In a move that is surely the end of an era, RCA Records, parent company to Arista, Jive and J-Records has decided to permanently close these labels down. These were truly some powerhouse labels in their day and their closings highlight a recording industry that is in financial turmoil.

Arista topped the pop and adult R&B charts during the 70s and 80s with such greats as Barry Manilow, Aretha Franklin, Phyllis Hyman, Angela Bofill, Dionne Warwick and Whitney Houston.