J Records

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American record label record label

J Records was an American record label founded by music executive Clive Davis, known for signing major artists such as Alicia Keys and playing a significant role in early 2000s R&B and pop music.

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Surface form Occurrences
MBK/J Records 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf American record label ⓘ
record label ⓘ
activePeriod early 2000s ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
dissolved 2011 ⓘ
distributionDealWith Bertelsmann Music Group ⓘ
surface form: BMG

Sony Music Entertainment ⓘ
surface form: Sony BMG Music Entertainment
distributor RCA Records ⓘ
focus contemporary R&B ⓘ
mainstream pop ⓘ
founder Clive Davis ⓘ
genre R&B ⓘ
hip hop ⓘ
pop ⓘ
rock ⓘ
headquartersLocation New York City ⓘ
inception 2000 ⓘ
industry music industry ⓘ
keyPerson Charles Goldstuck ⓘ
Clive Davis ⓘ
language English ⓘ
locationCountry United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
mergedInto RCA Records ⓘ
notableFor association with American Idol winners ⓘ
influence on early 2000s R&B ⓘ
launching Alicia Keys' career ⓘ
notableRelease Dance With My Father ⓘ
Fantasia (album) ⓘ
Songs in A Minor ⓘ
The Diary of Alicia Keys ⓘ
Unpredictable (Jamie Foxx album) ⓘ
parentCompany RCA Records ⓘ
surface form: RCA Music Group

Sony Music Entertainment ⓘ
partOf RCA Records ⓘ
surface form: RCA Music Group

Sony Music Entertainment ⓘ
reasonForDissolution label consolidation within RCA Music Group ⓘ
signedArtist Alicia Keys ⓘ
Cassie Davis ⓘ
Fantasia Barrino ⓘ
Jamie Foxx ⓘ
Jennifer Hudson ⓘ
Luther Vandross ⓘ
Mario ⓘ
Monica ⓘ
O-Town ⓘ
Rod Stewart ⓘ
Ruben Studdard ⓘ
Tyrese Gibson ⓘ
successor RCA Records ⓘ

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Clive Davis → employer → J Records ⓘ
My Boo → label → J Records ⓘ
this entity surface form: MBK/J Records
A Woman's Worth → publisher → J Records ⓘ
A Woman's Worth → recordLabel → J Records ⓘ
Alicia Augello Cook → recordLabel → J Records ⓘ
Alicia Keys → recordLabel → J Records ⓘ
As I Am → recordLabel → J Records ⓘ
Diary → recordLabel → J Records ⓘ
Fallin' → recordLabel → J Records ⓘ
If I Ain't Got You → recordLabel → J Records ⓘ
Luther Vandross → recordLabel → J Records ⓘ
Monica → recordLabel → J Records ⓘ
No One → recordLabel → J Records ⓘ
Pearl Jam → recordLabel → J Records ⓘ
So Gone → recordLabel → J Records ⓘ
subject surface form: Songs in A Minor
Songs in A Minor → recordLabel → J Records ⓘ
Spotlight → recordLabel → J Records ⓘ
Superwoman → recordLabel → J Records ⓘ
Where You At → recordLabel → J Records ⓘ