A&M Records

A&M Records, Inc. was an American record label established in 1962 by Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss. It rapidly gained recognition in the music industry, becoming a major independent label until its acquisition by PolyGram in 1989. After this acquisition, A&M continued to operate as a self-managed Frontline label within the PolyGram framework. In 1998, PolyGram was acquired by Seagram and subsequently integrated into Universal Music Group. In January 1999, A&M's operations were merged with those of Interscope Records and Geffen Records, leading to the creation of Interscope Geffen A&M Records (now part of the Interscope Capitol Labels Group). Subsequently, A&M became a brand under the larger label group, no longer operating autonomously. In 2007, the A&M brand and trademark were combined with Octone Records to create A&M Octone Records, which remained operational until 2014, when it was absorbed into Interscope. Currently, select releases from A&M's catalog are managed by Verve Records, Universal Music Enterprises, and Interscope, while much of Alpert's back catalog has been issued under his label, Herb Alpert Presents. Despite A&M's hibernation in 2014, its name and logo have remained visible on recent works by artist Sting, whose latest release, 2021's The Bridge, featured the A&M branding.

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