550 Music
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| 550 Music | |
|---|---|
| Parent company | Sony Music Entertainment |
| Founded | 1992 |
| Defunct | 2000 |
| Status | Defunct |
| Distributor(s) | Epic Records (in the US) |
| Genre | Various |
| Country of origin | U.S. |
| Location | New York, New York |
| Official website | epicrecords |
550 Music (originally known as Sony 550 Music) was a unit of Sony Music Entertainment, which operated through Sony Music's Epic Records division while in activity.[1] Launched in 1992, the "550" name was inspired by the address of the Sony building, located at 550 Madison Avenue in New York. The label was folded in 2000 by Epic Records, it was part of the restructuring when Tommy Mottola was leaving Sony Music.
Artists on label
[edit]- 3 Lb. Thrill
- Amel Larrieux
- Apollo 440
- Ben Folds Five
- Bolt Upright
- Carl Hancock Rux
- Celine Dion
- Coco Lee
- Damascus Road Experience
- Deep Forest
- Des'ree
- Echolyn
- Eve's Plum
- Fear of Pop
- Flight 16
- Flop
- For Squirrels
- Fuel[2]
- George Clinton & the P.Funk All-Stars
- Getaway Cruiser
- Ginuwine
- Haley Bennett
- Infectious Grooves
- Jon B.
- Mandy Moore
- Men of Vizion
- Mista Grimm
- moe.
- Motherland
- Nine Days
- No-Man
- Old Pike
- Patra
- Rah-Sun
- Social Distortion
- Taja Sevelle
- Tanto Metro & Devonte
- The Poor
- Ultimate Fakebook
- Vallejo
- Velvet Crush
- Verbow
- Vernon Reid
- Vonda Shepard
- XC-NN
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Can 550 Music deliver on its rock promise?". Billboard. September 4, 1999. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
- ^ Janci, Jenelle (July 19, 2018). "Fuel frontman Brett Scallions reminisces on the band's local roots before Rock at the Park". LancasterOnline. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
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