Arista

Headquarters: US

Founded: 1974

Founded by: Clive Davis

Link: J

Genre(s):
 * Rock
 * Pop
 * Hip Hop

Active Roster

 * Puff Daddy
 * Kenny G
 * Mario Vazquez
 * Pink
 * Tha' Rayne
 * Monica
 * Santana
 * Mike Ness
 * Real McCoy
 * No Mercy
 * Chris Brown

Inactive Roster

 * Milli Vanilli
 * Meat Loaf
 * Allman Brothers Band
 * The Alan Parsons Project
 * The Kinks
 * Krokus
 * Prince
 * Barry Manilow
 * Melissa Manchester
 * Whitney Houston
 * Grateful Dead
 * Ace Of Base
 * Sarah McLachlan
 * Carly Simon
 * Thompson Twins
 * Air Supply
 * Dionne Warwick
 * Exposé
 * Annie Lennox
 * Social Distortion

Key Releases
Too many to list.

Biography
Arista was founded in 1974 by mogul Clive Davis, and was bought by a chain of other labels, ending with Sony, and it's distributed by RCA}]. It had a lot of success, but its role in the [[Milli Vanilli scandal caused a stain on the label's repuation in the industry.  Since, Arista has been rolled up with Sony's J label, though the Arista name is still used to put records out.