Columbia Records
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Columbia Records is a major American record label, one of the oldest in the world, known for signing and releasing music by many influential and commercially successful artists across diverse genres.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
music company
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record label ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| distribution | global ⓘ |
| formerName | Columbia Phonograph Company ⓘ |
| formerOwner |
CBS
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CBS ⓘ
surface form:
Columbia Broadcasting System
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| foundedAs | Columbia Phonograph Company ⓘ |
| genre |
R&B
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classical music ⓘ country music ⓘ hip hop music ⓘ jazz ⓘ pop music ⓘ rock music ⓘ |
| hasImprint |
Columbia Masterworks (historical classical imprint)
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Columbia Records self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Columbia Nashville
Columbia Records self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Columbia Records UK
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| headquartersLocation |
New York
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New York City ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| inception | 1887 ⓘ |
| industry | music industry ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| logo |
Columbia Records
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Columbia Records walking eye logo
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| marketPosition |
one of the major American record labels
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one of the oldest record labels in the world ⓘ |
| notableArtist |
AC/DC
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Adele ⓘ Aerosmith ⓘ Aretha Franklin ⓘ Barbra Streisand ⓘ Beyoncé ⓘ Billy Joel ⓘ Bob Dylan ⓘ Bruce Springsteen ⓘ Harry Styles ⓘ Johnny Cash ⓘ Journey ⓘ Leonard Cohen ⓘ Miles Davis ⓘ Carlos Santana ⓘ
surface form:
Santana
Simon & Garfunkel ⓘ The Chainsmokers ⓘ Tony Bennett ⓘ Tyler, the Creator ⓘ |
| notableRelease |
Born to Run
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Bridge over Troubled Water ⓘ Highway 61 Revisited ⓘ Kind of Blue ⓘ Thriller (original U.S. LP pressing via Epic’s parent company) ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Sony
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surface form:
Sony Group Corporation
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| parentCompany | Sony Music Entertainment ⓘ |
| partOf | Sony Music Entertainment ⓘ |
| predecessor | Columbia Graphophone Company ⓘ |
| product |
music videos
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recorded music ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
became part of Sony Music Entertainment after Sony’s acquisition of CBS Records
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transitioned from shellac and vinyl records to CDs and digital formats ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
CBS Masterworks
subject surface form:
Get Lifted
this entity surface form:
Columbia Records artists
this entity surface form:
Columbia Records walking eye logo
this entity surface form:
Columbia Nashville
this entity surface form:
Columbia Records UK
subject surface form:
Hurricane (Bob Dylan song)