RCA Records

RCA Records
RCA Records
	RCA Logo introduced in late 1968
Parent company	Sony Music Entertainment; (2008–present); Previously; Consolidated Talking Machine Company; (1900–1901); Victor Talking Machine Company; (1901–1929); ; Radio Corporation of America; (1929–1986); General Electric Company; (1986–1987); Bertelsmann Music Group; (1987–2004); Sony BMG Music Entertainment; (2004–2008);
Founded	January 9, 1900 (as Consolidated Talking Machine Company)
Founder	Eldridge R. Johnson; Emile Berliner;
Distributor(s)	Sony Music Entertainment (International); RCA Label Group (UK); Legacy Recordings (reissues);
Genre	Various
Country of origin	United States
Location	New York City
Official website	rcarecords.com

RCA Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America.

RCA Records is one of Sony Music's four flagship labels, alongside RCA's former long-time rival Columbia Records; also Arista Records, and Epic Records. The label has released multiple genres of music, including pop, classical, rock, hip hop, afrobeat, electronic, R&B, blues, jazz, and country. The label's name is derived from the initials of its now defunct parent company, the Radio Corporation of America (RCA).

RCA Records was fully acquired by Bertelsmann in 1987, making it a part of Bertelsmann Music Group (BMG) and became a part of Sony BMG Music Entertainment after the 2004 merger of BMG and Sony; it was acquired by the latter in 2008, after the dissolution of Sony/BMG and the restructuring of Sony Music.

RCA Records is the corporate successor of the Victor Talking Machine Company, founded in 1901, making it the second-oldest surviving American record label, after sister label Columbia Records, founded in 1889.

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