Important Record Distributors

1979–1991

RED Music started out as Important Record Distributors in 1979 before being renamed to Relativity Entertainment Distribution in 1991.

Relativity Entertainment Distribution

1991–1995

In 1991, after Important Record Distributors changed their name to Relativity Entertainment Distribution, the namesake distributor of Relativity Records. This logo was crafted not too long after.

RED Distribution

1995–2009

Although RED Distribution was a copyright holder to coincide less with the Relativity name, the company name was changed to its acronym to further distance itself from Relativity.

2009–2017

In 2009, RED Distribution updated its logo to something new and fresh.

RED Music

2017-2019

In 2017, Sony Music Entertainment merged RED with The Orchard, therefore, the "Distribution" name was changed to its current namesake, RED Music. As of 2019, RED Music has been shut down and merged into The Orchard.

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Part of Sony Flagship labels Columbia Records | RCA Records | Epic Records (Japan) | Arista Records Other labels/properties 604 Records | Alamo Records | Ariola Records | AWAL | Bad Boy Records | Century Media Records | Columbia Nashville | Columbia SevenOne | Disruptor Records | Erskine Records | Freebandz | I Am Other | Legacy Recordings | Madison Gate Records | Magic Star | Milan Records | Nickelodeon Records5 (Nick at Nite Records) | Now That's What I Call Music! | Philadelphia International Records | Pink Floyd Records | Provident Label Group | RCA Inspiration | RCA Records Nashville | Red Bull Records | RED Music | Som Livre | Sony Music Publishing (APM Music | Bleeding Fingers Music | EMI Production Music | Extreme Music | Hickory Records | KPM Music | Mijac Music) | Sony Classical | Sony Masterworks | Sony Music Entertainment Japan (Aniplex (A-1 Pictures | CloverWorks | Crunchyroll, LLC (95%)1 | Joen2) | Sony Music Entertainment Korea | Sony Music Entertainment Philippines (Others) (Balcony Entertainment | Waterwalk Records | Yellow Room Music Philippines) | Peanuts Worldwide (39%)3 | Sony Creative Products) | Sony Music Indonesia | Sony Music Latin | The Orchard | Thirty Tigers | Ultra Records | Vevo Defunct/Former 20th Century Fox TV Records | American Recordings | Arista Nashville | Aware Records | Bang Records | Bell Records | Bertelsmann Music Group | Buddah Records | CBS Records International | Colgems Records | Colpix Records | Columbia Graphophone Company | Columbia Music Video | Creation Records | Def Jam Recordings | DefSTAR Records | EMI Music Publishing | Epic Music Video | Fox Records | Funimation | Funimation Channel | Ivory Music and Video | Jive Records | J Records | LaFace Records | Loud Records | Madman Anime Group | Nemperor Records | Nickelodeon Video5 | Octone Records | Odd Future Records | Relativity Records | SMV Enterprises | Sony Wonder4 | Sony Music Soundtrax | Sony Music Studios | Syco Music | Tabu Records | TriStar Music | TVT Records | VRV | Zomba Label Group Notes 1 Co-owned with Sony Pictures Television. 2 Co-owned with Shueisha and Wit Studio. 3 Co-owned with Sony Pictures Entertainment (41%) and Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates (20%). 4 Now a label of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. 5 Co-owner with Paramount Skydance.