Columbia Records

== Affiliated labels ==
=== Columbia Label Group (UK) ===
In January 2006, Sony BMG UK split its front-line operations into two separate labels. RCA Label Group, mainly dealing with Pop and R&B and Columbia Label Group, mainly dealing with Rock, Dance and Alternative music. Domestic artists include [[Calvin Harris]], [[George Ezra]], [[Central Cee]] and [[Robbie Williams]]. Dipesh Parmar is the President of Columba Label Group. Amy Wheatley is the Managing Director.

=== American Recording Company (ARC) ===
During August 1978 [[Maurice White]], founder and leader of the band [[Earth, Wind & Fire]], re-launched the [[American Record Corporation|American Recording Company]] (ARC). In addition to White's Earth, Wind & Fire, the Columbia Records-distributed label artist roster included successful R&B and pop singer [[Deniece Williams]], jazz-fusion group [[Weather Report]], and R&B trio [[the Emotions]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ViQEAAAAMBAJ&q=Maurice+White+1978+ARC&pg=PT18|title=New ARC Columbia Label on debut|page=19|volume=90|date=August 5, 1978|publisher=Billboard Magazine}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LyQEAAAAMBAJ&q=Deniece+Williams+ARC+1978&pg=PT25|title=Maurice White's Prowling for Acts, Building Studios|page=26|volume=91|date=July 14, 1979|publisher=Billboard Magazine}}</ref> Since the 1940s, Columbia has also re-issued thousands of 1930s records issued on ARC labels.

=== Aware Records ===
In 1997, Columbia made an affiliation with unsigned artist promotion label '''[[Aware Records]]''' to distribute Aware's artists' music.  Through this venture, Columbia has found highly successful artists.  In 2002, Columbia and Aware accepted the option to continue this relationship.

=== Columbia Nashville ===
In 2007, Columbia formed '''Columbia Nashville''', which is part of [[Sony Music Nashville]]. This gave Columbia Nashville complete autonomy and managerial separation from Columbia in New York City. Columbia had given its [[country music]] department semi-autonomy for many years and through the 1950s, had a 20,000 series catalog for country music singles while the rest of Columbia's output of singles had a 30,000, then 40,000 series catalog number.

In 2009, Columbia Nashville became part of [[Sony Music Nashville]] under the [[Sony Group Corporation]] umbrella through [[Sony Music Group]].