The predecessor was originally called Columbia Records. It was acquired by its subsidiary CBS Broadcasting Company for US$700,000 in 1938. It belongs to the American CBS Film and Television Group together with Columbia Tristar Productions. In 1968, Japan's Sony Corporation took a stake and was reorganized into CBS/Sony Records. In January 1988, under the leadership of Akio Morita, Sony Japan successively acquired the film and music departments of CBS, making CBS/Sony 100% a music department of Sony and renamed it Sony Music. The official Chinese name is "Sony Columbia Music" Entertainment", referred to as "Xinsuo Music". In November 2004, under the leadership of Howard Stringer, then chairman of Sony USA, Xinso Music merged with BMG Music, the music division of global media giant Boardman, to form Sony BMG Music Entertainment with each holding 50% of the shares. company.