Elektra Records

Elektra Records
Elektra Records
Parent company	Warner Music Group
Founded	February 6, 1950; 74 years ago
Founder	Jac Holzman; Paul Rickolt;
Distributor(s)	300 Elektra Entertainment; (United States); Elektra France (France); Warner Music Group; (International); Rhino Entertainment Company; (Re-issues);
Genre	Various
Country of origin	United States
Official website	elektra.com

Elektra Records (or Elektra Entertainment) is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group, founded in 1950 by Jac Holzman and Paul Rickolt.^[1] It played an important role in the development of contemporary folk and rock music between the 1950s and 1970s. In 2004, it was consolidated into WMG's Atlantic Records Group. After five years of dormancy, the label was revived as an imprint of Atlantic in 2009. In October 2018, Elektra was detached from the Atlantic Records umbrella and reorganized into Elektra Music Group, once again operating as an independently managed frontline label of Warner Music. In June 2022, Elektra Music Group was merged with 300 Entertainment to create the umbrella label 300 Elektra Entertainment (3EE), though both Elektra and 300 continued to maintain their separate identities as labels.

^ Leopold, Todd (April 20, 2007). "Confessions of a record label owner". CNN. Archived from the original on November 14, 2016. Retrieved November 13, 2016.

[CNNHistory-1] Leopold, Todd (April 20, 2007). "Confessions of a record label owner". CNN. Archived from the original on November 14, 2016. Retrieved November 13, 2016.

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