| Daylight Records | |
|---|---|
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| Parent company | Sony Music Entertainment |
| Founded | 1998 |
| Founder | David Massey |
| Status | Defunct |
| Distributor(s) | Epic Records (In the U.S.) |
| Genre | Various |
| Country of origin | U.S. |
| Official website | www |
Daylight Records was an American record label and subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment, operated through Epic Records.
Daylight was formed by David Massey in late 1998 as an Epic Records Group label, and has subsequently signed and helped to develop a broad array of artists, in the process achieving global sales in excess of 30 million records. Daylight also served as an A&R resource for all the labels within the Sony Music Label Group family, including Columbia Records Group, Epic Records and RED Distribution.
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