Sony Music

Summary

Sony Music is a business^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.22% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,957 views/month, #64 of 29,529).^[2]

Key Facts

• Sony Music is in the country of United States^[3].
• Sony Music is in the country of US^[4].
• Sony Music's instance of is recorded as business^[5].
• Sony Music's instance of is recorded as record company^[6].
• Sony Music's instance of is recorded as major label^[7].
• Sony Music is owned by Sony Corporation of America^[8].
• Sony Music's headquarters location is recorded as New York City^[9].
• Sony Music's chief executive officer is recorded as Rob Stringer^[10].
• Sony Music's has organizational division is recorded as Sony Music^[11].
• Sony Music's has organizational division is recorded as Legacy Recordings^[12].
• Sony Music's has organizational division is recorded as Sony Music Special Products^[13].
• Sony Music's has organizational division is recorded as Sony Music Commercial Music Group^[14].
• Sony Music's child organization or unit is recorded as Columbia Records, Inc.^[15].
• Sony Music's child organization or unit is recorded as Sony Music Indonesia^[16].
• Sony Music's child organization or unit is recorded as BNA Records^[17].
• Sony Music's child organization or unit is recorded as Sony Music Entertainment España, S.L.^[18].
• Sony Music's child organization or unit is recorded as Indochine Records^[19].
• Sony Music's child organization or unit is recorded as Disruptor Records^[20].
• Sony Music's child organization or unit is recorded as Bad Boy Records^[21].
• Sony Music's child organization or unit is recorded as Arista Records^[22].
• Sony Music's child organization or unit is recorded as RCA Records^[23].
• Sony Music's child organization or unit is recorded as Epic Records^[24].
• Sony Music's child organization or unit is recorded as Sony Music Mexico^[25].
• Sony Music's child organization or unit is recorded as Sony Music Philippines, Inc.^[26].
• Sony Music's child organization or unit is recorded as Columbia Records^[27].

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Founding

Recorded inception include January 1, 2009^[28] and 2004-07-01^[29]. Sony Music's location of formation is recorded as New York City^[30].

Identity

Short names include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sony Music'}^[31], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'SME'}^[32], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'SM'}^[33].

Leadership

Sony Music's chief executive officer is recorded as Rob Stringer^[10]. Its chairperson is recorded as Doug Morris^[34].

Operations

Sony Music's headquarters location is recorded as New York City^[9]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Sony Entertainment^[35]. Subsidiaries include Columbia Records, Inc.^[15], a record company^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 1954^[38], headquartered in New York City^[39]; Sony Music Indonesia^[16], a music publisher^[40], in Indonesia^[41], founded in 1989^[42], headquartered in Jakarta^[43]; BNA Records^[17], a record label^[44], in United States^[45], founded in 1991^[46], headquartered in Nashville^[47]; Sony Music Entertainment España, S.L.^[18], a record company^[48], in Spain^[49], headquartered in Madrid^[50]; Indochine Records^[19], a record label^[51], founded in 2014^[52]; and Disruptor Records^[20], a record label^[53], in United States^[54], founded in 2014^[55].

Industry

Industries include music industry^[56], entertainment industry^[57], and show business^[58].

Ownership

Sony Music is owned by Sony Corporation of America^[8]. Its product or material produced is recorded as music^[59].

Why It Matters

Sony Music ranks in the top 0.22% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,957 views/month, #64 of 29,529).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[60] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[61]