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===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
'''Sony Music Entertainment''' was originally known as the CBS Records Group until it was sold to Japanese conglomerate Sony Corporation on January 5, 1988, | '''Sony Music Entertainment''' was originally known as the CBS Records Group until it was sold to Japanese conglomerate Sony Corporation on January 5, 1988; for a time after the acquisition, Sony licensed the CBS name for use on its new recorded music arm. On New Year's Day 1991, it was renamed to "Sony Music Entertainment". | ||
On July 20, 2004, Sony Music Entertainment and Bertelsmann Music Group merged | On July 20, 2004, Sony Music Entertainment and Bertelsmann Music Group merged to form "[[Sony BMG Music Entertainment]]", which was approved by the European Union. On October 1, 2008, Bertelsmann AG agreed to sell the rest of the Sony BMG stake to Sony, with the entire company, now a wholly-owned subsidiary, readopting the name Sony Music Entertainment in early 2009. | ||
The labels under SME | The labels under SME currently consist of Columbia Records, Epic Records, RCA Records, Arista Records, Alamo Records and the Orchard. Sony's music arm previously had its own video and film divisions: [[Sony Music Film]], [[Columbia Music Video]], [[Epic Music Video]], [[Sony Wonder]] and [[Zomba Films]]. | ||
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