550 Music (originally known as Sony 550 Music) was a record label and subsidiary imprint of Sony Music, operating through Sony Music's Epic Records division. The name was inspired by the address of then Sony Tower at 550 Madison Avenue in New York City.
From its launch in September or October 1993, Polly Anthony served as its general manager. Local rock band Eve's Plum was its first signing, among six more acts. Anthony became its president in 1994.
John Doelp was its vice president. "[W]e didn't try to go out and get the biggest stars", he recalled. But by 1995 the label had featured work by Celine Dion and Des'ree, among others.
Epic began consolidating 550's business operations in 2000, as Tommy Mottola left Sony Music.
Artists on label
- 3 Lb. Thrill
- Amel Larrieux
- Apollo 440
- Ben Folds Five
- Bolt Upright
- Carl Hancock Rux
- Celine Dion
- Coco Lee
- Deep Forest
- Des'ree
- Echolyn
- Eve's Plum
- Fear of Pop
- Flop
- For Squirrels
- Fuel
- George Clinton & the P.Funk All-Stars
- Ginuwine
- Haley Bennett
- Infectious Grooves
- Jon B.
- Mandy Moore
- Men of Vizion
- Mista Grimm
- moe.
- Nine Days
- No-Man
- Patra
- Social Distortion
- Taja Sevelle
- Tanto Metro & Devonte
- The Poor
- Ultimate Fakebook
- Vallejo
- Velvet Crush
- Verbow
- Vernon Reid
- Vonda Shepard
See also
- List of 550 Music albums
- List of record labels