Dubbed the Warner Music Space, the hub will house Warner Music Brazil, Warner Chappell Music Brazil and ADA Brazil operations.
“We are making good on our promise to double down on our U.S. operation with a distinctive new approach,” comments BMG CEO Thomas Coesfeld.
“We really hit a sweet spot in terms of multiple influences coming together seamlessly. There’s something for everyone," says Epic Records president Ezekiel Lewis.
DSTRO7 will exclusively distribute releases from González's Tamarindo Rekordsz and del Villar's DEL Records, which boasts Eslaban Armado on its roster.
The record label was launched in 1993 to support emerging Colombian talent.
Severance has signed flagship artist Dexter and the Moonrocks.
Albert, a veteran of Capitol Records and Republic Records, is also a co-founder of ska punk band The Mighty Mighty Bosstones.
"Joe’s level of dedication to Columbia’s artists is infectious," label president Jen Mallory said in a statement.
Massive releases from Taylor Swift and Morgan Wallen propelled Republic to a huge current market share ahead of Interscope, while Warner and RCA saw impressive gains.
Helped by a dominating year from Taylor Swift, U.S. album consumption grew 12.6% to 1.1 billion units.
