Sony Music Entertainment (SME or ‘Sony Music’) is the New York-based recorded music company fully owned by Japan’s Sony Corporation. Run by CEO Rob Stringer, Sony Music counts brands such as Epic Records, Columbia Records and RCA within its frontline label family. Sony Music also fully owns The Orchard, the global distribution and services platform, … Continued
Republic Records is a prominent frontline record label owned by Universal Music Group. The company was founded by brothers Monte and Avery Lipman in 1995 as a subsidiary of MCA’s Geffen Records, but the label’s distribution later moved to Universal Records. Monte Lipman then became the President of the Universal Records label, while Avery Lipman became … Continued
Capitol Music Group (CMG) is a frontline umbrella label company owned by Universal Music Group, based in Hollywood, California in the iconic Capitol Tower. The company was led by Chairman & CEO Steve Barnett since November 2012. Since January 2021, following Barnett’s retirement, the company is led by Chairman & CEO, Jeff Vaughn, alongside President … Continued