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.
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
|
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
MCA TV
subject surface form:
MCA Records
this entity surface form:
MCA Inc.
this entity surface form:
MCA Inc.
this entity surface form:
MCA Inc.
subject surface form:
MCA Records
this entity surface form:
MCA Inc.
subject surface form:
The Light