Originally an independent label under Clive Calder's Jive Records, it was eventually acquired by the Bertelsmann Music Group (BMG).
In 2017, Sony Music UK relaunched Silvertone as a label for left-field artists, signing acts from the indie, alt-folk, blues, and jazz genres.
[3] Artists signed to Silvertone since 2017[2] include Hugh Cornwell,[4] Hailey Tuck,[5] Joanne Shaw Taylor,[6] and Wildwood Kin.
[7] In 2021, Bobby Gillespie of Primal Scream and Jehnny Beth of Savages collaborated on an album titled Utopian Ashes, which was released by Sony Legacy through the Silvertone label.
[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16] Other acts signed to the label throughout its history include Chris Duarte, Whiteout, John Mayall, Buddy Guy, The Men They Couldn't Hang, Bowling for Soup, Alan Wren, Matt Odmark, John Squire, Stephen Mason (solo), Mick Weaver, Gary Mounfield, Metal Molly, Del Shannon, The Lost Soul Band, Loudon Wainwright III and Mary My Hope.