MCA

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MCA was a major American record label and entertainment company known for signing prominent artists and producing a wide range of popular music releases.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
MCA Records 0
MCA Inc. 4
MCA TV 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf American record label
record label
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dissolvedOrAbolished 2003
distributedBy MCA Records
surface form: MCA Records (self-distribution in US)

Universal Music Group
formerName Decca Records
surface form: Decca Records (US operations acquired)
foundedBy MCA self-linksurface differs
surface form: MCA Inc.
genre R&B
country music
hip hop music
pop music
rock music
soundtrack
hasSubsidiary MCA Nashville
surface form: MCA Nashville Records

MCA Records
surface form: MCA Records Canada

MCA Victor
surface form: MCA Victor (Japan, via JV/branding)
headquartersLocation Universal City, California
inception 1962
industry music industry
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity California, United States
surface form: California
locatedInTimeZone Pacific Time Zone
mediaType audio recording
notableArtist Bobby Brown
Elton John
George Strait
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Mary J. Blige
New Edition
Nirvana
Reba McEntire
The Who
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
notableFor producing a wide range of popular music releases
signing prominent artists
notableRelease Frampton Comes Alive!
Pronounced ‘Lĕh-’nérd ‘Skin-’nérd
Straight Outta Compton (via Ruthless/priority relationships, distribution/ownership links)
Who’s Next
ownedBy Seagram Company Ltd.
surface form: Seagram (historically, via Universal acquisition)

Universal Music Group
parentCompany MCA self-linksurface differs
surface form: MCA Inc.

Universal Music Group
partOf MCA Music Entertainment Group
Universal Music Group
productOrService music publishing (through affiliated entities)
music recording
soundtrack albums
successor Geffen Records
Interscope Geffen A&M
surface form: Interscope Geffen A&M Records

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this entity surface form: MCA TV
MCA foundedBy MCA self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: MCA Records
this entity surface form: MCA Inc.
this entity surface form: MCA Inc.
The Light labelImprint MCA
this entity surface form: MCA Inc.
MCA parentCompany MCA self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: MCA Records
this entity surface form: MCA Inc.
subject surface form: The Light