Zomba Music Group

The Zomba Group of Companies (sometimes referred to as Zomba Music Group or just Zomba Group) was a music group and division currently owned and operated under Sony Music Entertainment. The division was renamed to Jive Label Group in 2009 and was placed under the RCA/Jive Label Group umbrella. Founded independently in the mid-seventies by Clive Calder and Ralph Simon, the group has had interests in music release, distribution, production, publish... more
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