Sony Music is a global music company founded in 1929 as Columbia Graphophone Company. It owns several record labels including Columbia Records, the oldest brand name in recorded sound founded in 1889; Epic Records, originally a jazz label expanded to various genres; and Relentless Records, a UK urban music label. Legacy Recordings is Sony's catalog division handling reissues from Columbia, Epic, RCA and other labels. Doug Morris was CEO from 1995 to 2011 when he was replaced by Lucian Grainge. Sony Music reported $5.6 billion in net revenue in 2021.

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Sony Music
Subsidiary Companies

2. Columbia
Columbia Records is the oldest brand name in
recorded sound. Founded in January 1889 in
Washington DC as the Columbia Graphophone
Company by Edward D. Easton, the company
first sold phonograph cylinders and later disc
records.

3. Epic Records
Epic Records is an American record label owned
by Sony Music Entertainment. Originally
conceived as a jazz imprint in 1953, it has
since expanded to represent various genres.
Today, the company is one of three main
flagship labels for Sony Music, with the other
two being Columbia Records and RCA Records.

4. Relentless Records
Relentless Records was started by
ShabsJobanputra 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 direction in 2003 with the
release of Joss Stone's debut album and now
releases a broad range of new British music.

5. Legacy
Legacy Recordings is Sony Music Entertainment's catalog
division. It was founded in 1990 by CBS Records under
the leadership of Jerry Shulman, Richard Bauer, Gary
Pacheco and Amy Herot to handle reissues of
recordings from the vast catalogues of Columbia
Records, Epic Records and associated labels. The
division now additionally handles the archives of Sony
Music's RCA, J Records, Windham
Hill, Arista, LaFace, Jive, Buddah Records, Philadelphia
International Records, as well as Sony BMG Nashville. It
also handles the catalog of recordings produced by Phil
Spector.

6. C.E.O
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Doug Morris began working with MCA Records in July 1995 by forming a joint
venture record label, which became Universal Records when Morris was appointed
Chairman and CEO of MCA Music Entertainment Group in November 1995. The
company was renamed Universal Music Group the following year. He was honored
with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame; his ceremony was held on January
26, 2010, at the corner of Hollywood and Vine. Lucian Grainge replaced Morris as
CEO on January 1, 2011 and later replaced him as chairman on March 9, 2011.

7. Net Revenue
• C.E.O:
Doug Morris began working with MCA Records in July 1995 by forming a joint venture record label, which became
Universal Records when Morris was appointed Chairman and CEO of MCA Music Entertainment Group in November 1995. The
company was renamed Universal Music Group the following year. He was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame; his
ceremony was held on January 26, 2010, at the corner of Hollywood and Vine. Lucian Grainge replaced Morris as CEO on January
1, 2011 and later replaced him as chairman on March 9, 2011.
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Net Revenue : $5,672 million
Parent Company: Sony Entertainment
What year it was founded: 1929
Any other business strand: Sony Mobile Communications, Sony
Computer Entertainment and Sony Pictures Entertainment.
• A link to their main website:
http://www.sonymusic.com/

8. Columbia