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Sony Music Entertainment Mexico S.A. de C.V.
Logo used since 2023
Parent companySony Music Entertainment
Founded1961 (1961)
StatusActive
Distributor(s)Self distribution
GenreVarious
Country of originMexico
LocationMexico City
Official websitewww.sonymusic.com.mx

Sony Music Entertainment Mexico is a Mexican record label, and the regional Sony Music subsidiary in Mexico. It is one of the most important labels in Mexico along with Universal Music Mexico and Warner Music Mexico.

History

CBS Records and RCA Victor in Mexico (1961-80)

During the early sixties, the American companies RCA Victor and CBS Records (today RCA and Columbia Records) arrived in Mexico, CBS founded "Discos CBS de México" and RCA created "RCA Victor Mexicana";[1] both with the aim of manufacturing and distributing the vinyl of their Anglo-Saxon artists, as well as sealing and recording with Mexican artists. Both, along with other Mexican record companies of the time, were founding members of the Mexican Association of Phonograms and Videograms Producers (AMPROFON) in 1963, an association that certifies gold and platinum records in Mexico.[2]

Sony CBS and BMG (1981-2003)

Bertelsmann Music Group, bought Ariola Records and the American RCA, and with it, BMG Music Mexico was started. In 1987, the record label CBS Records was officially renamed as Columbia Records, and the company previously known as CBS Records was renamed Sony Music Entertainment, with this the Mexican label became.[3]

Sony BMG México (2004-2008)

Around 2004, Sony Music Entertainment and BMG made a commercial alliance called Sony BMG, resulting from this alliance Sony BMG Music Entertainment Mexico, during this time Sony made artists like Reik, Julieta Venegas, Belinda, Natalia Lafourcade, Ha*Ash, Yuridia and Carlos Rivera, most of these still continuing on the label at the present time.[4]

Sony Music Entertainment México (2009-present)

Sony Music would end up buying BMG 4 years later in 2008 and with this the BMG catalogue, in addition to this, an image change would also be made internationally. Sony BMG Mexico would become Sony Music Entertainment Mexico in charge of the Argentine businessman Roberto López in 2009,[5] today being one of the most important labels, at this time the Primera Fila format emerged, the alliances for soundtracks for Netflix, such as those of Roma, Luis Miguel: The Series and Rebelde,[6][7][8] and the alliance with the company BOBO Producciones for the physical release of the 90's Pop Tour projects.[9]

Current artists

The follow is a list of artists current signed to Sony Music Mexico:[10]

Former artists

References

  1. ^ Desarrollo (AECID), Biblioteca de la Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional para el (2007). "AECID Digital Library". bibliotecadigital.aecid.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-09-26.
  2. ^ "AMPROFON | Nosotros". amprofon.com.mx. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
  3. ^ "CBS vende su división de discos a la multinacional Sony por 230.000 millones de pesetas". El País (in Spanish). 1987-11-19. ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
  4. ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (2006-02-04). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. ((cite book)): |last= has generic name (help)
  5. ^ "» Roberto López: Presidente de Sony Music Entertainment". lideresmexicanos.com. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
  6. ^ Grimaldo, Rodolfo (2019-02-27). "SONY MUSIC MÉXICO FELICITA A ALFONSO CUARÓN POR EL TRIUNFO OBTENIDO EN LOS PREMIOS OSCAR® POR LA PELÍCULA ROMA". Sony Music Entertainment México (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2022-09-26.
  7. ^ "Various — Music inspired by the film Roma". Sony Music Entertainment México (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2022-09-26.
  8. ^ jose.martinez (2021-10-29). "Soundtrack de Luis Miguel, la Serie 3 ya ve el sol". Quadratín CDMX (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-09-26.
  9. ^ "BoBo Producciones, una década en el centro del entretenimiento mexicano". Códice Informativo (in Mexican Spanish). 2017-12-12. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
  10. ^ Source for list of artists currently signed to Sony Music Mexico: "Artists – Sony Music Mexico". Sony Music Mexico. 2022.
  11. ^ "Christian Nodal demanda a disquera por incumplimiento de contrato millonario". Noticias de México | EL IMPARCIAL (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2022-09-26.
  12. ^ de 2021, 28 de Mayo. "Natalia Lafourcade y su camino para convertirse en una "leyenda viva de la música mexicana"". infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2022-09-26.((cite web)): CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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