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Arista Records

Arista Records
Parent companySony Music Entertainment (SME) (2008–2011, 2018–present)
Previous:
Columbia Pictures (1974–1979)
Ariola Records (1979–1985)
Bertelsmann Music Group (1985–2004)
Sony BMG (2004–2008)
Founded1974 (1974) (original label; as Arista Records, Inc.)
2018 (2018) (as Arista Records LLC)
FounderClive Davis
StatusActive
Distributor(s)
  • Self-distributed (U.S.)
  • Sony Music Entertainment (International)
  • Legacy Recordings (reissues)
GenreVarious
Country of originUnited States
LocationNew York City, New York, U.S.
Official websitearistarecordings.com

Arista Records (/ˈærɪstə/ ARR-ist-ə) is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, the American division of the Japanese conglomerate Sony. The label was previously a division of Bertelsmann Music Group, the North American division of German conglomerate Bertelsmann. Founded in November 1974 by Clive Davis and deactivated in 2011, Arista was re-established in 2018. Along with RCA Records, Columbia Records, and Epic Records, it is one of Sony Music's four flagship record labels.


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