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J Records
Parent company Sony BMG
Founded 2000
Founder Clive Davis
Distributing label RCA Records Group (In the US)
Genre Various
Country of origin US
Official website Official website of J Records
Clive Davis, November 13, 2007, New York City. Photo by Christopher Peterson
Clive Davis, November 13, 2007, New York City. Sony BMG Music Entertainment is a diverse music and entertainment group Clive Jay Davis (born April 4 1932 in Brooklyn New York is an American Record producer and a leading music industry executive. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Photo by Christopher Peterson

J Records is an American record label, owned and operated by Sony BMG, and is distributed through the RCA Records Group. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Sony BMG Music Entertainment is a diverse music and entertainment group

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Company history

J Records was founded in 2000 by industry veteran Clive Davis with $150 million in financing from BMG, after his ousting from Arista Records the same year, and initially operated as an independently managed company distributed through BMG. See also 2000 in music (UK Musical groups established in 2000 Record labels Clive Jay Davis (born April 4 1932 in Brooklyn New York is an American Record producer and a leading music industry executive. Arista Records (ˈɛərɪstə is an American Record label. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment and operates under the In 2001, the label found success with its a multi-platinum record inaugural release, Songs in A Minor, the debut album of Alicia Keys, which sold over 10 million copies worldwide. Songs in A Minor is the debut album by American R&B / soul singer and pianist Alicia Keys, released in June 2001 on J Records Alicia J Augello-Cook (born January 25 1981 professionally known as Alicia Keys, is an American R&B, soul, and Neo soul The same year, the label had another success with the platinum-selling debut album by O-Town. Olivia Longott was the first artist to sign to J Records, but was later dropped due to poor album sales. Olivia Theresa Longott, professionally known as Olivia, is an American Singer.

In 2002, BMG bought a majority stake in the label. The same year, J Records began functioning under the RCA Records Group, where Davis had been appointed president and CEO, and signed American Idol R&B winners Fantasia and Ruben Studdard. American Idol, with the full title American Idol The Search for a Superstar for the first season only is an American reality-competition Fantasia Monique Barrino (born June 30, 1984) or simply Fantasia, is an American R&B / soul singer and Broadway Christopher Ruben Studdard (born September 12, 1978) is an American pop, R&B, and gospel Singer. In August 2005, J Records' operations were merged with Arista Records, although both labels continued to release their own product. J Records is known for purchasing their own product.

Artists

Former Artists

See also

References

  1. ^ The Truth About the Contestants of American Idol 7 | Vote for the Worst
  2. ^ SOHH Exclusive: J Records Drops Ruben Studdard | Daily Hip-Hop News | SOHH.com /
  3. ^ » Smitty: Over And Over Again

External links

This is a list of notable Record labels Due to the large number of entries the list has been divided by the first character of the label's name See also
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