Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Company)

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Contents 1 Overview (wikipedia) 2 List of Sony BMG labels (wikipedia) 2.1 Independent labels distributed by Sony BMG 3 Sony Music In Japan (wikipedia) 3.1 History

Overview (wikipedia)

Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc. is the result of a 50/50 joint venture between Sony Music Entertainment (part of Sony) and BMG Entertainment (part of Bertelsmann) completed on August 5, 2004. It is one of the Big Four music companies, and includes ownership and distribution of recording labels such as Arista Records, Columbia Records, Epic Records, J Records, RCA Victor Records, RCA Records, Legacy Recordings, Sonic Wave America, and others.

On July 13, 2006, the European Union annulled the merger as IMPALA (a trade association for independent labels in Europe)had asked, ruling that the two companies must end their venture and become separate companies once again in order to have fair competition with independent labels. The case is being appealed. It is currently viewed as unlikely that the European Commission will indeed split them forcibly.[1] It is possible it may simply instead force them to sell a proportion of their assets or labels. This may also affect the possible sale of Bertlesmann's share of the company to Sony. If the company is indeed allowed to continue in its current form, it is possible the European Commission might block a complete takeover by any entity.

List of Sony BMG labels (wikipedia)

• Brightside Recordings
• BMG Latin
• Bros Records
• Burgundy Records
• Columbia Records
  • C2 Records
  • Loud Records
• Epic
  • Caribou Records
  • Daylight Records
  • 550 Music
  • Ruthless Records
• Legacy Recordings
  • Windham Hill Records
• Ode Records
• Ravenous Records
• RCA Music Group
  • RCA Records
  • RCA Victor Records
  • Arista Records/J Records
  • Bluebird Records
  • Phonogenic Records
• Provident Music Group
  • Provident Label Group
    • Brentwood Records
    • Benson Records
    • Essential Records
    • Flicker Records
    • Beach Street Records
    • Reunion Records
    • Praise Hymn Music Group
    • Provident Special Markets
  • Provident-Integrity Distribution
• Sony BMG Nashville
  • Arista Nashville
  • BNA Records
  • RCA Nashville
• Sony BMG Masterworks
  • RCA Red Seal
  • Sony Classical
  • deutsche harmonia mundi
  • Arte Nova Classics
• Sony Wonder
• Sony Urban Music
• Zomba Music Group
  • Battery Records
  • Epidemic Records
  • La Face Records
  • Jive Records
  • Music for Nations Records
  • Pinacle Records
  • Rough Trade Records
  • Silvertone Records
  • So So Def Records
  • Verity Records
  • Volcano Records/Zoo Records
  • X-Cell Records
• RED Distribution
• Sony BMG International Companies
• Sony Discos

Independent labels distributed by Sony BMG

• Nick Records
• One Records

Sony Music In Japan (wikipedia)

Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. (SMEJ), also known as SME Records, is Sony's music arm in Japan. SMEJ is independent from the worldwide Sony BMG joint venture due to its strength in the Japanese music industry.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Its subsidaries including the anime production enterprise, Aniplex, which was established in January 1997 as a joint-venture between Sony Music Entertainment Japan and Sony Pictures Entertainment, but which in 2001 became a wholly-owned subsidary of Sony Music Entertainment Japan.

History

Sony Music Entertainment Japan was founded in 1968 as a 50/50 joint venture between Sony Corporation and CBS Records to distribute the latter's music releases in Japan. The company was named CBS Sony.<ref>Sony and the Modern Age Sony Music UK. Retrieved on 6 August 2006.</ref> In 1988, Sony acquired CBS Records and the 50% of the joint venture that it did not already own. The company was then renamed Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc.