Major record labels

1. Major record labels
Major record labels are dominant in the market share and distribution. Also
major record labels tend to stick to mainstream music and appeal to a mass
audience. The major record labels are normally owned by multinational
businesses.
A subsidiary label is a
smaller label owned
by a bigger parent
company for example
Atlantic records are
owned by Warner
Music group

2. Warner music group
Warner owns 19% of the shares in the music industry. The parent
company of Warner music group is Access Industries.
Some subsidiary labels of warner music is:
• Atlantic Records Group
• Parlophone
• Rhino Entertainment
• Warner Bros Records Inc
• Warner music Nashville
• Alternative Distribution Alliance
• WEA corp

3. Sony music
Sony owns 34% of the shares in the music industry. The parent company of
Sony music is Sony Corporation of America and some subsidiary labels of Sony
music are:
• Columbia records
• Rca records
• Arista nashville
• Legacy recordings
• masterworks

4. Universal music group
Universal owns 37% of the shares in the music industry. The parent company
of universal music group is Vivendi and some subsidiary companies of
universal are:
•A&M Records
•Astralwerks
•Blue Note Records
•Capitol Christian Music Group
•Def Jam Recordings

5. Sony music’s subsidiary labels
Columbia records is a very successful record label focusing on popular chart music for example
Pharrel Williams, Daft punk, Beyonce, Adele and Little mix. Columbia records was founded in
1888 in the United States and it’s parent company is Sony Music.
Arista nashville is a record label that mainly focuses on country music. It was founded in 1989 by
Tim Dubois and Clive Davis. Some of the artists they have signed are Brad Paisley, Cam, Carrie
Underwood, Doobie Brothers and Jerrod Niemann.
Legacy recordings was founded in 1990 in the U.S.. It has various different artists for example
Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson, Usha, Britany spears and Jimi Hendrix.
Rca records was founded in 1901 Emile Berliner Eldridge R. Johnson in the United States. Also Rca
records have various artists like sia, Chriss Brown, Miley cyrus and Shakira.