icon This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "550 Music" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (February 2020) (Learn how and when to remove this message) 550 Music Parent company Sony Music Entertainment Founded 1992 Defunct 2000 Status Defunct Distributor Epic Records (in the US) Genre Various Country of origin U.S. Location New York, New York Official website epicrecords.com 550 Music (originally known as Sony 550 Music) was a unit of Sony Music Entertainment, which operated through Sony Music's Epic Records division while in activity.[1] Launched in 1992, the "550" name was inspired by the address of the Sony building, located at 550 Madison Avenue in New York. The label was folded in 2000 by Epic Records, it was part of the restructuring when Tommy Mottola was leaving Sony Music