List of Sony Music labels
This is a list of record labels owned by, or associated with Sony Music Entertainment.
According to the Sony Music official website, the main labels are Columbia Records, RCA Records, Epic Records, Arista Records, Legacy Recordings, Sony Music Latin, Sony Masterworks, Provident Label Group, and Sony Classical, as well as the Nashville divisions of the first four named.
Columbia Records
- 30th Century Records
- Alamo Records
- Hypnotize Minds
- i am OTHER
- Reach Records
- Disruptor Records
- Erskine Records
Epic Records
- Cactus Jack Records
- Dreamcatcher Company
- Battery Records
- So So Def Recordings
- Bad Boy Records
- Vested In Culture
- Freebandz
- MJJ Music
- will.i.am Music Group
RCA Records
- RCA Inspiration
- Chris Brown Entetartainment
- GospoCentric Records
- Keep Cool Records
- KQ Entertainment
- Verity Records
- ByStorm Entertainment
- Nappy Boy Entertainment
- Polo Grounds Music
- ASAP Mob
- Kemosabe Records
- Roswell Records
- House of Iona
Sony Music Nashville
- Columbia Nashville
- RCA Records Nashville
Provident Label Group
- Brentwood Records
- Benson Records
- Essential Records
- Flicker Records
- Beach Street Records
- Reunion Records
- Provident Special Markets
Sony Masterworks
- Milan Records
- Playbill Records
- Bluebird Records
- Masterworks Broadway
- Okeh Records
- Portrait Records
- RCA Red Seal Records
- Sony Classical Records
- Odyssey Records
Legacy Recordings
Legacy handles the archives of Sony Music–owned labels, including:- Columbia Records
- Epic Records
- RCA Records
- RCA Records Nashville
- J Records
- Windham Hill Records
- Arista Records
- LaFace Records
- Jive Records
- Buddah Records
- Kama Sutra Records
- Philadelphia International Records
The Orchard/RED Music
- Black River Entertainment
- Blind Pig Records
- Big Future Records
- Century Media Records
- *Another Century Records
- *Inside Out Music
- Cinematic Music Group
- Disruptor Records
- Frenchkiss Records
- JDub Records
- Louder Than Life
- Madison Gate Records
- MODHAUS
- Odd Future Records
- Reach Records
- Shrapnel Records
- SIEGUS
- Soundx3 Records
- TVT Records
- Valley Entertainment
- Xanadu Records
Sony Music Publishing
- Associated Production Music
- *Sonoton
- *Bruton Music
- *Cezame Music
- *Hard and Kosinus
- KPM Music
- Extreme Music
- Remote Control Productions
- Bleeding Fingers Music
- Hickory Records
- Philles Records
- Dial Records
- 4 Star Records
- Challenge Records
Sony Music UK
- Columbia Records UK
- RCA Label Group
- Epic Records UK
- Relentless Records
- Ministry of Sound
- Music For Nations
- 5K Records
- Black Butter Records
- Dream Life Records
- Insanity Records
- Magic Star
- Sony Music Masterworks
- *Sony Classical
- *Masterworks
- *Masterworks Broadway
- *OKeh,
- *Portrait
- *Deutsche Harmonia Mundi
- *Milan
- Robots + Humans
- Since ’93
- Sony Commercial Group
- *Sony Music Nashville UK
- WEAREBLK
- AWAL
Sony Music Entertainment Japan (independent operation)
- Aniplex
- Ariola Japan
- Defstar Records
- Echoes
- Epic Records Japan
- Gr8! Records
- Ki/oon Music
- Mastersix Foundation
- Okeh Records
- Peanuts Worldwide
- Red Cafe
- Sacra Music
- SME Records
- Sony Music Distribution
- Sony Music Records
- Studioseven Recordings
- Time Records
Other Sony Music national companies
- Arista Records
- Santa Anna Label Group
- *Alamo Records
- *OVO Sound
- Sony Music Africa
- Sony Music Argentina
- Sony Music Australia
- *Columbia Records
- *Epic Records
- *RCA Records
- *Ariola Records
- Sony Music Brasil
- *Amigo Records
- *Ariola Records
- *Austro Music
- *Blast Stage Records
- *Inbraza
- *LG7
- *Phonomotor Records
- *Som Livre
- *SLAP
- *The Orchard Brasil
- Sony Music Canada
- *Ratas Music Group
- *Jive Records
- *GUN Records
- *X-Cell Records
- *604 Records
- Sony Music Chile & Bolivia
- Sony Music China
- Sony Music Colombia
- *RCA Records
- Sony Music Czech Republic
- *Supraphon
- Sony Music Denmark
- *Mermaid Records
- Sony Music France
- *Arista France
- *RCA Records France
- Sony Music Germany
- *Ariola Records GmbH
- Sony Music Greece
- Sony Music Entertainment Hong Kong
- *O.U.R. Works
- *Green Music
- Sony Music India
- *Sony Music South
- Sony Music Indonesia
- Sony Music Ireland
- Sony Music Italy
- Sony Music Japan
- Sony Music Korea
- *GLG
- *Dreamcatcher Company
- *Pop Music
- Sony Music Latin
- Sony Music Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.
- * 410 Sony Music Records
- Sony Music Mexico
- Sony Music Middle East
- *Sony Music Pakistan
- Sony Music Norway
- Sony Music New Zealand
- Sony Music Philippines
- Sony Music Peru
- *Offmute
- *Waterwalk Records
- Sony Music Entertainment Poland
- Sony Music Portugal
- Supraphon
- Azteca Music
- Sony Music Romania
- Sony Music Russia
- Sony Music Singapore
- Sony Music Spain
- Sony Music Sweden
- *Razzia Records
- Sony Music Taiwan
- Sony Music Thailand
- Sony Music UK
- *Love Is
- *Bakery Music
- Sony Music Vietnam
- Sony Music Entertainment Africa/South Africa
- *South African Recordings
- *Select Records
Independent labels distributed by Sony Music Entertainment
- Albert Productions
- Aware Records
- Black Butter Records
- Buppu Records
- Chrome Entertainment
- Constellation Records (Canada)
- Cooking Vinyl
- Danger Crue Records
- Deutsche Harmonia Mundi
- Fair Trade Services
- Hostess Entertainment
- In the Name Of
- Ivory Music and Video
- J Storm
- JVR Music
- Kemosabe Records
- Kobalt Music Group
- Konnect Entertainment
- KQ Entertainment
- Love Is
- Megaforce Records
- MCI
- Midas Music
- Mirror Society
- MODHAUS
- Mr. 305 Inc.
- Napalm Records
- Nick Records
- CBS Records
- Palm Tree Records
- Shout! Factory
- Starship Entertainment
- Stmpd Rcrds
- SPV GmbH
- Robbins Entertainment
- Round Hill Music
- *Black Hill Records
- *Dolores Recordings
- *Woah Dad!
- Drakkar Entertainment
- Tratore
- TOP Media
- Top Stop Music
- Ultra Records
- EEM Records
- Warner Music Group
- WM Entertainment
- WWE Music Group
Former/defunct labels
Columbia Records
- American Recordings
- Daft Life
- Def Jam Recordings
- Jam Master Jay Records
- Fever Records
- C2 Records
- LBW Entertainment
- Ruffhouse Records
- Ovum Recordings
- Loud Records
- DIW Records
- Vinyl Solution
- So So Def Recordings
- Skint Records
- Skyblaze Recordings
- Startime International
- Burgundy Records
- Chaos Recordings
- Oriole Records
- Private-I Records
- Bobcat Records
Epic Records
- Razor Sharp Records
- Cold Chillin' Records
- Portrait Records
- Immortal Records
- 550 Music
- WTG Records
- Work Group
- Ode Records
- Okeh Records
- Ruthless Records
- Hidden Beach Recordings
- Caribou Records
- Tabu Records
- Jet Records
- Tuff City Records
- Nemperor Records
- Portrait Records
- Sony Wonder
[Zomba Group of Companies]
- Battery Records
- Internal Affairs
- Jive Records
- *EBUL
- *Jive Electro
- Volcano Entertainment
- *Zoo Entertainment
- *Scotti Brothers Records
- *Capricorn Records
RED Distribution
RCA Records
- Windham Hill Records
- Living Music
- Private Music
- Novus Records
- Loud Records
- RCA Camden
- RCA Gold Seal
- RCA Victrola
- Vik Records
[Arista Records]
- Rowdy Records
- LaFace Records
- Bad Boy Records
- Profile Records
- Kinetic Records
- Logic Records
- BMG Kidz
- Jim Henson Records
- Bell Records
- Go-Feet Records
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- ECM Records
- Imago Records
- V2 Records
- Gee Street Records
- Junior Boy's Own
- Beyond Music
- Milan Records
- BMG Heritage
- Buddah Records
- Sanctuary Records
- Sanctuary Urban
- BMG Funhouse
- Amiga
- BMG Records Pilipinas/Musiko Records
- Arte Nova Classics
- Conifer Records
- Deutsche Schallplatten Berlin
- Hansa Records
Sony Music Nashville
- Arista Nashville
- Epic Records Nashville
Sony Music UK
Other former labels
- Nick Records
- Shout! Factory
- Abril Music
- Jive Epic
- Pink Floyd Records
- Sony Music Israel
- Sony Music Russia
- Syco Music