Zomba Music Group was started in 1977 by Clive Calder as a book publishing venture and moved into the recording business in 1981 as Zomba Recording Corporation. Image File history File links Zomba_logo. ... Clive Clader (aged 56) is a very rich man. ...

In 1991, BMG purchased a 25% share of Zomba's music publishing division. Calder sold a 20% minority stake of its recorded music business to BMG in 1996 with an option for BMG to purchase the remaining interest in the company before the end of December 2001 and, on June 11, 2002, BMG bought the remainder of Zomba for a reported $3 billion, ending its reign as the world's largest independent record label. BMG (Bertelsmann Music Group) is one of the six divisions of Bertelsmann. ... June 11 is the 162nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (163rd in leap years), with 203 days remaining. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... An independent record label is variously described as a record label operating without the funding (or outside the organizations) of the major record labels, and/or a label that subscribes to indie philosophies such as DIY and anti-corporate art. ...

Zomba is now part of Sony BMG Music Entertainment, and controls different labels: Epidemic Records, La Face Records, Jive Records, Music For Nations Records, Pinacle Records, Rough Trade Records, Silvertone, Verity Records and Volcano Records (formerly Scotti Bros. Records). The Sony BMG Music Entertainment logo. ... Epidemic Records is a hip-hop label that was founded by producers Cool & Dre. ... LaFace Records, an Atlanta, Georgia-based record label company, was originally a joint venture between the producing duo Antonio LA Reid and Kenneth Babyface Edmonds and Arista Records. ... Jive Records is a major American record label that specializes in producing and releasing pop and hip hop music. ... Music For Nations is a subsidiary of Zomba Records. ... Pinacle Records is a record label which was acquired by Zomba Records. ... Rough Trade Records was formerly an independent record label based in London, England. ... Single side Silvertone Record, c. ... Verity Records is a subsidiary of Zomba Records. ... Volcano Records is a subsidiary of Sony BMG Music Entertainments Zomba Music Group, and controls the Scotti Bros. ... Scotti Brothers Records was a California-based record label founded by Tony and Ben Scotti. ...

Currently, Legacy Recordings Sony BMG's catalog division, reissues classic albums for Zomba Music Group. Legacy Recordings is the reissue division of Sony BMG Music Entertainment which was founded in 1990 by CBS Records (renamed Sony Music in 1991) to handle reissues of recordings from the vast catalogues of Columbia Records, Epic Records and associated labels. ...

See also

• List of record labels

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External link

• Official site