CBS Records
CBS Records
- This article is about the record label founded in 2006.
- For the earlier CBS Records label, see Columbia Records.
- For the earlier CBS Records company, see Sony Music Entertainment.
CBS Records | |
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Parent company | CBS Corporation |
Founded | 2006 |
Founder(s) | Leslie Moonves |
Distributing label | RED Distribution |
Genre(s) | Various |
Country of origin | United States |
Location | CBS Television City in Los Angeles |
Official Website | cbsrecords.com |
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. 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.[1]
Current roster
Artists
- Will Dailey
- Keaton Simons
- Karmina
- Sharon Little
- P.J. Olsson
- Señor Happy
- The Wilshires
- You Are I Am
Soundtracks
- NCIS[2]
See also
- List of record labels
References
- CBS Records Changes Name, The New York Times, 1990-10-16. URL accessed on 2010-04-01.
- http://www.ncismusic.com/
External links
- Official website
- News release about the establishment of the new CBS Records
- Christman, Ed (2006-12-15). CBS Records Relaunching With Eye On Synergy. Billboard.
CBS Corporation | |
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Corporate directors | David R. Andelman · Joseph A. Califano, Jr. · William S. Cohen · Philippe Dauman · Charles K. Gifford · Bruce S. Gordon · Leslie Moonves · Shari Redstone · Sumner Redstone · Ann N. Reese · Judith A. Sprieser |
Radio stations | Broadcast radio stations owned by CBS Radio |
Broadcast television networks | CBS · The CW (co-owned with Warner Bros.) · MTV Networks Africa (co-owned with MTV Networks) |
Television facilities | CBS Broadcast Center · CBS Studio Center · CBS Television City · Ed Sullivan Theater |
CBS Television Studios CBS Studios, Inc. |
Big Ticket Entertainment · CBS Studios International · CBS Television Distribution |
Television stations | Broadcast TV stations owned by CBS Television Stations |
Cable television networks | Showtime Networks · CBS College Sports Network · MountainWest Sports Network (joint-venture with Mountain West Conference and Comcast) |
CBS Chellozone television networks | CBS Action · CBS Drama · CBS Reality · Horror Channel |
CBS Interactive | BNET · CBS Innertube · Chow · CNET Networks · Download.com · FindArticles · GameFAQs · GameRankings · GameSpot · Metacritic · MovieTome · MP3.com · mySimon · TechRepublic · TV.com · VersionTracker · ZDNet ·Wallstrip · MobLogic · MacFixIt · Last.fm · Radio.com |
Simon & Schuster publishing | Atria · Free Press · Gallery · Howard · Pocket · Scribner · Simon & Schuster · Touchstone/Fireside ·Threshold · Aladdin · Atheneum · Beach Lane · Little Simon · Margaret K. McElderry · Paula Wiseman · Simon Pulse · Simon Spotlight |
Miscellaneous assets | CBS Consumer Products · CBS Records · CBS Outdoor · Westinghouse Electric Corporation · CBS Operations · CBS Home Entertainment · CBS Films · CBS Games |
Defunct properties | CBS Cable · CBS Paramount Domestic Television · CBS Paramount Network Television · Free FM · Infinity Broadcasting Corporation · Spelling Television · UPN (United Paramount Network) |
Annual revenue: US$14.07 billion (2007) · Stock symbol: NYSE: CBS, NYSE: CBSA · Website: www.cbscorporation.com |
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