Sony BMG Music Entertainment is one of the major music companies that owns several record labels including Arista Records, Columbia Records, Epic Records, and J Records. These labels represent a variety of genres and have signed popular artists such as Whitney Houston, Barry Manilow, Annie Lennox, Tony Braxton, Beastie Boys, Bow Wow, Susan Boyle, John Cena, Alexandra Burke, Ozzy Osbourne, George Michael, Michael Jackson, Jennifer Hudson, Alicia Keys, Nina Sky, and Mario. J Records was founded in 2000 with financing from Sony BMG.