J Records

J Records
Parent company	Sony Music Entertainment
Founded	2000
Founder	Clive Davis
Status	Active
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

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

Company history

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 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 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.

Artists

• Paper Boyz
• 2 Way
• B.N.O
• Baby Bash
• Bailey
• BC Jean^[1]
• Big Poppa Of Ratchet City
• Black Buddafly
• Chapter 4
• Clyph
• C-Ride
• D'angelo
• Gavin DeGraw
• F.D.Z
• Fantasia
• Jamie Foxx
• H.N.O.
• happyendings
• Jennifer Hudson
• Hurricane Chris
• I Nine
• Inward Eye
• Alicia Keys
• Emily King
• Larsiny Family
• Annie Lennox
• Voyce
• Leona Lewis
• Lauren Elle
• Angie Locc
• Luke and Q
• Lyric
• Barry Manilow
• Mario
• Mashonda
• Daniel Merriweather
• Monica
• R&B SKI
• Nina Sky
• Huggie Pacino (producer)
• Jermaine Paul^[2]
• Mike Posner
• Rhymefest
• Rico Love
• Say Anything (Doghouse/J)
• Shells
• Drew Sidora
• Silvertide
• Rod Stewart
• Jazmine Sullivan
• Tyrese
• J. Valentine
• Young Savage
• Luther Vandross
• Yo Gotti

Former Artists

• Busta Rhymes (Flipmode/J Records)
• Cassidy
• Deborah Cox
• Taylor Hicks
• Wyclef Jean
• Shawn Kane
• Lamya
• Olivia Longott
• Mashonda
• Next
• O-Town
• One Chance
• Pearl Jam
• Smitty^[3]
• Soil
• Angie Stone
• Ruben Studdard^[4]
• Udora (band)
• The White Tie Affair
• Yung Wun
• Eddie Vedder

See also

• List of record labels
• List of Sony Music Entertainment labels

References

1. ^ http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/genre/e3ie7d1eee3b5e787afd56288f166508dc8
2. ^ The Truth About the Contestants of American Idol 7 | Vote for the Worst
3. ^ » Smitty: Over And Over Again
4. ^ SOHH Exclusive: J Records Drops Ruben Studdard | Daily Hip-Hop News | SOHH.com /

External links

• J Records website
• J Records on Altsounds.com
• Interview with J Records A&R Peter Edge