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Sony Music US Latin LLC
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Parent company Sony Music
Founded
  • 1980; 45 years ago (1980) (as CBS Discos)
  • 1991 (1991) (as Sony Discos)
  • 2003 (2003) (as Sony Norte)
  • 2004 (2004) (as Sony BMG Norte)
  • 2009 (2009) (as Sony Music Latin)
Distributor(s)
  • Self-distributed
  • (in the US)
  • Sony Music
  • (outside the US)
Genre Latin
Country of origin United States
Location Miami, Florida

Sony Music Entertainment US Latin LLC, usually called Sony Music Latin, is an American music company. It is owned by Sony Music. This company helps artists who make Latin music share their songs with the world.

The Story of Sony Music Latin

Sony Music Latin
The logo used by Sony Music Latin until 2023.

The company started in 1980 as CBS Discos. Before that, CBS Records worked with another company called Caytronics for 11 years. But in 1979, CBS Records decided to stop that partnership. They wanted to create their own music division just for Latin music.

In 1988, a big company called Sony bought CBS Records. Because of this, CBS Discos changed its name in 1991 to Sony Discos.

Later, in 2003, Sony Discos got a new name again: Sony Norte. This happened after its president, Oscar Llord, left the company. Just one year later, in 2004, another big music company, Bertelsmann Music Group (BMG), joined with Sony Music. So, Sony Norte became Sony BMG Norte.

Finally, in 2008, BMG sold its part of the company. In 2009, Sony BMG Norte changed its name one last time to what it is today: Sony Music Latin. The person in charge right now, the President of Sony Music Latin, is Alex Gallardo.

Music Labels Sony Music Latin Works With

Sony Music Latin also helps distribute music from other smaller record labels. Here are some of them:

  • Pina Records
  • Premium Latin Music
  • DEL Records
  • Hand Shake Entertainment
  • Top Stop Music
  • Anval Music
  • Bad Sin
  • 5020 Records

Artists Who Are Part of Sony Music Latin

Here is a list of some of the artists who currently have their music released through Sony Music Latin:

Artists Who Used to Be With Sony Music Latin

These are some artists who were once signed with Sony Music Latin:

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Sony Music Latin para niños

  • List of Sony Music labels
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