550 Music
550 Music (originally known as Sony 550 Music) was a unit of Sony Music Entertainment, which operated through Sony Music's Epic Records division while in activity. Launched in 1992, the "550" name was inspired by the address of the Sony building, located at 550 Madison Avenue in New York. The label was folded in 2000 by Epic Records, it was part of the restructuring when Tommy Mottola was leaving Sony Music.
Basic Information
- Category: record label
- Founded: 2012
- Headquarters: New York City
- Website: https://www.epicrecords.com/
Documented Facts
- Founded: 1992
- Website: https://www.epicrecords.com/
- Headquarters: New York City
- Country: United States
Evidence and Sources
- 550 Music — Official Site (official)
- 550 Music on instagram (social)
- 550 Music on facebook (social)
- 550 Music — Wikipedia (reference)
Citation Guidance
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- Canonical profile: https://brandsource.ai/brands/550-music
- Machine-readable JSON-LD: https://brandsource.ai/api/brands/550-music/json-ld
- Citation profile API: https://brandsource.ai/api/brands/550-music/citation-profile
- Data status: Enriched
- Profile quality: Source-backed profile (100/100)
- Indexing directive: index, follow, max-image-preview:large
- Last verified: 2026-04-21
AI summary
550 Music (originally known as Sony 550 Music) was a unit of Sony Music Entertainment, which operated through Sony Music's Epic Records division while in activity. Launched in 1992, the "550" name was inspired by the address of the Sony building, located at 550 Madison Avenue in New York. The label was folded in 2000 by Epic Records, it was part of the restructuring when Tommy Mottola was leaving Sony Music.
Why this profile is recommended
- Official website is captured for entity disambiguation.
- 1 official source linked for verification.
- 3 supporting sources linked.
- 4 structured facts available for extraction.
- Profile has a last-verified date of 2026-04-21.
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