Private company

RCA Records

American record label

RCA Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Music Group, a subsidiary of the Japanese conglomerate Sony Group Corporation. It is one of Sony Music's flagship labels, alongside RCA's former longtime rival Columbia Records.2 From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 16, 2026.

Overview

1901Founded1

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The story

Founded by Eldridge R. Johnson and Emile Berliner in 1901.1

Leadership

Who has led RCA Records, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Board members and other officers (1)

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

  • Sony Music since 2008

Owners

  • Sony Music

Subsidiaries

  • His Master's Voice
  • Otto Dynamite
  • RCA Italiana
  • The Rocket Record Company

Divisions

  • Arcano Records
  • Grunt
  • Neon
  • RCA
  • RCA Custom
  • RCA Special Products
  • Vik Records

Former owners and parents

  • RCA Corporation 1929 to 1986
  • Bertelsmann Music Group 1986 to 2004
  • Sony BMG 2004 to 2008

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. 1969RCA S.p.A. became a subsidiary1

Timeline

  1. 2008Acquired Acquired by Sony Music1
  2. 2004Acquired Acquired by Sony BMG1
  3. 1986Acquired Acquired by Bertelsmann Music Group1
  4. 1929Acquired Acquired by RCA Corporation1
  5. 1901Founded Founded1

Sources

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