Epic Records was founded in March 1953.
In 2004, Sony merged with music distributor BMG, bringing Arista Records, Columbia Records, Epic Records, J Records, Jive Records, RCA Records, and Zomba Group of Companies to one parent company known as Sony BMG Music Entertainment
 It was central to Epic's 1990s success, with 11 releases cumulatively selling more than 40 million records over a three-year period

