Epic Records

Epic Records is an American record label with several sub-companies around the world. It is owned by Sony Music Entertainment, but was originally owned by CBS. The company started in 1953, and over the years has signed artists and bands such as Michael Jackson, Ciara, Outkast, Fiona Apple, Céline Dion, Pearl Jam, KISS, AC/DC, Rage Against the Machine, Heart, Boston  and Modest Mouse.

Imprint labels
The following is a list of labels Epic Records has distributed:

Current
 Beluga Heights (2008–present)
 Collective Music Group (2012–present)
 DC Flag Records (2004–present)
 Freebandz (2012–present)
 Immortal Records (1994–present)
 Glowworm Records (2002–present)
 Battery Records (2004–present)
 Verity Gospel Music Group (2008–present)
 Vested in Culture (2012–Present)
 Volcano Entertainment (2006–present)

Former
 550 Music (1993–2000)
 Beluga Heights Records (2006–2008)
 Blue Sky (1974-1982)
 Caribou Records (1976-1985)
 Cold Chillin' Records (1993–1999)
 Date Records (1960s)
 Epic Records Nashville (? - May 2006)
 Epic Street (1993–1998)
 Cleveland International Records (1976-1983)
 CTI Records (1980)
 Tuff City Records (1983–1984)
 Hidden Beach Records (1998–2007)
 Gamble (1972-1975)
 Glacial Pace (mid-1990s)
 Invictus Records (1973-1976)
 Jet Records (1978-1983)
 Kirshner Records (1974-1983)
 LaFace Records
 MJJ Music (1991–2001, 2010)
 Nemperor Records (1977-1990)
 Ode Records (1967–1969, 1976–1979)
 OKeh Records (1965–1970, 1994–2000)
 Pasha Records (1979-1990)
 Philadelphia International Records (1971–1984)
 Portrait Records (1976–1992)
 Ruthless Records (1999-2009, defunct)
 Scotti Brothers (1979-1988)
 SOLAR Records (1989–1993)
 T-Neck Records (1972-1984)
 Tabu Records (1978–1991)
 TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia) (1975-1977) (1981-1982)
 Work Records (1994–2000)
 Virgin Records (1976-1978), (1982-1986)
Epic Records artists

Current artists

A Great Big World
Andre 3000
Avril Lavigne (Internationally with Epic; Domestically with Columbia UK)
Bando Jonez
Big Boi
Bobby Shmurda
Casey Veggies
Cashius Green
Chevelle
Ciara
Curtis Fields
Dead Sara
Dragana Mirkovic
Example
Fifth Harmony
Fiona Apple
Florrie (UK)
Future
Glee Cast. (UK)
In Flames
Janelle Monae
Joe Satriani
Jonn Hart
Jon Jonsson
Judas Priest
JLS (US)
Kat Dahlia
Kevin McHale
King L
Kongos
Mariah Carey 
Meghan Trainor
Michael Jackson 
Modest Mouse
Morgan James
Melanie Amaro
Mr. Probz
New Hollow
Nicole Scherzinger
Olly Murs (UK)
Outkast
Ozzy Osbourne
Paloma Faith (RCA Records Label in the UK) 
Quadron
Rough Copy
Rowdy Rebel
Sade
Sara Bareilles
SBOE
Sean Kingston
Snootie Wild
Tamar Braxton
TeeFLii
Tinashe (UK)
Tink
The Airborne Toxic Event
The Fray
The Last Internationale 
TLC
Travi$ Scott
Vinny Cha$e 
Wallpaper
Watch The Duck
We Are Toonz
Yo Gotti
Zara Larsson
Zaya

Related pages
 List of record labels
 Epic/Sony Records (Japanese branch of Epic Records)
 RCA Records
 Columbia Records

References

Category:American record labels
Category:1953 establishments in the United States