Seeking record labels? Record labels are record producers and distributors who promote and sell music recordings from various artists. Investing money and time into their search and development of recording artists, record labels can be the vital key to many an artist’s success.

The ‘Big Five’ major record labels include BMG Entertainment; EMI Group; Sony Music Entertainment; Universal Music Group and Warner Brothers Music.

BMG Entertainment has multiple major record labels comprised of Arista Records, BMG Classics and RCA Label group. Including famous recording artists Dido, Toni Braxton, Whitney Houston and Alabama, (to name a few) BMG Entertainment has made its revolutionary mark on the music industry.

EMI Group is home to music record labels: Angel Records, Blue Note Records, Capitol Records, EMI Classics, Grand Royal Records and Virgin Records. These record labels are represented by musical greats The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Janet Jackson, The Rolling Stones and Lenny Kravitz, this record label has become home to many legendary artists.

Sony Music Entertainment is host to record labels comprised of Columbia, Epic, Legacy Recordings, Sony Classical and Sony Nashville. Its recording lineup includes rock band Aerosmith, Louis Armstrong, Mariah Carey, Michael Jackson, Pearl Jam and Soul Asylum, to name just a few of its very diverse artists.

Universal Music Group’s record labels include Def Jam, Interscope/Geffen, Island Records, MCA Records, Mercury Nashville, Motown Records, Universal Records and Verve Music. Its recording artists include but are not limited to music superstars: U2, Blink 182, Peter Gabriel, Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Wonder and 98 Degrees.

Warners Brothers Music includes the following record labels: Atlantic Records, Elektra Records, Reprise Records, Warner Brothers JazzSpace, Warner Brother Records and Warner Classics’ record labels. Renowned recording greats such as Tori Amos, Hootie & the Blowfish, Jewel, Led Zeppelin, Rod Stewart, Stone Temple Pilots and Eric Clapton are just a few of their poster artists.

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