that grew to become a worldwide phenomenon with the success of its roster of artists like Paula Abdul, George Michael, Janet Jackson, Keith Richards, Rolling Stones, Lenny Kravitz, Spice Girls, Smashing Pumpkins, and more. It’s one of the major record labels in the world founded … Read more
Republic Records is a flagship record label under Universal Music Group , originally founded under the name Cheese Factory Records. It’s one of the world’s biggest record labels, being home to an all-star roster of award-winning legends and superstar artists such as Drake, Ariana Grande, James Bay, Jessie J, Jonas Brothers, Lil Wayne, … Read more
Atlantic Recording Corporation, simply known as Atlantic Records, is one of the major record labels in the world founded in October 1947 in the United States. It’s one of the greatest independent labels that sprung up in the late forties and challenged the primary major labels of its time: Decca, RCA, and … Read more
Founded in 1959, Island Records is established in Jamaica and was based on the United Kingdom for many years before the Universal Music Group owned it. This label operates as a division of Island Def Jam Music Group in the United States and as a standalone label in the United Kingdom. Island … Read more
Known by the name “Sony Music,” this American music company has offices in more than 40 different countries in the world, and a dozen labels under its company umbrella. Sony Music Entertainment belongs to the “Big Three” major record labels in the United States and in the world, second behind Universal Music … Read more
A subsidiary of Vivendi, Universal Music Group (UMG) is the largest recording company in the world, holding the most extensive catalog of recorded music. It’s an American global music corporation with headquarters located in Santa Monica, California. It’s one of the “Big Three” record labels, along with Sony Music and Warner Music … Read more