Timeline of Major Record Labels

Music industry movements in detail   03-Jun-26

The shifting sands of company ownerships is detailed here fr Major Record Labels - a fascinating looks at how ownerships and rights have changed from small independent labels to the "big three" which we have now.  Starting off with the invention of the Gramophone in 1889, we move through the formats and fluctuations which have laid out the state of play in 2026. The chart shown is shared for free and can be obtained here. 

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