Sony Music Entertainment
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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.
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 Sony Music Entertainment's headquarters in 25 Madison Avenue, New York City | |
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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| 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) |
Number of employees | 8,500 (2019[2]) |
| Parent | Sony Entertainment (2012–present)[3] |
| Divisions | See List of Sony Music Entertainment labels |
| Website | www |
Sony Music Entertainment Media
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References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Sony Pictures (March 30, 2012). "Michael Lynton Named Ceo Of Sony Corporation Of America; Nicole Seligman To Become SCA President". Press release. http://www.sonypictures.com/corp/press_releases/2012/03_12/20120330_lynton.html. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
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