J Records

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J Records
Parent company Sony BMG
Founded 2000
Founder Clive Davis
Distributing label RCA Records Group (In the US)
Genre Various
Country of origin US
Official website Official website of J Records
Clive Davis, November 13, 2007, New York City. Photo by Christopher Peterson
Clive Davis, November 13, 2007, New York City. Photo by Christopher Peterson

J Records is an American record label, owned and operated by Sony BMG, and is distributed through the RCA Records Group.

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J Records was founded in 2000 by industry veteran Clive Davis with $150 million in financing from BMG, after his ousting from Arista Records the same year,[citation needed] and initially operated as an independently managed company distributed through BMG.[citation needed] In 2001, the label found success with its a multi-platinum record inaugural release, Songs in A Minor, the debut album of Alicia Keys, which sold over 10 million copies[citation needed] worldwide. The same year, the label had another success with the platinum-selling debut album by O-Town. Olivia Longott was the first artist to sign to J Records,[citation needed] but was later dropped due to poor album sales.[citation needed]

In 2002, BMG bought a majority stake in the label. The same year, J Records began functioning under the RCA Records Group, where Davis had been appointed president and CEO, and signed American Idol R&B winners Fantasia and Ruben Studdard. In August 2005, J Records' operations were merged with Arista Records, although both labels continued to release their own product.

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