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'''Sony Music Entertainment''' was originally known as the CBS Records Group until it was sold to Sony Corporation of Japan on January 5, 1988, when Sony licensed the CBS name and was renamed as "Sony Music Entertainment" on January 1, 1991. On July 20, 2004, Sony Music Entertainment and Bertelsmann Music Group merged their 50% of their music enterprise 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, renaming the enterprise back to Sony Music Entertainment as a wholly-owned subsidiary.
'''Sony Music Entertainment''' was originally known as the CBS Records Group until it was sold to Sony Corporation of Japan on January 5, 1988, when Sony licensed the CBS name and was renamed as "Sony Music Entertainment" on January 1, 1991. On July 20, 2004, Sony Music Entertainment and Bertelsmann Music Group merged their 50% of their music enterprise 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, renaming the enterprise back to Sony Music Entertainment as a wholly-owned subsidiary.


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|CBS Music Video Enterprises|
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|CMV.jpg|(1986-1991)
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|Sony Music Entertainment (first era)|
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|SMV_1991.jpg|1st Logo (1991-2001?)
|SMV_1996.jpg|2nd Logo (1996-2004, February 17, 2011)
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|Sony BMG Music Entertainment|
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|SonyBMG.jpg|1st Logo (2004-2009)
|Sony BMG Music Entertainment (2005-Late 2000's).png|2nd Logo (2005-Late 2000's)
|Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Mid 2000's).png|3rd Logo (Mid 2000's)
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|Sony Music Entertainment (second era)|
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|SME_2009.jpg|1st Logo (2009-)
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==CBS Music Video Enterprises==
===(1986-1991)===
[[File:CMV.jpg|350px|center]]
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'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see a 3-D bottomless tricolor pyramid spinning around, with the cut-out letters "C" on the {{color|red}} side, "M" on the {{color|green}} side, and "V" on the {{color|blue}} side. Then, two more pyramids just like the first one slide out of the bottom of it and they all spin. Then the pyramids get together, and as they do that, each of them turn into triangles, and the letters turn white. "E N T E R P R I S E S" fades in under "CMV".
'''Technique:''' Excellent CGI which holds up very well despite being made in the mid-1980s.
'''Music/Sounds:''' A modern-sounding synth theme with ticks throughout and 3 deep bangs as the pyramids turns into triangles.
'''Availability:''' Very rare. It can be found on CBS Music Video releases, such as the 1987 VHS release of ''Billy Joel: Live at Yankee Stadium'' and a Laserdisc release of ''The Forbidden Dance is Lambada''.
==Sony Music Entertainment (first era)==
===1st Logo (1991-2001?)===
[[File:SMV 1991.jpg|350px|center]]
{{YouTube|id=XtEPbejnJL8|id2=-8Z3G5dko3A}}
'''Logo:''' Same as the CMV Enterprises logo, but the "C" has been replaced with an "S". The whole logo also appears to have been redone; the letters are bolder, the colors are a bit brighter and the pyramids spin slightly differently.
'''Variant:''' On the 1996 VHS of ''Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie'', the logo is shortened to the last few seconds.
'''Technique:''' Same as the CMV Enterprises logo.
'''Music/Sounds:''' Same as the CMV Enterprises logo. On the variant, we only hear re-arranged drumbeats and the synth strum.
'''Availability:''' Uncommon.
*It can be seen on many Sony Music Video releases from the era such as the VHS/DVD releases of ''Celine Dion: Unison'', ''Celine Dion: All the Way - A Decade of Song and Video'', and ''Mariah Carey: #1's''. The logo continued to be used internationally up into the early 2000's.
*It can also be found on many 90's [[MTV Home Video]] releases from the era, such as early ''Beavis and Butt-Head'' and ''MTV Unplugged'' VHS releases.
*The short variant appeared on the 1996 VHS of ''Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie''.
===2nd Logo (1996-2004, February 17, 2011)===
[[File:SMV 1996.jpg|350px|center]]
{{YouTube|id=fl6ojsWXE6o}}
'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see a {{color|gold}} ball moving upward. Then, two {{color|blue}} balls move downward, left and right of the {{color|gold}} ball. These move away, as it fades into 3 black smoking circles with the left and right circle with {{color|blue}} outlining and the middle circle with {{color|gold}} outlining. These outlines then spin around, as the smoke disappears and the letters "S" on the left circle in white, "M" on the middle circle in {{color|blue}}, and "V" on the right circle in white appear. The circles turn to the colors of the outlines of the circle, then the words "s o n y m u s i c entertainment" appear one-by-one. "sony music" is spaced out more to fit the width of "entertainment" below.
'''Technique:''' More great CGI.
'''Music/Sounds:''' Same as before.
'''Availability:''' Uncommon.
*Seen on many Sony Music Entertainment VHS and DVD releases from the era, including ''Computer Animation Festival'', ''Alice in Chains: Music Bank - The Videos'', ''Jennifer Lopez: Feelin So Good'', and ''Kathy Smith'' re-releases from the company.
*It also appears on many late 1990's-early 2000's MTV Home Video releases such as ''MTV Gamebrain'', ''Beavis and Butt-Head'' and ''The Real World'' video tapes.
*Strangely, this logo made a surprise appearance on the packaging of the 2006 [[Shout! Factory]] DVD sets ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show'' and ''The Best of the Electric Company'', as well as all four seasons of ''Home Movies'', but this logo never appeared on the DVDs themselves.
'''Legacy:''' It's rather odd how the logo still reads "SMV" despite the company name now being Sony Music ''Entertainment''.
==Sony BMG Music Entertainment==
===1st Logo (2004-2009)===
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SonyBMG.jpg
SonyBMG HomeEnt.jpg
SonyBMG Film.jpg
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{{YouTube|id=LxKnox3GNJo|id2=UoToo5MWh_U|id3=kAwKD9Ii1rQ|id4=Spr8hT9zUvQ}}
'''Logo:''' On a white background, we see a spinning {{color|red}} fuchsia and a {{color|blue}} treble clef. It slowly zooms out to the words "SONY" and "BMG" (in their corporate fonts) and the treble clef falls on the words. The background becomes faded, then a flash occurs and two lines and the words "{{font|Serif|MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT}}" in Trajan Pro fade in. The treble clef shines.
'''Variants:'''
*An alternate version exists where the letters of "{{font|Serif|'''SONY BMG'''}}" flash randomly for split seconds, forming the text letter-by-letter on a clear white background, then the lines slide in from both sides and the treble clef and "{{font|Serif|MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT}}" fade in. The whole logo then zooms in and blurs away.
*On the 2006 DVD of ''Transformers the Movie'', the words "{{font|Serif|HOME ENTERTAINMENT}}" appear by a light effect a few seconds later.
*On movies from the company, after the main logo is finished, it zooms out towards the top and the large word "{{font|Serif|FILM}}" appears by a light effect.
'''Technique:''' The treble clef spinning, the names zooming out, all in great CGI.
'''Music/Sounds:''' Wind sounds, followed by a loud synth chord and some twinkling sounds.
'''Music/Sounds Variants:'''
*The alternate version features subtle pounding and a swoosh.
*The home entertainment and film variants have an additional whoosh for the respective texts.
'''Availability:''' Common.
*It appeared on many music DVDs and DualDisc releases such as ''Michael Jackson: Thriller 25'', ''Beyoncé B-Day'', and R. Kelly's infamous ''Trapped in the Closet'' series of music videos.
*The "HOME ENTERTAINMENT" version appeared on the 2006 DVD of ''Transformers The Movie: 20th Anniversary Edition''.
*The "FILM" version appeared on the films ''Ghosts of Cité Soleil'' and ''Feel the Noise''. It was also seen on the trailer for ''Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten''.
===2nd Logo (2005-Late 2000's)===
[[File:Sony BMG Music Entertainment (2005-Late 2000's).png|300px|frameless|center]]
{{YouTube|id=RhCLdaYTqDE}}
'''Logo:''' TBA.
'''Technique:''' TBA.
'''Music/Sounds:''' TBA.
'''Availability:''' TBA.
===3rd Logo (Mid 2000's)===
[[File:Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Mid 2000's).png|300px|frameless|center]]
{{YouTube|id=Q69pLlMdv5A}}
'''Logo:''' TBA.
'''Technique:''' TBA.
'''Music/Sounds:''' TBA.
'''Availability:''' TBA.


==Sony Music Entertainment (second era)==
===1st Logo (2009-)===
===1st Logo (2009-)===
[[File:SME 2009.jpg|350px|center]]
[[File:SME 2009.jpg|350px|center]]
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