CBS Records
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CBS Records is a record label founded by CBS Corporation
in 2006
to take advantage of music from its entertainment properties owned by CBS Television Studios. The initial label roster consisted of only three artists; rock
band Señor Happy and singer/songwriters Will Dailey
and P.J. Olsson.
This incarnation of the label relies primarily on digital distribution such as iTunes
and on direct sales from its own website. However, it has signed a deal to distribute compact discs through RED Distribution
, a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment
which CBS
Inc. formerly owned. The new CBS Records is headquartered at CBS Television City
in Los Angeles
.
The earlier incarnation originated in the early 1960s: Columbia Records
products were released under the CBS Records label outside the US and Canada. This was necessary because EMI
owned another record label by the same name
, which operated in every market except North America, Spain and Japan. CBS
sold the record company in 1988 to Sony Corporation of America
. In 1991, the CBS Records label was officially renamed Columbia Records and the CBS Records company was renamed Sony Music Entertainment
.
CBS Corporation
CBS Corporation is an American media conglomerate focused on commercial broadcasting, publishing, billboards and television production, with most of its operations in the United States. The President and CEO of the company is Leslie Moonves. Sumner Redstone, owner of National Amusements, is CBS's...
in 2006
2006 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2006.-January:*January 10 – Eric Burdon releases his album Soul of a Man and begins touring with a new band....
to take advantage of music from its entertainment properties owned by CBS Television Studios. The initial label roster consisted of only three artists; rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band Señor Happy and singer/songwriters Will Dailey
Will Dailey
Will Dailey is a Boston-based recording and performing artist on Universal Republic Records. His sound has been described as having a rich vintage vibe while having a firm appreciation of AM rock, pop and big hooks. He is notable as being the winner of the 2006 Boston Music Award for Best Male...
and P.J. Olsson.
This incarnation of the label relies primarily on digital distribution such as iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
and on direct sales from its own website. However, it has signed a deal to distribute compact discs through RED Distribution
RED Distribution
RED - An Artist Development Company is a Sony Music Entertainment-owned sales and marketing division that handles releases for over sixty independent record labels....
, a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment
Sony Music Entertainment
Sony Music Entertainment ' is the second-largest global recorded music company of the "big four" record companies and is controlled by Sony Corporation of America, the United States subsidiary of Japan's Sony Corporation....
which CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
Inc. formerly owned. The new CBS Records is headquartered at CBS Television City
CBS Television City
CBS Television City is a television studio complex located in the Fairfax District of Los Angeles at 7800 Beverly Boulevard, at the corner of North Fairfax Avenue...
in Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
.
The earlier incarnation originated in the early 1960s: Columbia Records
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
products were released under the CBS Records label outside the US and Canada. This was necessary because EMI
EMI
The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
owned another record label by the same name
Columbia Graphophone Company
The Columbia Graphophone Company was one of the earliest gramophone companies in the United Kingdom. Under EMI, as Columbia Records, it became a very successful label in the 1950s and 1960s...
, which operated in every market except North America, Spain and Japan. CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
sold the record company in 1988 to Sony Corporation of America
Sony Corporation of America
Sony Corporation of America , based in New York, is the United States subsidiary of Japan's Sony Corporation, headquartered in Tokyo. It is the umbrella company under which all Sony companies operate in the United States....
. In 1991, the CBS Records label was officially renamed Columbia Records and the CBS Records company was renamed Sony Music Entertainment
Sony Music Entertainment
Sony Music Entertainment ' is the second-largest global recorded music company of the "big four" record companies and is controlled by Sony Corporation of America, the United States subsidiary of Japan's Sony Corporation....
.
Artists
- Will DaileyWill DaileyWill Dailey is a Boston-based recording and performing artist on Universal Republic Records. His sound has been described as having a rich vintage vibe while having a firm appreciation of AM rock, pop and big hooks. He is notable as being the winner of the 2006 Boston Music Award for Best Male...
- Keaton SimonsKeaton SimonsKeaton Simons is a Los Angeles recording and performing artist. He is signed to CBS Records and his music has been featured on shows such as NCIS: Los Angeles, Crash, American Dad!, Harper's Island, and The Cleaner to name a few...
- KarminaKarminaKarmina is an American pop/rock music duo of sister singer-songwriters Kelly Rudisill and Kamille Rudisill . Karmina means “song” in Latin...
- Sharon LittleSharon LittleSharon Little is an American singer-songwriter from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.-Biography:While working as a waitress in Philadelphia, Little performed with local bands and independently released an album in 2006 titled Drawing Circles before being signed to CBS Records in early 2008...
- P.J. Olsson
- Señor Happy
- The Wilshires
- You Are I Am