Sacra Music

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Sacra Music
Sacra Music logo.svg
Parent company Sony Music Entertainment Japan
FoundedApril 1, 2017;7 years ago (2017-04-01)
Genre J-Pop, anison, rock
Country of originJapan
Official website sacramusic.jp

Sacra Music (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese record label subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Japan. The record label was established on April 1, 2017, specializing in anison music. [1]

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On September 25, 2021, SACRA MUSIC started an official YouTube channel with the mascot character VTuber "SACRA Rokuban-cho" voiced by Sally Amaki. This character is responsible for sharing the latest news of SACRA MUSIC.

Current artists

ArtistsYear AttachedPrevious LabelSource
=LOVE 2017
Aimer 2021SME Records
ASCA 2017Media Factory
ClariS 2017SME Records [1]
FictionJunction 2023Flying Dog
FLOW 2020 Ki/oon Music
halca 2018
LiSA 2017 Aniplex [1]
Miki Satō 2020
MIMiNARI2022
Nami Tamaki 2024 Lantis
Penguin Research2017SME Records [1]
Rei Yasuda 2023 Sony Music Records [2]
ReoNa 2018 [3]
Sangatsu no Phantasia 2018 Ki/oon Music
SawanoHiroyuki[nZk] 2017SME Records [1]
Sawa Angstrom2023THANKS GIVING [4]
SennaRin 2022
Shuka Saitō 2019 [5]
Soma Saito 2017 [6]
Spira Spica 2018 [7]
Tomori Kusunoki 2020 [8]
TrySail 2017 Aniplex [1]
Who-ya Extended 2022 SME Records [9]

Formerly attached artists

ArtistYear attachedPrevious labelEnd of contractRemarksSource
Tsukicro2017SME Records2018End of management contract. [1]
Kalafina March 2019Disbanded [10]
Garnidelia August 2019End of management contract.
Moved to Universal Music JapanPony Canyon
[1] [11]
Tomohisa Sako March 2019End of management contract.
Moved to Avex Inc.
[1]
ZAMB2020 D-GO December 2020End of management contract. [12]
Elisa 2018SME RecordsMarch 2021End of management contract. [1] [13]
Kana Hanazawa 2017 Aniplex June 2021End of management contract.
Moved to Pony Canyon in July 2021
[1] [14]
Luna Haruna SME RecordsSeptember 2021End of management contract. [1] [15]
Mashiro Ayano Ariola Japan December 2021End of Management contract. [1] [16]
EGOIST Sony Music Records October 2023Disbanded [1] [17]
EXiNA 2019FlyingDogSeptember 2023End of management contract.
Restart of solo project.
[18] [19]
Eir Aoi 2018SME RecordsDecember 2023End of management contract.
Start of solo project.
[20]
Kaguya Luna2018Not clear
Mito Tsukino2020Not clear

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