| RCA Records Label | |
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.svg) RCA logo introduced in 1968 | |
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| Founded | January 9, 1900 (as Consolidated Talking Machine Company)[1][2] |
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| Genre | Various |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Location | New York City |
| Official website | rcarecords |
RCA Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation.
RCA Records is one of Sony Music's four flagship labels, alongside RCA's former long-time rival Columbia Records; also Arista Records, and Epic Records. The label has released multiple genres of music, including pop, classical, rock, hip hop, afrobeat, electronic, R&B, blues, jazz, and country. The label's name is derived from the initials of its now defunct parent company, the Radio Corporation of America[3] (RCA).
RCA Records was fully acquired by Bertelsmann in 1987, making it a part of Bertelsmann Music Group (BMG) and became a part of Sony BMG Music Entertainment after the 2004 merger of BMG and Sony; it was acquired by the latter in 2008, after the dissolution of Sony/BMG and the restructuring of Sony Music.
RCA Records is the corporate successor of the Victor Talking Machine Company.
- ^ Cole, Tom (September 30, 2010). "Why Records Are 12 Inches Wide". NPR. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
- ^ Hoffman, Frank (2004). Encyclopedia of Recorded Sound. Routledge. p. 258. ISBN 1135949506.
- ^ "RCA (Radio Corporation of America)". EHTW.org. Engingeering and Technology History Wiki. Retrieved August 19, 2015.