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Founded in 1991, Sony Music Entertainment Africa is the local arm of Sony Music, which was established as American Record Corporation in 1929 and later rebranded to Columbia Recording Corporation. [3] Over the years, Sony Music has expanded its presence in Africa, including South Africa, with offices in Johannesburg and Cape Town.
This is a list of record labels owned by, or associated with Sony Music Entertainment (SME).. According to the Sony Music official website, the main labels are Columbia Records, RCA Records, Epic Records, Arista Records, Legacy Recordings, Sony Music Latin, Sony Masterworks, Provident Label Group, and Sony Classical, as well as the Nashville divisions of the first four named.
Solly Moholo was considered a pivotal figure in South African gospel music. [2] His music was acclaimed and resonated with millions across the nations of South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Namibia, and Lesotho. [2] He was described to have used his music to fight crime by the premier of Gauteng Panyaza Lesufi amongst others. [4]
Sony Music UK incorporated the independent sales and distribution company Essential Music and Marketing – renamed to Red Essential. In August 2016, Sony Music acquired Ministry of Sound Recordings, home to London Grammar, DJ Fresh and Sigala. [84] [85] On April 5, 2017, two of Sony Music UK's labels won awards at the annual Music Week Awards.
Organizing team of the event, AfriMusic Executive Body [EXCO], includes: Co-founder and Co-CEO Michelle Fernandes [24] (who has prior experience of working on some of Africa's largest events such as the South African Music Awards (SAMAs), [25] SA Sport Awards, MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMAs), Namibian Music Awards, Zambia Music Awards and others), [26] Co-founder and Co-CEO, Suzie Vicente (who ...
RCA Records is an American record label.Since 2008, it has been 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.
Columbia Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Music Group, the American division of multinational conglomerate Sony. Columbia is the oldest surviving brand name in the recorded sound business, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] and the second major company to produce records. [ 4 ]
Recording Industry of South Africa (RiSA) is a trade association representing the interests of major and independent record labels of South Africa. Located in Randburg, RiSA is responsible for running the annual South African Music Awards (SAMAs) and for music recording certification in South Africa. It also runs The Official South African ...