Barry Weiss

Barry Weiss (born February 11, 1959) is an American music executive. He co-founded the record label RECORDS in 2015, an imprint of Sony Music Entertainment which specializes in young recording artists.

Not to be confused with Bari Weiss.
Barry Weiss
Born (1959-02-11) February 11, 1959
New York City, U.S.
Alma materCornell University (BS)
New York University (MBA)
Occupations
  • Record executive
  • media proprietor
Years active1981–present
Labels
  • RECORDS
  • East Coast Labels
  • RCA/Jive Label Group
  • Jive

Weiss got his start at Clive Calder's Jive Records before working his way up to the head of the RCA/Jive Label Group. While at Jive, Weiss fostered artists like Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, NSYNC, Chris Brown, Backstreet Boys, A Tribe Called Quest, among others. He left the company in 2011 to join Universal Music Group, prior to co-founding RECORDS in 2015. The label has since signed artists including Nelly, 24kGoldn, Noah Cyrus, B-Lovee, Lennon Stella, LSD, Matt Stell, and Dax. In 2023, the labels other co-founders (Matt Pincus and Ron Perry) were ousted in a stake buyout, leaving Weiss as the company's sole proprietor. Weiss has also co-founded the publishing firm SONGS.

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