RCA Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America.
RCA Records is one of Sony Music's four flagship labels, alongside RCA's former long-time rival Columbia Records; also Arista Records, and Epic Records. The label has released multiple genres of music, including pop, classical, rock, hip hop, afrobeat, electronic, R&B, blues, jazz, and country. The label's name is derived from the initials of its now defunct parent company, the Radio Corporation of America (RCA).[3]
RCA Records was fully acquired by Bertelsmann in 1987, making it a part of Bertelsmann Music Group (BMG) and became a part of Sony BMG Music Entertainment after the 2004 merger of BMG and Sony; it was acquired by the latter in 2008, after the dissolution of Sony/BMG and the restructuring of Sony Music.
RCA Records is the corporate successor of the Victor Talking Machine Company.
Trivia[]
- On April 28, 2017, SZA signed a record deal with RCA. This happened one day after the release of her "Love Galore" music video with Travis Scott.[4]
References[]
- ↑ Cole, Tom (September 30, 2010). "Why Records Are 12 Inches Wide". NPR. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
- ↑ Hoffman, Frank (2004). Encyclopedia of Recorded Sound. Routledge. p. 258. ISBN 1135949506.
- ↑ RCA (Radio Corporation of America). Engineering and Technology History Wiki.
- ↑ Cinnsealach, Somhairle (April 28, 2017). SZA Signs To RCA Records (en-US).