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The 2000s[edit]

In 2002, BMG fully acquired J Records, which it had had founded in 2000 as a joint venture with Clive Davis. Davis was then named chairman of RCA Records and J Records under the auspices of a new entity, the RCA Music Group, which included RCA Records, J, and Arista Records.[1] In 2004, Sony and BMG merged their music divisions to create Sony BMG, and in 2007, the RCA Music Group was rebranded as the BMG Label Group.[2]

In April 2008, former Zomba Label Group president and CEO Barry Weiss was appointed chairman of the BMG Label Group, and Davis was named chief creative officer of Sony BMG worldwide. In October, Sony acquired BMG's 50% ownership and the BMG Label Group was merged with the Jive Label Group to establish the RCA/Jive Label Group. It included RCA, Jive,J, Arista, Polo Grounds, LaFace Records, Volcano Entertainment, Hitz Committee, Battery Records, and the Verity Gospel Music Group.[3][4][5]

The decade marked a period during which RCA Records had notable success in the pop genre, with Christina Aguilera, NSYNC, Kesha, Pink and Pitbull scoring multiple #1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 charts.[6] NSYNC's No Strings Attached broke sales records, selling more than a million singles in one day and 2.3 million albums in one week. It was the top selling album of the decade.[7]

The 2010s[edit]

In May 2011, Doug Morris was appointed chairman of Sony Music Entertainment. With a focus on a&r, in August he appointed Peter Edge, formerly the president of a&r as chairman and CEO of RCA Music Group. Tom Corson was named president and COO.[8] In October of that year, the Jive, Arista and J imprints were folded into RCA, and RCA Music Group was renamed RCA Records, making it a standalone label under the Sony Music umbrella. Multiple artists from the Jive, Arista and J imprints were shifted to RCA.[9][10][11][12]

Between 2010 and 2015, RCA released platinum and multi-platinum records by Justin Timberlake, P!nk, Alicia Keys, Miley Cyrus, Foo Fighters, Sia, Kelly Clarkson, Usher, D'Angelo, A$AP Rocky, Kings Of Leon, Britney Spears, Pitbull, Chris Brown, Christina Aguilera, Dave Matthews Band, Shakira, R. Kelly, Jennifer Hudson, Kesha, T-Pain, and Mark Ronson. As of May 2015, Ronson's "Uptown Funk" (with Bruno Mars) was the biggest pop hit of the year.[13][14][15][16][17][18]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Holloway, Lynette (November 20, 2002). "BMG Buys J Records and Shuffles Executives". New York Times. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  2. ^ Garrity, Brian (December 25, 2004). "Music Biz Gets a Makeover". Billboard. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  3. ^ Grover, Ron (August 6, 2008). "Sony Buys the Rest of Ailing Sony BMG". Businessweek. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  4. ^ "Deal with RCA/JIVE Brings Music Stars to BAT's Endorsement Platform". The Business Journals (Via PR Newswire). The Business Journals (Via PR Newswire). October 12, 2010. Retrieved 19 August 2015. RCA/JIVE Label Group is comprised of RCA Music Group (J Records, Arista Records, RCA Records, Polo Grounds, and Battery Records) and JIVE Label Group (Jive Records, LaFace Records, Volcano Entertainment, Battery Records and Verity Gospel Music Group).
  5. ^ Mumbai Moody, Nekesa (April 18, 2008). "Clive Davis replaced by Barry Weiss as BMG head". USA Today. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  6. ^ "The Hot 100 - 2000s Archive". billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  7. ^ Gracie, Bianca (March 20, 2015). "*NSYNC's 'No Strings Attached' Turns 15: Backtracking". Idolator. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  8. ^ Szalai, Doug (August 8, 2011). "Peter Edge Named CEO of Sony's RCA Music Group". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  9. ^ Halperin, Shirley (October 7, 2011). "RCA Execs Confirm Jive and Arista Labels Shut Down". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  10. ^ Lewis, Randy (October 7, 2011). "RCA is Slimming Down for the Holidays". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  11. ^ Halperin, Shirley (2011-10-07). "RCA's Peter Edge, Tom Corson on the Shuttering of Jive, J and Arista". Billboard.biz. Retrieved 2012-01-08.
  12. ^ Billboard staff (2011-08-08). "Peter Edge Appointed CEO of RCA Music Group". Billboard.biz. Retrieved 2012-01-08.
  13. ^ Sisario, Ben (May 1, 2015). "Mark Ronson's Hit 'Uptown Funk' Adds Five Writers". New York Times. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  14. ^ "Year End Charts 2010". Billboard. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  15. ^ "Year End Charts 2011". Billboard. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  16. ^ "Year End Charts 2012". Billboard. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  17. ^ "Year End Charts 2013". Billboard. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  18. ^ "Year End Charts 2014". Billboard. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
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