List of Epic Records artists explained

Epic Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment.An asterisk (*) after the artist's name denotes that the artist no longer records for Epic Records. They have managed various acts since their formation in 1953.

0–9

• 220 Volt
• 3LW
• 3rd Avenue (SOLAR Records/Epic)
• 3T (MJJ Music/550 Music/Epic)
• 21 Savage (Slaughter Gang/Epic)

A

• A*M*E
• Snoh Aalegra*
• ABBA (UK/Ireland/Israel/Italy)*
• AC/DC*
• Ace Hood
• A.CHAL*
• Adam Ant*
• After the Fire*
• The Afters*
• The Airborne Toxic Event
• Akeboshi (Japan)
• Alexandra Burke (US) (The X Factor UK contestant)
• Alexz Johnson
• Alizée
• Alkaline Trio (Active On Epitaph)
• Melanie Amaro (The X Factor USA, season 1, contestant)
• Tori Amos*
• Anastacia
• Anggun
• Andre 3000
• The Angels
• Apollo 440 (550 Music/Epic)
• Fiona Apple (Clean Slate/Epic)
• Aqua Timez (Japan)
• Arcade*
• Argent*
• ARTMS (MODHAUS/Epic)
• Aselin Debison
• Asian Kung Fu Generation (Japan)
• Asleep at the Wheel (Epic Nashville)
• Astro (The X Factor USA, season 1, contestant)
• Audioslave* (in association with Interscope Records)
• Augustana
• Automatic Loveletter*
• Aston Merrygold, Solo (Joint deal with Sony Music / RCA Records and Epic Records, 2009–present)
• Azúcar Moreno

B

• B*Witched (Epic/Glowworm)
• B2K (TUG/Epic)
  • Baby D Babyface (Solar/Epic)
• Bad English
• Bad Religion
• Bakers Pink
• Bachelor Girl
• Charli Baltimore (Untertainment/Epic)
• Bamboo Shoots
• Band AKA
• Keith Barbour
• Bardo
• Sara Bareilles
• The Barron Knights
• John Barrowman (UK)
• Basia
• Beam^[1]
• Beau Nasty (WTG/Epic)
• Jeff Beck (US/Canada)
• Natasha Bedingfield (US/Canada)*
• Madison Beer
• Randy Bell
• Stephanie Bentley (Epic Nashville)
• Yung Berg
• Bia
• Biddu
• Big Boi
• Blac Youngsta (Epic/CMG/Heavy Camp)*
• Black Eyed Peas
• Black Sabbath
• Ginny Blackmore (New Zealand Artist)
• Blondie (Outside US/Canada)
• Colin Blunstone
• Bobby Shmurda*
• James Bonamy (Epic Nashville)
• Bone Thugs-n-Harmony (Ruthless/Epic)
• Bonham (WTG/Epic)
• Boston
• Boxer
• Box of Frogs
• Boy George (More Protein/Epidrome) (Central Europe)
• Brad
• Tamar Braxton*
• Ally Brooke (Active on Interscope)
• Peter Brown
• Brownstone (MJJ Music/Epic)
• Brownsville Station a.k.a. Brownsville (Epic)
• Ray Bryant
• Celeste Buckingham (Herself/Epic)
• Bernard Butler
• Jerry Butler
• Alexandra Burke (US) (The X Factor UK contestant)

Bonnie McKee (Kemosabe Records/Epic Records)*

C

• Camila Cabello*
• Cam'ron (Untertainment/Epic)
• Candyman
• Marcus Canty (The X Factor USA contestant)
• Cappadonna (Razor Sharp/Epic)
• Mariah Carey*
• Cartel
• Cash Out (Bases Loaded/Epic)
• Cha Cha
• Keshia Chanté
• Tina Charles
• Charlie Daniels Band (Epic Nashville)
• Bill Chase
• Cheap Trick
• Chevelle*^[2]
• Bill Chinnock
• Christie
• Chris Bender
• Ciara*
• Cidade Negra
• Gigliola Cinquetti
• John Cooper Clarke
• Stanley Clarke
• The Clash
• Cleopatra
• George Clinton (550 Music/Epic)
• Cobra
• Tammy Cochran (Epic Nashville)
• Keyshia Cole
• Compton's Most Wanted
• Sarah Connor
• Alice Cooper
• Brad Cotter (Epic Nashville)
• The Cover Girls
• Beverley Craven
• Creed (Wind-Up/Epic) (outside US)
• Cry Before Dawn
• Bobbie Cryner (Epic Nashville)
• Culture Beat (550 Music/Epic)
• Culture Club (Virgin/Epic) (US)
• Cycle Sluts from Hell

D

• The D.E.Y.
• Kat Dahlia (Vested In Culture/Epic)
• The Damnwells (Epic/Rounder)
• Danger Danger (Imagine/Epic)
• Clint Daniels (Epic Nashville)
• The Dave Clark Five (US)
• John Davis & the Monster Orchestra
• Linda Davis (Epic Nashville)
• Darryl & Don Ellis (Epic Nashville)
• Howie Day
• DJ Khaled (We the Best/Epic)*
• The Daylights
• Rey de la Torre
• Dead or Alive
• Death Grips*
• DDG^[3] (DDG Entertainment/Epic)
• Aselin Debison
• Jessie James Decker (Epic Nashville)
• DeeJay Punk-Roc (Independiente/Epic)
• Deep Forest
• Kat DeLuna
• Design
• Des'ree (550 Music/Epic)
• Joe Diffie (Epic Nashville)
• Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike (smash the house)
• Celine Dion (US/Japan) (550 Music/Epic)
• Disciple
• Dis-n-Dat (Epic Street)
• Divine Council
• Divine Styler (/Epic)
• Dixiana (Epic Nashville)
• Doe Boy (Epic/Freebandz/RMBG Records)
• Don Broco
• Donovan (outside UK/Ireland)
• Dope
• Downplay
• Mike Douglas
• George Duke
• Dreamcatcher (Dreamcatcher Company/Sony Music Entertainment Korea (Asia Pacific)/Epic (US/Canada))
• Duran Duran

E

• Eazy-E (Ruthless/Epic)
• Eddie Benjamin
• Editors
• Eighteen Visions
• Electric Light Orchestra
• Elf
• Gloria Estefan/Miami Sound Machine
• Europe
• Evanescence (Wind-up/Epic)
• Jace Everett (Epic Nashville)
• Eve's Plum (550 Music/Epic)
• Everglow (Yuehua Entertainment (Asia Pacific)/Epic (US/Canada))
• Example (Elliot John Gleave)
• Exile (Epic Nashville)

F

• Face To Face
• Paloma Faith
• Georgie Fame*
• Fatboy Slim (Skint/Epic) (Out of UK, US and Canada)
• Rebecca Ferguson (US) (The X Factor UK contestant)
• Fey
• Fifth Angel
• Fifth Harmony (Syco/Epic)
• Fight
• Tim Finn* (Europe)
• FireHouse*
• Five Star
• Flamin' Groovies
• Flash Cadillac & the Continental Kids
• Fleetwood Mac* (US/Canada)
• Flickerstick
• Flipp Dinero (Cinematic/Epic/We The Best)
• Nikki Flores
• Dan Fogelberg* (Full Moon/Epic)
• Ben Folds* (550 Music/Epic)
• Ben Folds Five* (550 Music/Epic)
• Freddie Foxxx (Flavor Unit/Epic)
• Franz Ferdinand (Domino/Epic) (outside Europe)
• The Fray
• Front 242
• Fromis 9 (Pledis Entertainment/Epic)
• Fuel
• Funkdoobiest (Immortal/Epic)
• Future (A1/Freebandz/Epic)
• French Montana (Epic/Bad Boy Entertainment/Coke Boys)

G

• Rosie Gaines
• Amanda Ghost
• Ghostface Killah
• Gibson/Miller Band (Epic Nashville)
• Mickey Gilley (Epic Nashville)
• Billy Gilman (Epic Nashville)
• Ginuwine
• Giveon
• G Herbo (Machine Entertainment Group/Epic/150 Dream Team/Cinematic)*
• G. Love & Special Sauce
• The Godfathers
• Bobby Goldsboro
• Good Charlotte (Daylight/Epic)*
• Delta Goodrem
• Got7 (Sony Japan)
• Grand Daddy I.U. (Cold Chillin'/Epic Street)
• Eddie Grant (Portrait/Epic)
• Macy Gray
• A Great Big World
• Adam Gregory
• LaShell Griffin
• Michael Grimm
• Groove Theory
• The Gun

H

• Steve Hackett (Charisma/Epic) (US/Canada)
• Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes (Philadelphia International/Epic)
• Merle Haggard (Epic Nashville)
• Daryl Hall
• Roy Hamilton
• Happoradio (Epic Finland)
• Harlequin
• Jonn Hart
• Rolf Harris
• Annie Haslam (outside Japan)
• Richie Havens (Solar/Epic)
• Susan Haynes (Epic Nashville)
• Headie One
• The Head Shop
• Heart (Portrait/Epic)
• Heatwave
• Ty Herndon (Epic Nashville)
• Nick Heyward
• Bertie Higgins
• Hiroshima
• Roger Hodgson
• The Hollies (US)
• Clint Holmes
• Alonzo Holt
• Hooverphonic
• Jimmy "Bo" Horne
• Paul Horn
• James House (Epic Nashville)
• David Houston (Epic Nashville)
• Jennifer Hudson
• Nipsey Hussle

I

• Ikimono Gakari (Epic Japan)
• Imogen Heap
• Incubus (Epic/Immortal)*
• Indigo Girls*
• INXS (Burnett/Epic)*
• Iron Maiden (US)*
• The Isley Brothers*
• Izna (Wake One/Epic)

J

• James Blunt (Warner Music UK)
• J Hus
  • JB Gill Solo The Jacksons
• La Toya Jackson (Private-I/Epic)
• Michael Jackson (MJJ/Epic)
• Rebbie Jackson
• Jam & Spoon
• The Jamies
• Jamiroquai
• Jean Michel Jarre
• Jefferson Airplane
• Mason Jennings
• Waylon Jennings (Epic Nashville)
• Amanda Jenssen
• Jim & Jesse (Epic Nashville)
• Jidenna (Wondaland Records)^[4]
• JLS (2009–present, with a joint deal with RCA Records) (The X Factor UK contestants)
• Jodeci
• Johnny Crash (WTG/Epic)
• Alexz Johnson
• Don Johnson
• France Joli
• The Jones Girls
• George Jones (Epic Nashville)
• Kent Jones (Epidemic/We the Best/Epic)
• Bando Jonez
• Alexis Jordan (Columbia/Epic)
• Jota Quest
• Judas Priest
• July
• June's Diary*
• The Juliana Theory

K

• Kak
• Kaleidoscope
• Kah-Lo
• Kansas (Kirschner/Epic Associated)
• Karmin
• Katmandu
• Crystal Kay
• Tori Kelly
• Khia
• KC and the Sunshine Band
• Keb' Mo' (OKeh/Epic)
• Kesington Kross (KES), (Epic/LaFace)
• Kep1er (WakeOne/Epic)
• Killer Dwarfs
• Cheyenne Kimball
• King L (Lawless Inc./Epic)
• Carole King (Ode/Epic)
• Don King
• Justin King
• Sean Kingston
• The Kinleys (Epic Nashville)
• Kool DJ Red Alert (Epic Street)
• Kool G Rap (Cold Chillin'/Epic Street)
• Korn (Epic/Immortal)*
• Josh Krajcik (The X Factor USA Season 1 Contestant)
• Kreator
• Raja Kumari

L

• Labelle
• Patti LaBelle (Philadelphia International/Epic)
• Leah LaBelle (I Am Other/Epic/So So Def)
• Shona Laing
• Lamb of God
• Miranda Lambert (Epic Nashville)
• Zara Larsson
• Lauren Jauregui * (Syco/Epic Records)
• Avril Lavigne *^[5]
• Cyndi Lauper (Portrait/Epic)
• Coco Lee
• Lemar
• Lenka
• Glenn Lewis
• Webster Lewis
• Life of Agony
• Live
• Living Colour
• Cher Lloyd * (Syco/Epic)
• Locnville
• Looking Glass
• Jennifer Lopez
• Lorentz & M.Sakarias
• Los Lonely Boys (Or/Epic)
• Lostprophets *^{[6] [7]}
• Lil Louis
• The Love Unlimited Orchestra
• Lovehammers
• Patty Loveless (Epic Nashville)
• Lene Lovich (Stiff/Epic) (US/Canada)
• Low vs Diamond
• Lulu
• Shelby Lynne (Epic Nashville)
• Louis Tomlinson
• Lil Loaded

M

• Madison Beer^[8]
• Michael Jackson
• Måneskin
• M People (US)
• Sho Madjozi
• Louise Mandrell (Epic Nashville)
• Manic Street Preachers
• Mansun*
• Margot & the Nuclear So and So's
• Brad Martin (Epic Nashville)
• Marvin and Tamara
• Mashmakhan
• Matisyahu (Or/JDub/Epic)
• Charly McClain (Epic Nashville)
• The McCoys
• George McCrae
• Ronnie McDowell (Epic Nashville)
• Malcolm McLaren
• MC Eiht (Epic Street)
• MC Ren (Ruthless/Epic)
• Meat Loaf (Cleveland International/Epic)
• Randy Meisner
• Melanie B
• Meliah Rage
• Menudo
• Metro Boomin*^[9]
• George Michael
• Midi Maxi & Efti
• Mind Funk
• Mimi Webb
• Mindless Behavior
• Sal Mineo
• Liza Minnelli
• Jody Miller (Epic Nashville)
• Kate Miller-Heidke
• AJ Mitchell
• MFSB
• Modest Mouse
• Don Moen (Integrity/Epic)
• Molly Hatchet
• Mandy Moore (550 Music/Epic)
• Melba Moore
• Jane Morgan
• Motörhead
• Monsta X*
• Mtume
• Mudvayne
• Michael Martin Murphey (Epic Nashville)

N

• N.W.A* (Ruthless)
• Nantucket
• Johnny Nash
• Nayobe (WTG/Epic)
• Nena
• New Hollow
• New Musik
• Nexus
• The Nolans
• John Norum
• Brandy Norwood
• Ted Nugent

O

• The O'Jays (Philadelphia International/Epic)
• Oasis (North America/Japan/Brazil)*
• Odd Eye Circle (Modhaus/Epic)
• Billy Ocean
• October Project
  • Oh Land Mike Oldfield (Virgin/Epic) (US)
• Olly Murs (The X Factor UK contestant)
• Omarion
• The Only Ones
• Open Air Stereo
• Kelly Osbourne
• Ozzy Osbourne
• Outkast (LaFace/Epic)

P

• • • Pages Keith Palmer (Epic Nashville)
• Paloma Faith
• Papa Winnie
• Ronan Parke
• Jaco Pastorius
• Patra
• Billy Paul
• Jake Paul^[10]
• Owen Paul
• Sara Paxton
• Johnny Paycheck (Epic Nashville)
• Peach Union (USA/Canada/Central America)
• Pearl Jam
  • Pegasus Teddy Pendergrass
• Phantom Planet
• The Photos
• Pink Cream 69
• Poco
• Poe leos
• Colt Prather (Epic Nashville)
• Prong
• Puffy AmiYumi (Epic Japan)

Q

• Q
• Quarterflash
• Finley Quaye
• Quietdrive
• Quiet Riot (Pasha/Epic)
• Quo (MJJ Music/Epic)

R

• Rage Against the Machine
• Ram Jam
• Razorback (US/Canada)* (Filipino rock band)
• Jon Randall (Epic Nashville)
• Shabba Ranks
• Lou Rawls
• Collin Raye (Epic Nashville)
• Matthew Raymond-Barker
• Real Boston Richey
• Red
  • Redbone Riff Regan
• The Remains
• Chris Rene (Syco/Epic) (The X Factor USA contestant)
• REO Speedwagon
• Revis
• Charlie Rich (Epic Nashville)
• Cliff Richard
• Minnie Riperton
• Riverdogs
• Rock Star Supernova
• The Rockfords
• Johnny Rodriguez (Epic Nashville)
• Ronnie Rogers (Epic Nashville)
• Rick Ross*
• Ricky Nelson*
• Rowdy Rebel (GS9/Shmoney Ent/Epic)
• Rush (Japan)
• Carl Hancock Rux (550 Music/Epic)
• Tim Ryan (Epic Nashville)
• The RZA (Razor Sharp/Epic)

S

• The S.O.S. Band
• Sade (Portrait/Epic)
• Saga (Portrait/Epic)
• Sailor
• Morgan Saint
• Ryuichi Sakamoto
• Sanctuary
• Sarai
• Save Ferris
• Joe Satriani
• Jill Scott (Hidden Beach/Epic)
• Travis Scott
• Scouting for Girls
• Screaming Trees
• The Script
• Semi Precious Weapons
• Sepultura
• Serhat
• Shakin' Stevens
• Shakira*
• The Shamen
• Shark Island
• Vonda Shepard (550 Music/Epic)
• Sherbet
• Sho Madjozi
• The Shooters (Epic Nashville)
• Pauly Shore (WTG/Epic)
• Shudder to Think
• Horace Silver
• Silverchair
• Juliet Simms
• Carly Simon
• Jessica Simpson*
• The Sinceros
• Sister Souljah
• Ricky Skaggs (Epic Nashville)
• Skank
• Skunk Anansie
• Sly and the Family Stone
• Russell Smith (Epic Nashville)
• Snootie Wild (CMG/Epic)*
• Social Distortion
• Sons of the Desert (Epic Nashville)
• Southside (Southside Productions/Epic/808 Mafia)
• Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes
• Sounds Under Radio
• Spin Doctors
• Spirit (Ode/Epic)
• Joe Stampley (Epic Nashville)
• Starcastle
• Keith Stegall (Epic Nashville)
• Jim Steinman
• Tate Stevens (The X Factor USA contestant)
• Al Stewart
• Doug Stone (Epic Nashville)
• The Stranglers
• Suede
• Suicidal Tendencies
• Donna Summer
• Henry Lee Summer
• Super Furry Animals
• Billy Swan (Epic Nashville)
• ScarLip

T

• Tall Stories
• Tanto Metro and Devonte (550 Music/Epic)
• Les Taylor (Epic Nashville)
• Livingston Taylor
• Tears for Fears
• Tease
• Teeflii
• Teena Marie
• Tenacious D
• Tony Terry
• The The
• Natasha Thomas
• Bella Thorne
• Melanie Thornton
• The Three Degrees
• Three Fish
• Tight Fit
• TLC (LaFace/Epic)
• Tokio Hotel
• Toploader
• Meghan Trainor
• The Trammps
• The Tremeloes (CBS in Europe)
• A Tribe Called Quest* (Jive/Epic)
• TripleS (MODHAUS/Epic)
• The Tourists (US/Canada)
• Trading Yesterday
• Tyla
• Tyla Yaweh
• Trainwreck
• Travis Scott (Cactus Jack Records/Epic/Grand Hustle)
• T.I. (Grand Hustle/Epic)*

U

• Hikaru Utada
• USA European Connection
• U.P.O.
• Ultraspank
• Uncle Murda
• Union J (The X Factor UK contestants)

V

• Steve Vai
• Luther Vandross
• Stevie Ray Vaughan
• Vedera
• Vendetta Red
• Verbow
• Vicious
• Diana Vickers
• The Village Stompers
• Jasmine Villegas
• Vinny Cha$e
• Bobby Vinton
• VL Mike

W

• Butch Walker
• Wallpaper
• Watch the Duck
• Gene Watson (Epic Nashville)
• We Are Toonz
• Derek Webb
• Wham! (except US/Canada)
• The White Tie Affair
• Barry White
• "Weird Al" Yankovic
• Vanessa White (Epic US/Taiwan)
• Wild Cherry
• Wild Horses (Epic Nashville)
• Marty Wilde
• Will To Power
• Gretchen Wilson (Epic Nashville)
• Edgar Winter
• Brenton Wood
• Wolfgang (US/Canada)* (Filipino rock band)
• Link Wray
• Betty Wright
• Tammy Wynette (Epic Nashville)

Y

• The Yardbirds
• Yellow Magic Orchestra
• YUKI
• Yung Berg
• Yo Gotti (CMG/Epic)*

Z

• Zara Larsson (TEN Music Group/Epic)
• Zaya
• Zipper Club
• Zerobaseone (WakeOne/Epic)

Notes and References

1. Web site: INTRODUCING… GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING ARTIST AND PRODUCER BEAM . Epic Records . 19 October 2019 . Epic Records . 18 November 2019.
2. Web site: Chevelle's Pete and Sam Loeffler Discuss 'NIRATIAS' Songwriting and Recording Process. Blabbermouth. February 15, 2021. March 2, 2021.
3. Web site: DDG Discusses Signing To Epic Records And Owning His Masters . allhiphop.com . Yohance . Kyles . January 25, 2019 . October 24, 2019.
4. Janelle Monae Becomes a Mini-Mogul With Her Revamped Label. 2015-02-13. Billboard. 2020-04-14.
5. Web site: 92.5 the Beat is Montreal's Feel Good Music station . 2011-12-23 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130521161349/http://www.925thebeat.ca/audioplayer.php?mp3=113406 . 2013-05-21 .
6. Web site: Lostprophets announce April release of fifth album - NME.COM. NME.COM. . 1 July 2016.
7. Web site: Volumes "Never Received Any Type Of Earnings" For Selling 40,000 Albums - News - Rock Sound Magazine. 1 July 2016.
8. Web site: Madison Beer signed new records with Epic Records. https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/B09fgq6lGkm . 2021-12-24 . registration. August 9, 2019.
9. News: Metro Boomin Is Partnering With Republic Records and Universal Music Group To Launch His Own Label. The FADER. 2018-09-02. en.
10. Web site: Jake Paul - It's Everyday Bro (Song) feat. Team 10 (Official Music Video) - YouTube. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/hSlb1ezRqfA . 2021-12-21 . live. . 30 May 2017.