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Columbia Records is an American record label that is owned by Sony, one of the world's largest media and entertainment companies. It has been a major force in the music industry for over a century, releasing albums across many genres and signing some of the world's most famous musicians.
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- Instance of
- trademark
- Country
- United States
- Headquarters
- New York City
- Parent organization
- Sony Music
- Industry
- music
- Official website
- www.columbiarecords.com
- Image
- AWomansSmileCraigCampbell.jpg
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- Commons category
- Columbia Records
- topic's main category
- Category:Columbia Records
- inception
- 1889-01-15
- short name
- Columbia
- item operated
- CBS 30th Street Studio
- social media followers
- 12600
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Encyclopedic overview
Columbia Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Music Group, an American subsidiary of multinational conglomerate Sony. Founded on January 15, 1889, Columbia is the oldest surviving brand name in the recorded sound business, and the second major company to produce records. It is one of Sony Music's four flagship record labels, along with Epic Records, former longtime rival RCA Records, and Arista Records. RCA and Arista were originally owned by BMG until Sony's acquisition at the end of their merger in 2008.
History
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