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Epic Records is an American record label. It is owned and operated by Sony Music Entertainment. Epic was launched originally as a jazz and classical music label in 1953 by CBS and was eventually expanded to several genres of music. The label manages several imprints as well.

By 1960, the label's musical base was expanded to include all genres of music and became an avenue for Columbia's A&R department to sign newer artists and avoid "overstuffing" the larger sister Columbia label, which at the time leaned on signing better known or already established artists. Many of Epic's signings were newer pop, Rock & Roll, and R&B artists in nature, where Columbia had better known "mainstream" popular artists.

Ten years later, Epic earned its first gold records and developed into a formidable hit-making force in rock and roll, R&B and country music. Among its many acts, it included Roy Hamilton, Bobby Vinton, The Dave Clark Five, The Hollies, Tammy Wynette, Donovan, The Yardbirds, Lulu, and Jeff Beck. Several of the British artists on the Epic roster in the 1960s were the result of Epic's distribution deal with EMI in which Epic recordings were issued by EMI on the Columbia label before the contract with EMI expired at which point CBS Records formed a British Epic Records branch to market Epic label material.

There are many epic records artists, such as:

Alexandra Burke
Natasha Bedingfield
The Jacksons
Michael Jackson
Sean kingston
Cindi Lauper
Jennifer Lopez
Oasis
Kelly Ozbourne
Omarion
Shakira
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Jessica Simpson


..and many more!