Sony Music Entertainment (SME) is a US-based wholly owned subsidiary and global recorded music arm of Sony Corporation of America (SCA). SME is the second-largest record label in the world behind Universal Music Group (UMG). It has a stable of US labels, among them are flagship Columbia, Epic, and RCA; country labels Arista Nashville, Columbia Nashville, and RCA Records Nashville; Latin label Sony Music Latin; Christian/gospel labels Provident Label Group and Verity Records; and classical label Sony Masterworks. SME's artist roster includes such international superstars as Alicia Keys, Carrie Underwood, Ke$ha, and Kenny Chesney.