RCA Records is owned by Sony (Japan, NYSE: SONY), which acquired the brand on 1 October 2008.[1][2] RCA Records was founded in 1901 in the United States and was independent until 2008.
RCA Records signed Elvis Presley in 1955 in a deal that transformed popular music, and its Nipper the dog listening to a gramophone is among the oldest trademarks in the industry. Sony took full ownership when it bought out Bertelsmann in 2008.
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Sony bought out Bertelsmann's half of Sony BMG for about $1.2 billion, ending a joint venture formed in 2004 and taking full ownership of RCA Records among others. Bertelsmann kept the music publishing catalogue, which it rebuilt into BMG.
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The parent company of RCA Records is Sony, a publicly listed company headquartered in Japan.
RCA Records originated in the United States in 1901, but it is owned today by Sony, which is headquartered in Japan. So RCA Records is an American-origin brand under Japanese ownership.
Sony completed its acquisition of RCA Records on 1 October 2008, after announcing the deal on 5 August 2008.
RCA Records was an independent company from its founding in 1901 until Sony acquired it in 2008.
Yes. As of 8 September 2026, RCA Records is still owned by Sony. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
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