Editing RCA Records (section)

=== 2010s ===
In May 2011, former [[Universal Music Group]] CEO [[Doug Morris]] was appointed chairman of [[Sony Music Entertainment]]. Focused on A&R, Morris named [[Peter Edge]], president of A&R at RCA and J Records, chairman and CEO of RCA Music Group. [[Tom Corson]] was named president and COO.<ref name="Edge Hollywood Reporter">{{cite news |last1=Szalai |first1=Doug |title=Peter Edge Named CEO of Sony's RCA Music Group |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/peter-edge-named-ceo-sonys-220328 |access-date=August 19, 2015 |work=Hollywood Reporter |date=August 8, 2011}}</ref> On the seventh of October of that year, the Jive, Arista and J imprints were altogether permanently merged into RCA. As a result, the RCA Music Group was then disbanded and RCA was reinstated as a standalone label under the [[Sony Music]] umbrella. Following the shutdown of the three labels, a majority of various artists from the rosters of Jive, Arista and/or J were shifted to release future material under RCA.<ref name="HR Haperin">{{cite news |last1=Halperin |first1=Shirley |title=RCA Execs Confirm Jive and Arista Labels Shut Down |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/rca-execs-confirm-jive-arista-245392 |access-date=June 24, 2015 |work=Hollywood Reporter |date=October 7, 2011}}</ref><ref name="LA Times 2011 labels closed">{{cite news |last1=Lewis |first1=Randy |title=RCA is Slimming Down for the Holidays |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2011/10/rca-closing-jive-arista-j-labels.html |access-date=June 24, 2015 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=October 7, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/record-labels/rca-s-peter-edge-tom-corson-on-the-shuttering-1005394732.story |title=RCA's Peter Edge, Tom Corson on the Shuttering of Jive, J and Arista |first=Shirley |last=Halperin |magazine=Billboard |date=October 7, 2011 |access-date=January 8, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/record-labels/peter-edge-appointed-ceo-of-rca-music-group-1005307972.story |author=Billboard staff |title=Peter Edge Appointed CEO of RCA Music Group |magazine=Billboard |date=August 8, 2011 |access-date=January 8, 2012 |archive-date=January 16, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116121453/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/record-labels/peter-edge-appointed-ceo-of-rca-music-group-1005307972.story |url-status=dead }}</ref>

During the first half of the decade, RCA released platinum and multi-platinum records by artists including [[A$AP Rocky]], [[Cage the Elephant]], [[Chris Brown]], [[Kelly Clarkson]], [[Miley Cyrus]], [[D'Angelo]], [[Dave Matthews Band]], [[Foo Fighters]], [[G-Eazy]], [[Jennifer Hudson]], [[R. Kelly]], [[Kesha]], [[Khalid (American singer)|Khalid]], [[Alicia Keys]], [[Kings of Leon]], [[Miguel (singer)|Miguel]], [[Pentatonix]], [[P!nk]], [[Pitbull (rapper)|Pitbull]], [[Shakira]], [[Sia]], [[Britney Spears]], [[Bryson Tiller]], [[Justin Timberlake]], [[T-Pain]], and [[Tinashe]]. Since 2012, the label has released music by artists including: [[Kevin Abstract]], [[A$AP Ferg]], [[Becky G]], [[Bleachers (band)|Bleachers]], [[Brockhampton (band)|Brockhampton]], [[Bryson Tiller]], [[Cam (singer)|Cam]], [[G-Eazy]], [[Childish Gambino]], [[Martin Garrix]], [[H.E.R.]], [[Normani]], [[Kaytranada]], [[Khalid (American singer)|Khalid]], [[Kygo]], [[Tate McRae]], [[Mark Ronson]], [[Sasha Sloan]], [[Jazmine Sullivan]], [[SZA]], [[Zayn Malik|ZAYN]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=&ti=&lab=RCA&genre=&format=Album&date_option=release&from=&to=2018-02-01&award=P&type=&category=&adv=SEARCH#search_section |title=Gold & Platinum – RIAA |work=RIAA |access-date=February 12, 2018 |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2015, RCA Records reinstated its 1968 space-age 'RCA' styled logo after utilizing the lightning bolt logo since 1987. The lightning bolt logo is still used by RCA's Nashville division.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/money/industries/music/2017/10/21/rca-studio-a-iconic-signs-after-nearly-50-years/787238001/ |title=Iconic signs at Nashville's historic Studio A return after nearly 50 years |website=The Tennessean |language=en |access-date=May 25, 2019}}</ref>

John Fleckenstein and Joe Riccitelli were appointed as co-presidents of RCA Records in January 2018.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://variety.com/2018/music/news/rca-records-co-presidents-john-fleckenstein-joe-riccitelli-1202669930/ |title=John Fleckenstein and Joe Riccitelli Upped to Co-Presidents at RCA Records  |date=January 19, 2018 |work=Variety |access-date=February 12, 2018 |language=en-US}}</ref> Later that year, RCA named [[Keith Naftaly]] president of A&R,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/rca-records-promotes-keith-naftaly-to-president-ar/ |title=RCA Records promotes Keith Naftaly to President, A&R – Music Business Worldwide |date=May 14, 2018 |work=Music Business Worldwide |access-date=May 14, 2018 |language=en-US}}</ref> and [[Tunji Balogun]] executive VP of A&R.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/tunji-balogun-launches-label-jv-with-rca-records-promoted-to-evp-ar/ |title=Tunji Balogun launches label JV with RCA Records, as he's promoted to EVP of A&R |date=April 9, 2018 |website=Music Business Worldwide |language=en-US |access-date=May 25, 2019}}</ref>