MCA Records

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American record label record label

MCA Records was a major American record label known for releasing music by prominent rock, pop, and country artists throughout the latter half of the 20th century.

Aliases (3)

Music Corporation of America ×2
MCA Records (self-distribution in US) ×1
MCA Records Canada ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American record label → record label →
activePeriodEnd	2000s →
activePeriodStart	1960s →
associatedWith	MCA Home Video → Universal Pictures →
catalogOwnerAfterClosure	Universal Music Group →
country	United States →
distributedBy	Universal Music Group →
foundedBy	Music Corporation of America →
genreFocus	R&B → country music → pop music → rock music → soundtracks →
industry	music industry →
locationHeadquarters	Los Angeles, California → Universal City, California →
market	international →
notableArtist	B.B. King → Boston → Elton John → George Strait → Gladys Knight & the Pips → Lynyrd Skynyrd → Mary J. Blige → New Edition → Nirvana → Olivia Newton-John → Pat Benatar → Reba McEntire → Steely Dan → The Beach Boys → The Who → Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers →
notableImprint	MCA Nashville → MCA Records Nashville → MCA Victor →
ownedBy	Universal Music Group →
parentCompany	MCA Inc. → Music Corporation of America →
predecessor	Decca Records (US) catalog → Kapp Records catalog → Uni Records →
specialization	mainstream commercial music →
status	defunct →
successor	Geffen Records → Interscope Geffen A&M Records → Universal Music Group Nashville → Universal Records →

Referenced by (28)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
B. B. King → Bobby (album) → Bobby Bland → Chaka Khan → Common → Don't Be Cruel → Electric Circus → Every Little Step → Forever → Get Away → Gladys Knight → Humpin’ Around → King of Stage → My Prerogative → New Edition → On Our Own → Ricky Nelson → Something in Common → The Light →	recordLabel
MCA Records ("MCA Records (self-distribution in US)") → Uptown Records →	distributedBy
MCA Records ("Music Corporation of America") → Uptown Records →	parentCompany
Uptown Records →	associatedWith
Forever →	copyrightHolder
MCA Records ("Music Corporation of America") →	foundedBy
MCA Records ("MCA Records Canada") →	hasSubsidiary
The Roots →	label