Who owns Reservoir Recordings?
Reservoir Recordings is owned by Reservoir (the United States, NASDAQ: RSVR).[1]
Evidence: Reservoir Media, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-05-28, SEC EDGAR, 28 May 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Reservoir Media, Inc. verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, New York
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Category
- Media & entertainment › Music › Record labels
- Parent ticker
- NASDAQ: RSVR
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Reservoir Recordings
Reservoir Recordings is the label platform Reservoir Media set up to market and distribute a variety of the recorded assets it has acquired. The filing names Philly Groove Records, Amherst Records, AVCO Records, Jamdown Records, Off Road Records, Easy Street Records and New State Music among the labels it handles, and a partnership with independent label Fool's Gold Records, whose catalogue Reservoir has bought rights to, runs through the same platform.
Ownership timeline of Reservoir Recordings
Where Reservoir Recordings sits in Reservoir
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Reservoir
Reservoir controls 4 brands on Brandtree, 4 of them in media & entertainment.
Also in media & entertainment
Other brands in record labels, and who owns them
The 18 brands in record labels on Brandtree belong to 6 owners. The largest is Universal Music, with 5; Reservoir has 4.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Capitol Records | Universal Music | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
| Atlantic Records | Warner Music | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Columbia Records | Sony | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| BMG | Bertelsmann | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| VAP | Nippon TV Holdings | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Def Jam Recordings | Universal Music | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
| Interscope Records | Universal Music | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
| Motown | Universal Music | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
About the owner: Reservoir
Reservoir is a publicly listed company headquartered in New York, United States, founded in 2007. Brandtree records 4 brands under its control, and it is listed as NASDAQ: RSVR.
Reservoir Media is a New York music company that runs a music publishing business, a recorded music business and a management business. In the year to 31 March 2026 publishing brought in about $117 million of revenue and recorded music about $52 million. Its recorded music side releases from label teams in London and New York under Chrysalis Records, Tommy Boy Music, New State and Reservoir Recordings, which also markets and distributes older catalogue labels it holds such as Philly Groove, Amherst, AVCO, Jamdown, Off Road and Easy Street. Its 10-K records board-level takeover proposals received in 2026.
🇺🇸 Reservoir Recordings and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,399 brands that began in the United States. 461 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Reservoir Recordings is not one of them.
- 20th Century Studios — Disney 🇺🇸
- AMC — AMC Networks 🇺🇸
- AMC Theatres — AMC Theatres 🇺🇸
- AMF — Lucky Strike Entertainment 🇺🇸
- Adventure Island — United Parks 🇺🇸
- Antenna TV — Nexstar 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Reservoir Recordings?
The parent company of Reservoir Recordings is Reservoir, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Reservoir Recordings American?
Yes. Reservoir Recordings originated in the United States and its owner, Reservoir, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is Reservoir Recordings still owned by Reservoir?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Reservoir Recordings is still owned by Reservoir. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Reservoir Media, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-05-28 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 28 May 2026; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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