What is Epic Records?
{{infobox record label | image = [[File:Epic Records.svg|160px]] | image_bg = none | parent = [[Sony Music Entertainment]] | founded = {{Start date and age|February 28, 1953}} | distributor = Epic Records (In the [[United States|US]]) | genre = Various | country = [[United States|US]] | url = [https://www.epicrecords.com/ Official website of Epic Records] }} '''Epic Records''' is an [[United States|American]] [[record label]] with several sub-[[company|companies]] around the world. It is owned by [[Sony Music Entertainment]], but was originally owned by [[CBS]]. The company started in [[1953]], and over the years has signed artists and bands such as [[Fiona Apple]], [[Michael Jackson]], [[Celine Dion|Céline Dion]], [[Pearl Jam]], [[KISS]], [[AC/DC]], [[Rage Against the Machine]], [[Heart (band)|Heart]], [[Boston (band)|Boston]] and [[Modest Mouse]]. ==Imprint labels== ''The following is a list of labels Epic Records has distributed:'' ===Current=== * [[Beluga Heights]] (2008–present) * [[Collective Music Group]] (2012–present) * [[DC Flag Records]] (2004–present) * [[Freebandz]] (2012–present) * [[Immortal Records]] (1994–present) * [[Glowworm Records]] (2002–present) * [[Battery Records (hip hop)|Battery Records]] (2004–present) * [[Verity Gospel Music Group]] (2008–present) * [[Sylvia Rhone|Vested in Culture]] (2012–Present)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vestedinculture.com/about/ |title=About |publisher=Vested In Culture |accessdate=2014-05-20 |archive-date=2014-04-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140427062904/http://www.vestedinculture.com/about/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> * [[Volcano Entertainment]] (2006–present) ===Former=== * [[550 Music]] (1993–2000) * [[Beluga Heights Records]] (2006–2008) * [[Blue Sky Records|Blue Sky]] (1974-1982) * [[Caribou Records]] (1976-1985) * [[Cold Chillin' Records]] (1993–1999) * [[Date Records]] (1960s) * Epic Records Nashville (? - May 2006) * [[Epic Street]] (1993–1998) * [[Cleveland International Records]] (1976-1983) * [[CTI Records]] (1980) * [