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On 1 January 2011 he became CEO of Universal Music Group, and then chairman on 9 March 2011, succeeding Doug Morris. [11] Within his first year as chairman & CEO of Universal, the company acquired EMI's Recorded Music operations. [12] Grainge argued that selling to Universal was the only way to improve EMI, for the benefit of the entire ...
Universal Music Group N.V. [3] (often abbreviated as UMG and referred to as Universal Music Group or Universal Music) is a Dutch–American multinational music corporation under Dutch law. UMG's corporate headquarters are located in Hilversum , Netherlands and its operational headquarters are located in Santa Monica , California.
Jody Gerson (born 1961 in Philadelphia) [1] is the Chairman and CEO of Universal Music Publishing Group. [2] Upon assuming the role on January 1, 2015, Gerson became the first female CEO of a major music publisher [3] and first chairwoman of a global music company. [4] Gerson serves on the Executive Management Board for Universal Music Group. [5]
Virgin Records is a British record label owned by Universal Music Group.They were originally founded as a British independent record label in 1972 by entrepreneurs Richard Branson, Simon Draper, Nik Powell, and musician Tom Newman.
Universal Music CEO Lucian Grainge issued a letter to UMG employees on Thursday to announce a restructuring of its current operating model. In the memo obtained by Variety, Grainge writes the move ...
On December 9, 1996, the new owners dropped the MCA name; the company became Universal Studios, Inc. [42] and MCA's music division, MCA Music Entertainment Group, was renamed Universal Music Group. MCA Records continued to live on as a label within the Universal Music Group.
Big Machine Records is an American record label, distributed by Universal Music Group.Big Machine is based on Music Row in Nashville, Tennessee.The label was founded in September 2005 [1] by former DreamWorks Records executive Scott Borchetta and became a joint venture between Borchetta and country singer Toby Keith. [2]
Def Jam Recordings currently operates as a stand-alone label within the Universal Music Group. Def Jam signed DaniLeigh to the label in early 2017. Steve Bartels served as president and CEO of Def Jam since 2013 until an announcement commenced on August 3, 2017, stating that in January 2018, Eminem 's manager and co-founder of Shady Records ...