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Sony Music Entertainment is a division of the electronics firm Creator/{{Sony}} that is responsible for managing their collection of record labels. Originally founded in 1929 as the American Record Corporation, its current name dates to 1991 when Sony retired the Creator/{{CBS}} name. The group's oldest label, Creator/ColumbiaRecords, dates back to 1887.

In 2004, Sony merged with Bertelsmann Music Group (BMG) to become Sony BMG. When Sony bought out BMG's stake in the record company in 2008, the "Sony Music Entertainment" name was revived.

Its video game production seems to be defunct as of 2011. It also owns Sony/ATV Music Publishing, one of the world's largest music publishers.
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!!Labels owned by Sony:
[[index]]
* Creator/AristaRecords
* Creator/BadBoyRecords
* Century Media
* Creator/ColumbiaRecords
** Creator/EpicRecords
** Creator/OkehRecords
* Creator/CreationRecords (defunct)
* Music/NowThatsWhatICallMusic
* The Orchard
** Blind Pig Records
** Frenchkiss Records
** Premium Latin Music
** Shrapnel Records
** TVT Records
* Legacy Recordings
* Creator/RCARecords
** Creator/JiveRecords (defunct)
* RED Distribution
* Sony Music Entertainment Incorporated
* Sony Music Entertainment Japan Inc.
* Creator/SycoMusic (distributor)

!!Artists and songwriters whose copyrights are with Sony/ATV Music Publishing:
* Music/FiveSecondsOfSummer
* Music/AdexeYNau
* Music/AmonAmarth
* Music/ArcadeFire
* Music/IggyAzalea
* Music/CardiB
* Music/TheBandPerry
* Music/SaraBareilles
* Music/TheBeatles[[note]]via ATV[[/note]]
** Music/JohnLennon[[note]]except his solo career, which is with Downtown[[/note]]
** Music/PaulMcCartney[[note]]except his solo career, which is published by his MPI Communications[[/note]]
* Music/{{Beyonce}}
* Music/JamesBlunt[[note]]after acquiring EMI Music Publishing[[/note]]
* Music/DavidBowie
* Music/CamilaCabello
* Music/CageTheElephant
* Music/ColbieCaillat
* Music/AlessiaCara
* Music/TheChainsmokers
* Music/CharliXCX
* Music/CleanBandit
* Music/PaulaCole[[note]]via Famous Music[[/note]]
* Music/ConchitaWurst
* Music/DefLeppard
* Music/LanaDelRey
* Music/DepecheMode
* Music/{{Dope}}[[note]]While Sony/ATV still publishes the band's back catalogue, their later songs are published by Entertainment One[[/note]]
* Music/{{Drake}}
* Music/DuranDuran
* Music/BobDylan
* Music/EarthWindAndFire
* Music/BrettEldredge
* Music/{{Enya}}
* Music/{{Erasure}}
* Music/FallOutBoy
* Music/FiveFingerDeathPunch
* Music/FloRida
* Music/FosterThePeople
** Music/BestFriend
* Music/{{Fozzy}}
* Music/TheFray
* Music/GEazy
* Music/MarvinGaye[[note]]after acquiring EMI Music Publishing[[/note]]
* Music/{{Glassjaw}}
* Music/{{Grimes}}
* Music/CalvinHarris
* Music/HarveyDanger[[note]]via Famous Music[[/note]]
* Music/{{Hozier}}
* Music/AlanJackson
* Music/MichaelJackson[[note]]While Jackson was still alive, his songs were published by [[Creator/WarnerMusicGroup Warner-Chappell]], despite owning half of Sony/ATV.[[/note]]
* Music/{{Jamiroquai}}
* Music/JessieJ
* Music/JudasPriest
* Music/AliciaKeys[[note]]after acquiring EMI Music Publishing[[/note]]
* Music/CaroleKing[[note]]after acquiring EMI Music Publishing[[/note]]
* Music/TheKinks[[note]]via ATV[[/note]]
* Music/{{KONGOS}}
* Music/{{Kraftwerk}}
* Music/LadyGaga
* Music/LambOfGod
* Music/MirandaLambert
* Music/CyndiLauper
* Music/LittleRichard[[note]]via ATV[[/note]]
* Music/MatchboxTwenty
** Music/RobThomas
* Music/SarahMcLachlan
* Creator/MetroGoldwynMayer
** Creator/OrionPictures
** Creator/UnitedArtists
* Music/MacMiller
* Music/JoniMitchell
* Music/{{Nile}}
* Music/OfMiceAndMen
* Music/OneRepublic
* Music/DollyParton
* Music/{{Pink}}[[note]]after acquiring EMI Music Publishing[[/note]]
* Music/{{Pitbull}}
* Music/RachelPlatten
* Music/ElvisPresley[[note]]Elvis' catalogue is also published by Carlin, Raleigh and Kobalt[[/note]]
* Music/{{Queen}}[[note]]after acquiring EMI Music Publishing[[/note]]
* Music/RascalFlatts
* Music/{{Rihanna}}[[note]]was with EMI before leaving for Warner Chappell. She resigned with Sony in 2019.[[/note]]
* Music/RiseAgainst
* Music/TheRollingStones[[note]]after acquiring EMI Music Publishing; though ABKCO and BMG publish different eras of the band's catalogue[[/note]]
* Music/{{Shakira}}[[note]]Shakira originally signed to Sony/ATV in 1999, but left for Famous Music in 2005. After Sony acquired Famous in 2007, Shakira returned to Sony/ATV.[[/note]]
* Music/EdSheeran
* Music/BlakeShelton
* Music/{{Sia}}[[note]]after acquiring EMI Music Publishing[[/note]]
* Music/SamSmith
* Music/SnoopDogg[[note]]after acquiring EMI Music Publishing[[/note]]
* Music/RodStewart
* Music/JamesTaylor
* Music/TeganAndSara
* Music/{{TI}}
* Music/{{Tinashe}}
* Music/{{Train}}
* Music/{{Usher}}
* Music/VictoriaJustice
* Music/WalkTheMoon
* Music/KanyeWest
* Music/PharrellWilliams
* Music/AmyWinehouse[[note]]after acquiring EMI Music Publishing[[/note]]

!!Video games published by this company:
* ''AC/DC Pinball Rocks HD''
* ''Jelly Boy 2'' (cancelled)
* ''Kowloon's Gate''
* ''Rittai Ninja Katsugeki Tenchu: Shinobi Hyakusen''
* ''Slayer Pinball Rocks HD''
* ''Solstice II''
* ''Series/{{Victorious}}'' (in partnership with ''Creator/{{Nickelodeon}}'' and ''Creator/D3Publisher'')
** ''Victorious: Hollywood Arts Debut''
** ''Victorious: Taking the Lead''
** ''Victorious: Time to Shine''
[[/index]]
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Sony Music Entertainment is a division of the electronics firm Creator/{{Sony}} that is responsible for managing their collection of record labels. Originally founded in 1929 as the American Record Corporation, its current name dates to 1991 when Sony retired the Creator/{{CBS}} name. The group's oldest label, Creator/ColumbiaRecords, dates back to 1887.

In 2004, Sony merged with Bertelsmann Music Group (BMG) to become Sony BMG. When Sony bought out BMG's stake in the record company in 2008, the "Sony Music Entertainment" name was revived.

Its video game production seems to be defunct as of 2011. It also owns Sony/ATV Music Publishing, one of the world's largest music publishers.
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!!Labels owned by Sony:
[[index]]
* Creator/AristaRecords
* Creator/BadBoyRecords
* Century Media
* Creator/ColumbiaRecords
** Creator/EpicRecords
** Creator/OkehRecords
* Creator/CreationRecords (defunct)
* Music/NowThatsWhatICallMusic
* The Orchard
** Blind Pig Records
** Frenchkiss Records
** Premium Latin Music
** Shrapnel Records
** TVT Records
* Legacy Recordings
* Creator/RCARecords
** Creator/JiveRecords (defunct)
* RED Distribution
* Sony Music Entertainment Incorporated
* Sony Music Entertainment Japan Inc.
* Creator/SycoMusic (distributor)

!!Artists and songwriters whose copyrights are with Sony/ATV Music Publishing:
* Music/FiveSecondsOfSummer
* Music/AdexeYNau
* Music/AmonAmarth
* Music/ArcadeFire
* Music/IggyAzalea
* Music/CardiB
* Music/TheBandPerry
* Music/SaraBareilles
* Music/TheBeatles[[note]]via ATV[[/note]]
** Music/JohnLennon[[note]]except his solo career, which is with Downtown[[/note]]
** Music/PaulMcCartney[[note]]except his solo career, which is published by his MPI Communications[[/note]]
* Music/{{Beyonce}}
* Music/JamesBlunt[[note]]after acquiring EMI Music Publishing[[/note]]
* Music/DavidBowie
* Music/CamilaCabello
* Music/CageTheElephant
* Music/ColbieCaillat
* Music/AlessiaCara
* Music/TheChainsmokers
* Music/CharliXCX
* Music/CleanBandit
* Music/PaulaCole[[note]]via Famous Music[[/note]]
* Music/ConchitaWurst
* Music/DefLeppard
* Music/LanaDelRey
* Music/DepecheMode
* Music/{{Dope}}[[note]]While Sony/ATV still publishes the band's back catalogue, their later songs are published by Entertainment One[[/note]]
* Music/{{Drake}}
* Music/DuranDuran
* Music/BobDylan
* Music/EarthWindAndFire
* Music/BrettEldredge
* Music/{{Enya}}
* Music/{{Erasure}}
* Music/FallOutBoy
* Music/FiveFingerDeathPunch
* Music/FloRida
* Music/FosterThePeople
** Music/BestFriend
* Music/{{Fozzy}}
* Music/TheFray
* Music/GEazy
* Music/MarvinGaye[[note]]after acquiring EMI Music Publishing[[/note]]
* Music/{{Glassjaw}}
* Music/{{Grimes}}
* Music/CalvinHarris
* Music/HarveyDanger[[note]]via Famous Music[[/note]]
* Music/{{Hozier}}
* Music/AlanJackson
* Music/MichaelJackson[[note]]While Jackson was still alive, his songs were published by [[Creator/WarnerMusicGroup Warner-Chappell]], despite owning half of Sony/ATV.[[/note]]
* Music/{{Jamiroquai}}
* Music/JessieJ
* Music/JudasPriest
* Music/AliciaKeys[[note]]after acquiring EMI Music Publishing[[/note]]
* Music/CaroleKing[[note]]after acquiring EMI Music Publishing[[/note]]
* Music/TheKinks[[note]]via ATV[[/note]]
* Music/{{KONGOS}}
* Music/{{Kraftwerk}}
* Music/LadyGaga
* Music/LambOfGod
* Music/MirandaLambert
* Music/CyndiLauper
* Music/LittleRichard[[note]]via ATV[[/note]]
* Music/MatchboxTwenty
** Music/RobThomas
* Music/SarahMcLachlan
* Creator/MetroGoldwynMayer
** Creator/OrionPictures
** Creator/UnitedArtists
* Music/MacMiller
* Music/JoniMitchell
* Music/{{Nile}}
* Music/OfMiceAndMen
* Music/OneRepublic
* Music/DollyParton
* Music/{{Pink}}[[note]]after acquiring EMI Music Publishing[[/note]]
* Music/{{Pitbull}}
* Music/RachelPlatten
* Music/ElvisPresley[[note]]Elvis' catalogue is also published by Carlin, Raleigh and Kobalt[[/note]]
* Music/{{Queen}}[[note]]after acquiring EMI Music Publishing[[/note]]
* Music/RascalFlatts
* Music/{{Rihanna}}[[note]]was with EMI before leaving for Warner Chappell. She resigned with Sony in 2019.[[/note]]
* Music/RiseAgainst
* Music/TheRollingStones[[note]]after acquiring EMI Music Publishing; though ABKCO and BMG publish different eras of the band's catalogue[[/note]]
* Music/{{Shakira}}[[note]]Shakira originally signed to Sony/ATV in 1999, but left for Famous Music in 2005. After Sony acquired Famous in 2007, Shakira returned to Sony/ATV.[[/note]]
* Music/EdSheeran
* Music/BlakeShelton
* Music/{{Sia}}[[note]]after acquiring EMI Music Publishing[[/note]]
* Music/SamSmith
* Music/SnoopDogg[[note]]after acquiring EMI Music Publishing[[/note]]
* Music/RodStewart
* Music/JamesTaylor
* Music/TeganAndSara
* Music/{{TI}}
* Music/{{Tinashe}}
* Music/{{Train}}
* Music/{{Usher}}
* Music/VictoriaJustice
* Music/WalkTheMoon
* Music/KanyeWest
* Music/PharrellWilliams
* Music/AmyWinehouse[[note]]after acquiring EMI Music Publishing[[/note]]

!!Video games published by this company:
* ''AC/DC Pinball Rocks HD''
* ''Jelly Boy 2'' (cancelled)
* ''Kowloon's Gate''
* ''Rittai Ninja Katsugeki Tenchu: Shinobi Hyakusen''
* ''Slayer Pinball Rocks HD''
* ''Solstice II''
* ''Series/{{Victorious}}'' (in partnership with ''Creator/{{Nickelodeon}}'' and ''Creator/D3Publisher'')
** ''Victorious: Hollywood Arts Debut''
** ''Victorious: Taking the Lead''
** ''Victorious: Time to Shine''
[[/index]]
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Sony Music Entertainment, a division of the electronics firm Creator/{{Sony}}, is a VideoGame publishing company and music label. Founded in 1929 as American Record Corporation, its current name dates to 1991 when Sony retired the Creator/{{CBS}} name. The group's oldest label, Creator/ColumbiaRecords, dates back to 1887.

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Sony Music Entertainment, Entertainment is a division of the electronics firm Creator/{{Sony}}, Creator/{{Sony}} that is a VideoGame publishing company and music label. Founded responsible for managing their collection of record labels. Originally founded in 1929 as the American Record Corporation, its current name dates to 1991 when Sony retired the Creator/{{CBS}} name. The group's oldest label, Creator/ColumbiaRecords, dates back to 1887.



!!Video games published by this company:
* ''AC/DC Pinball Rocks HD''
* ''Jelly Boy 2'' (cancelled)
* ''Kowloon's Gate''
* ''Rittai Ninja Katsugeki Tenchu: Shinobi Hyakusen''
* ''Slayer Pinball Rocks HD''
* ''Solstice II''
* ''Series/{{Victorious}}'' (in partnership with ''Creator/{{Nickelodeon}}'' and ''Creator/D3Publisher'')
** ''Victorious: Hollywood Arts Debut''
** ''Victorious: Taking the Lead''
** ''Victorious: Time to Shine''


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!!Video games published by this company:
* ''AC/DC Pinball Rocks HD''
* ''Jelly Boy 2'' (cancelled)
* ''Kowloon's Gate''
* ''Rittai Ninja Katsugeki Tenchu: Shinobi Hyakusen''
* ''Slayer Pinball Rocks HD''
* ''Solstice II''
* ''Series/{{Victorious}}'' (in partnership with ''Creator/{{Nickelodeon}}'' and ''Creator/D3Publisher'')
** ''Victorious: Hollywood Arts Debut''
** ''Victorious: Taking the Lead''
** ''Victorious: Time to Shine''
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