J Records
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J Records | |
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Sony Music Entertainment (2008–2011) | |
Founded | 2000 |
Founder | Clive Davis |
Defunct | 2011 |
Status | Inactive |
Distributor(s) | |
Genre | Various |
Country of origin | United States |
J Records was an American
Sony Music Entertainment when they acquired all of BMG's record labels in late 2008 at the end of their merger. It was distributed through the RCA Music Group. The label was founded in 2000 by Clive Davis and was dissolved into RCA Records
in 2011.
Company history
J Records was founded in
Monica
would join the J roster, the latter three going on to find multi-platinum success with the label.
In 2002, BMG bought a majority stake in the label. The same year, J Records began functioning under the
Fantasia and Ruben Studdard
. In August 2005, J Records' operations were merged with Arista Records, although both labels continued to release their own product.
In mid-2011, RCA Music Group underwent a restructuring which shuttered J along with sister labels Jive and Arista on October 7, 2011.[2] RCA Records and began releasing all RCA Music Group releases under RCA Records.[3][4][2]
Artist roster
At time of disbanding[5]
- Alicia Keys
- BC Jean
- Cassidy
- CJ Hilton
- C-Ride
- Fantasia
- Jamie Foxx
- Jazmine Sullivan
- Krista Hidalgo
- Leona Lewis
- Mario
- Marsha Ambrosius
- Mike Posner
- Monica
- Next
- One Chance
- O-Town
- Pitbull
- Rod Stewart
- Say Anything
- SOiL
- Grantland Steele
- Kermit Furiouz
- Kirby Twinz
Former
- Maroon 5 (was signed to Octone Records by way of a joint deal with J Records)
- Liza Minnelli
- Busta Rhymes
- Lil Josh & Ernest
- Pearl Jam
- Gavin DeGraw
- Jimmy Cozier
- Rhymefest
- Splender
- Annie Lennox (US)
- Erick Sermon
- Udora
References
- Chicago Defender. December 28, 2002. Archived from the originalon June 11, 2014. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
- ^ a b Billboard
- ^ Billboard
- ^ Fmqb.com
- ^ J Records Artists