Sony Music Entertainment

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The company’s origins go back to the formation of the Columbia Phonograph Company in the United States in 1888 which was ultimately acquired by the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (which had been founded by the record company, but then sold) in 1938. CBS only had the rights to the Columbia name in the United States and Canada. The Columbia Phonograph Company had international subsidiaires and affiliates such as the Columbia Graphophone Company in the United Kingdom, but they were sold off prior to CBS acquiring American Columbia. So when it founded its international arm in 1961, it was as “CBS Records.” In March, 1968, CBS/Sony Records was formed in Japan as a joint venture between CBS and Sony.[1] On November 17, 1987, the Sony Corporation of America acquired CBS Records for US$2 billion. CBS Inc., now CBS Corporation, retained the rights to the CBS name, and Sony renamed the label Sony Music Entertainment in 1991. CBS founded a new CBS Records in 2006.

Sony re-introduced the Columbia label after it bought the international rights to the name from EMI. Epic Records is the other major branch of Sony Music. The only country where Sony does not have rights to the Columbia name is Japan, where the name is controlled by Columbia Music Entertainment. Columbia label recordings from outside Japan are issued in Japan on the Sony Records label, sharing the same Walking Eye logo as Columbia outside Japan.
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  • GusttavoLima

    please up pics of gusttavo lima !!

    last week

  • kazikleszno

    Polskie znaki w polskich płytach! [4]

    January 2012

  • Noxbi

    Polskie znaki w polskich płytach! [3]

    November 2011

  • JODYRULE

    does anyone read this? if so search me and give me feedback if u will good or bad, youtube or soundcloud type apbpromotion i have some samples of mainly original music and my take on a couple of covers. dont ask dont get x god bless

    June 2011

  • Ulandeny

    http://www.lastfm.com.br/music/Claudia+Leitte You can add the albun "As Máscaras" by Claudia Leitte.

    March 2011

  • sintip

    yeah

    November 2010

  • su_real

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    October 2010

  • wysiwyg81

    Polskie znaki w polskich płytach! [2]

    September 2010

  • jakuh

    Polskie znaki w polskich płytach! Co jest w wami?! Np. tu: http://www.lastfm.pl/music/Brodka/Granda

    September 2010

  • jeanalisson2006

    \/ help us please

    July 2010

  • EnjiRoberto

    Hey, scrobbles from album The Best Damn Thing by Avril Lavigne is being divided between The Best Damn Thing and The Best Damn Thing. Remove the album by 'Avril lavignw' and 'featuring Lil Mama' or do anytinhg to repair this. Scrobling her third album correctly is better to Avril. Thanks AND HELP US PLEASE

    July 2010

  • taurus19962003

    This video contains content from Sony Music Entertainment. It is no longer available in your country. , why do I get this, I don;t understand. I am in the united states, " the land of the free" . GO KILL YOURSELF

    July 2010

  • Babberdeggl

    the only thing i want to say: sony sucks

    June 2010

  • spymoft

    This video contains content from Sony Music Entertainment. It is no longer available in your country. You guys suck, I'm in the USA and its censored?! What is this nonsense?! Sony sucks and everything about Sony sucks as well - not just its music. This is the reason why you barely get any profit from anything.

    May 2010

  • alientomato

    This video contains content from Sony Music Entertainment. It is no longer available in your country. way to ruin music, sony. good work. sigh.

    May 2010

  • heya_iamsam

    This video contains content from Sony Music Entertainment. It is no longer available in your country. [2] why?!

    April 2010

  • Melak47

    Go censor somebody else's internet. kthxbye.

    March 2010

  • hdsander

    "This video contains content from Sony Music Entertainment. It is no longer available in your country." bye bye Sony artists, other musicians have nice tunes too.

    December 2009

  • Siddhartta

    http://www.last.fm/music/David+Clavijo

    December 2009

  • bigga_nigga

    Sony sux.

    August 2009
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