List of Sony Music labels

This is a list of record labels owned by, or associated with Sony Music Entertainment (SME).

According to the Sony Music official website, the main labels are Columbia Records, RCA Records, Epic Records, Arista Records, Legacy Recordings, Alamo Records, AWAL, Santa Anna Records, Ultra Records, Sony Music Latin, Sony Masterworks, Provident Label Group, and Sony Classical, as well as the Nashville divisions of the first four named.[1]

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 (South Korea)
• Battery Records
• Vested In Culture
• Freebandz
• MJJ Music
• will.i.am Music Group

RCA Records

• Jive Records
• RCA Inspiration
• Chris Brown Entetartainment (Chris Brown)
• GospoCentric Records
• Orange Records
• Keep Cool Records
• KQ Entertainment (KQ Artists)
• Verity Records
• ByStorm Entertainment
• Nappy Boy Entertainment
• Francis Records
• Polo Grounds Music
• ASAP Mob
• Kemosabe Records

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: It also handles the catalog of recordings produced by Phil Spector on Philles Records (originally from EMI Music Publishing, which was acquired by Sony/ATV Music Publishing).

• Columbia Records
• Epic Records
• RCA Records
• RCA Records Nashville
• J Records
• Windham Hill Records
• Arista Records
• LaFace Records

The Orchard

• AWAL
• 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 (joint-venture with Salaam Remi)
• Madison Gate Records (owned by

Sony Music Publishing

• Associated Production Music (joint-venture with Universal 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

Sony Music UK

• Columbia Records UK
• RCA Label Group
• Epic Records UK
• Relentless Records
• Ministry of Sound
• Music For Nations
• 5K Records[2]
• Black Butter Records (joint-venture)[3]
• Dream Life Records[4]

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

Other Sony Music national companies

South Africa

• Arista Records
• Santa Anna Label Group (joint-venture with Todd Moscowitz)[14]
• Alamo Records
• OVO Sound[15]
• Ultra Records
• Sony Music Africa
• Sony Music Argentina

Independent labels distributed by Sony Music Entertainment

• Albert Productions
• Aware Records
• Black Butter Records (UK)
• Buppu Records (Japan)
• Chrome Entertainment (South Korea)
• Constellation Records (Canada)
• Cooking Vinyl (UK)
• Danger Crue Records (Japan, 2012–present, formerly handled by Avex Group)
• Deutsche Harmonia Mundi
• Fair Trade Services
• Hostess Entertainment

Former/defunct labels

Other former labels

• Nick Records
• Shout! Factory
• Abril Music (bought from Editora Abril in 2003 by BMG and absorbed by Ariola Records.)
• Jive Epic (renamed RCA Records France in 2019.)
• Pink Floyd Records (worldwide except the UK and Europe; extinct after Pink Floyd's catalogue was fully acquired by Sony and Columbia in 2024)
• Sony Music Israel (joint venture with Oneway Entertainment; formerly with Helicon Records)
• Sony Music Russia
• Syco Music

See also

• Record labels owned by Sony BMG