CBS Records
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CBS Records was a major American record label and music company that played a significant role in the development and promotion of popular music in the 20th century.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| CBS Records canonical | 74 |
| CBS Associated Records | 1 |
| CBS Records (international) | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
music company
ⓘ
record label ⓘ |
| acquiredBy |
Sony
ⓘ
surface form:
Sony Corporation
Sony Music Entertainment ⓘ |
| acquisitionCompleted | 1991 ⓘ |
| acquisitionYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Columbia Records
ⓘ
surface form:
Columbia Records (label)
Epic Records ⓘ
surface form:
Epic Records (label)
Sony ⓘ
surface form:
Sony Corporation of America
|
| businessModel |
manufacturing and distributing sound recordings
ⓘ
signing and promoting recording artists ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| defunct | true ⓘ |
| defunctYear | early 1990s ⓘ |
| distributed | Columbia Records releases outside North America ⓘ |
| distributedIn |
Asia
ⓘ
Europe ⓘ Latin America ⓘ |
| formerNameOf | Sony Music Entertainment ⓘ |
| genre |
R&B
ⓘ
classical music ⓘ country music ⓘ jazz ⓘ pop music ⓘ popular music ⓘ rock music ⓘ soul music ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| industry | music industry ⓘ |
| labelImprintOf |
Columbia Records
ⓘ
surface form:
Columbia Records (U.S.)
Epic Records ⓘ |
| mediaType | audio recordings ⓘ |
| notableFor |
development of popular music in the 20th century
ⓘ
promotion of major recording artists ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Columbia Broadcasting System
ⓘ
surface form:
CBS Inc.
|
| ownedTrademark | Columbia name and trademarks outside North America (before sale to Sony) ⓘ |
| parentCompany |
Columbia Broadcasting System
ⓘ
surface form:
CBS Inc.
Columbia Broadcasting System ⓘ |
| partOf | CBS Inc. media operations ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Columbia Records
ⓘ
surface form:
Columbia Records (as a label name used by CBS in the U.S.)
|
| product |
cassette tapes
ⓘ
compact discs ⓘ recorded music ⓘ vinyl records ⓘ |
| rebrandedAs | Sony Music Entertainment ⓘ |
| regionServed | worldwide ⓘ |
| status | defunct as an independent brand ⓘ |
| successor |
Sony Music Entertainment
ⓘ
surface form:
Sony Music
Sony Music Entertainment ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (76)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Vision of Love
subject surface form:
Columbia Masterworks
subject surface form:
Columbia Masterworks
subject surface form:
Epic Records
subject surface form:
I'm Your Man
subject surface form:
Thriller (song)
subject surface form:
Abraxas
this entity surface form:
CBS Associated Records
this entity surface form:
CBS Records (international)
subject surface form:
Manic Monday
subject surface form:
Hero