RCA Shuts Down Arista, Jive And J Records

NEW YORK (Top40 Charts) Three of RCA Records's imprints kicked the bucket today in a move to revamp the label's image. Musicians aren't the only members of the entertainment industry that are feeling the effects of the dwindling economy. Also, RCA Records has closed the doors on three of its leading subsidiary labels Jive, Arista and J.

The RCA-owned label currently carries the likes of Britney Spears, Kelly Clarkson, Pink, Jennifer Hudson and Outkast and they once looked after Backstreet Boys, N' Sync, Five and Avril Lavigne.

All of the artists signed to these labels will be moved to RCA Records, which belongs to Sony.

The president of the label, Tom Corson, said:

"The path we've taken is to refresh RCA, so we're going to retire those brands. There may be a reason down the line to bring them back, but it's a clean slate here."

He went on to say that the artists are supportive of the move:

"The artists have all been supportive. We didn't make this move without consulting our artists, and we haven't had any push-back. Frankly, they're the brand. We're defined by our artists."