Zomba Group of Companies

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Zomba Group of Companies was a major music entertainment conglomerate best known for its influential Jive Records label, which launched and managed the careers of numerous pop and R&B superstars.

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Zomba Group of Companies canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf music entertainment conglomerate
music publisher
record company
acquiredBy Bertelsmann Music Group
acquisitionDate 2002
countryOfOrigin South Africa
dissolved 2000s
division Zomba Management and Publishers
Zomba Music Publishers
surface form: Zomba Music Publishing

Zomba Records
surface form: Zomba Recording Corporation

Zomba Screen Music
foundedBy Clive Calder
Ralph Simon
headquartersLocation New York City
inception 1975
industry entertainment industry
music industry
knownFor launching R&B superstars via Jive Records
launching pop superstars via Jive Records
notableExecutive Barry Weiss
Clive Calder
notableLabel Jive Records
operatedInArea South Africa
United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States
ownedLabel Battery Records
Jive Afrika
Jive Electro
Jive Records
Jive Records
surface form: Jive Zomba Recording Corporation

LaFace Records
Silvertone Records
Verity Records
Volcano Entertainment
Zomba Label Group
surface form: Zomba Enterprises

Zomba Gospel
Zomba Music Publishers
Zomba Label Group
surface form: Zomba Recording Corporation

Zomba Screen Music
Zomba Songs
parentCompany Bertelsmann Music Group
partOf Bertelsmann Music Group
surface form: BMG family of labels
specializedInGenre R&B music
gospel music
hip hop music
pop music
successor Sony Music Entertainment
surface form: Sony BMG Music Entertainment

Sony Music Entertainment

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Justin Timberlake recordLabel Zomba Group of Companies
Bertelsmann Music Group ownedLabel Zomba Group of Companies
Jive Records parentCompany Zomba Group of Companies
Jive Records ownedBy Zomba Group of Companies
Jive Records labelImprintOf Zomba Group of Companies
Volcano Records parentCompany Zomba Group of Companies
Aaron Carter recordLabel Zomba Group of Companies