Sony Music Entertainment
American multinational record company
Sony Music Entertainment (or Sony Music) is the second-largest global recorded music company of the "big three" record companies and is controlled by Sony Corporation of America.
Formerly | American Record Corporation (1929–1938) Columbia Records, USA (1938–1957) CBS Records (1957–1991) Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (first incarnation; 1991–2004) Sony BMG Music Entertainment (2004–2008) |
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Company type | Subsidiary (incorporated as a general partnership) |
Industry | Music, Entertainment |
Genre | Various |
Predecessor | Victor Talking Machine (1906–1924) RCA Victor (1924–1985) Ariola Records (1937–1985) RCA Ariola (1985–1988) BMG Ariola (1988–1994) BMG Music (1994–2004) |
Founded | September 9, 1929 |
Headquarters | 25 Madison Avenue, , United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Rob Stringer (CEO) |
Products | Music and entertainment |
Revenue | US$8.86 billion [1] (FY 2020) |
US$1.74 billion [1] (FY 2020) | |
Owner | Sony Group Corporation (1988–present) Tencent (44%) |
Number of employees | 8,500 (2019[2]) |
Parent | Sony Entertainment (2012–present)[3] |
Divisions | See List of Sony Music Entertainment labels |
Website | www |
Related pages
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change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 FY 2020 revenue & operating income: "Consolidated Financial Results for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2021" (PDF). Tokyo, Japan: Sony. April 28, 2021. p. 18. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
- ↑ "Working At Sony Music Entertainment: Employee Reviews and Culture". www.zippia.com. May 18, 2020.
- ↑ "Michael Lynton Named Ceo Of Sony Corporation Of America; Nicole Seligman To Become SCA President" (Press release). Sony Pictures. March 30, 2012. Archived from the original on September 26, 2020. Retrieved January 2, 2021.