Sony Corporation

'Sony Music Entertainment is a global recorded music company with a roster that includes a broad array of both local artists and international superstars. The company boasts a vast catalog that comprises some of the most important recordings in history. It is home to premier record labels representing music from every genre.'

Sony BMG are a major Music entertainment distribution company which have a global network of companies that are invovled with their work. Record labels help the expansion of the company, record labels who are involved with Sony are:

American Recordings, Arista Nashville, Arista Records, Battery Records, Beach Street Records, BNA Records, Columbia Nashville, Columbia Records, Day 1, Epic Records, Essential Records, Flicker Records, J Records, Jive Records, LaFace Records, Legacy Recordings, MASTERWORKS, Polo Grounds, RCA Records, RCA Nashville, RCA Red Seal, RCA Victor, Reunion Records, Roc Nation, Sony Classical, Sony Music Latin, Star Time International, Verity Gospel Music Group, and Volcano Entertainment.

1. Song Entertainment company owned a variety of subsidiary labels one being one of the Big Four music companies, and includes ownership and distribution of recording labels such as Arista Records, Columbia Records, Epic Records, J Records, Jive Records, RCA Victor Records, RCA Records, Legacy Recordings, Sonic Wave America, and others.

2. The music industry is transitioning from a single product model to a different service model licensing, broadcasting, marketing, on-demand services. Other than the record label there are other products produced by other companies such as Bertelsmann which is a content and distribution company; helping with book and magazine publishers and broadcasters. They make money by producing and distributing information, which is paid for by advertisers as time goes on.