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===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
'''Sony Music Entertainment''' was originally known as the CBS Records Group until it was sold to Sony Corporation | '''Sony Music Entertainment''' was originally known as the CBS Records Group until it was sold to Japanese conglomerate Sony Corporation on January 5, 1988, when Sony licensed the CBS name. 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 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 in early 2009. | |||
The labels under SME as of currently consist of Columbia Records, Epic Records, RCA Records, Arista Records, Alamo Records and the Orchard. It previously had their own video and film divisions: [[Sony Music Film]], [[Columbia Music Video]], [[Epic Music Video]] and [[Zomba Films]]. | |||
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