Who owns record label epic

Ghost was hardly the first creative type to run a label. Even Stringer acknowledges that. But in the last few weeks, we both agreed it was too big a mountain to climb. In a way, the writing was on the wall. But its best days were yet to come: the s brought game-changing bands like Pearl Jam and Rage Against the Machine to the roster, and they, too, sold in the millions.

Bold changes were made to the rap-rock-heavy roster, and it went decidedly pop under the watch of veteran Columbia promotions man Charlie Walk when he took over in In his three years on the job, he acquired radio-ready acts the Script, Sean Kingston and Sara Bareilles. In fact, rumors of Epic folding had been swirling for about six years.

When Ghost was tasked with running Epic in February , she was a virtual unknown outside her native England. A former artist — her debut album was released on Warner Bros. It was her shining moment after years of false starts, and it led directly to the Epic presidency. She was a real loose cannon. Ghost has spun it that way herself. As a music-maker, Ghost was adventurous. But the looks of things, especially in the music business, can be deceiving.

Epic Records was launched in by the Columbia Records unit of CBS for the purpose of marketing jazz , pop and classical music that did not fit the theme of its more mainstream Columbia Records label.

Initial classical music releases were from Philips Records which distributed Columbia product in Europe. By , Epic became better known for its signing of newer, fledgling acts.

Epic was involved in a notable "trade" of artists. Graham Nash was signed to Epic because of his membership in The Hollies. Also contributing to the label's success was its distribution of Philadelphia International Records , which produced additional hit records by acts such as The Three Degrees and McFadden and Whitehead.

It began splitting European operations into two separate labels, Epic and Columbia, in , and in , Sony Music Australia and New Zealand followed suit.

The merger was approved by the European Union in One of the label's greatest financial payoffs came via the release of Thriller , the album by Michael Jackson, which went on to achieve approximately 51—65 million in worldwide sales, becoming the biggest selling album in history.

Epic Soundtrax was founded in It was central to Epic's s success, with 11 releases cumulatively selling more than 40 million records over a three-year period. In July , L. A year later, she was named president of the label. In November , Mosley Music Group created a joint venture with Sony Music, with marketing, publicity, distribution and overall label services provided by Epic.

The joint venture was created due to Timbaland 's previous collaboration with L. Reid on Michael Jackson's posthumous album, Xscape. Lopez's multi-album deal reunited her with Reid, whom she signed with at Island Def Jam in In May , Reid was fired for sexual harassment.

Rhone subsequently served as the label's interim chief. Unlike sister label Columbia, Epic went through five different logos since its launch. News Corp is a global, diversified media and information services company focused on creating and distributing authoritative and engaging content and other products and services.

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