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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.
Universal Music Group (UMG) owns, or has a joint share in, many of the record labels listed here.. According to the UMG official website, the main labels are Abbey Road Studios, Capitol Music Group, Decca Records, Def Jam Recordings, Deutsche Grammophon, EMI, Interscope-Geffen-A&M, Island Records, Mercury Records, Motown Records, Polydor Records, Republic Records, Verve Label Group, and Virgin ...
This is a list of Universal Music Group musical artists. Bands are listed by the first letter in their name (not including the words "a", "an", or "the"), and ...
Initially, the service hosted only music videos from UMG and SME, syndicated on YouTube and its app, [8] and the advertising revenue was shared by Google and Vevo. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] Originally, WMG was reported to be considering hosting its content on the service after it launched, [ 11 ] but formed an alliance with rival MTV Networks (now Paramount ...
Universal Music Group has announced the formation of the UMG Global Impact Team, which will “enact and amplify the company’s vision for positive change through community engagement ...
In 2012, UM e took over distribution of Frank Zappa's recorded music catalogue. [1] In December 2016, Round Hill Music signed a distribution deal with UMe, covering The Offspring's Columbia Records albums. In 2017, Styx signed with UMe for the album The Mission. Later that same year, Universal announced the formation of Urban Legends, a new ...
PolyGram's music business was merged into Seagram's MCA Records. The merger was effected in January 1999, forming a new company named Universal Music Group. The merger also included both record labels' music publishers. [6] The PolyGram catalog included Dick James Music, Welk Music, Cedarwood Publishing, and Sweden Music. [7]
The combined labels were altogether consolidated into an umbrella unit known publicly as Interscope Geffen A&M Records. The label unit operated as one of the newly formed Universal Music Group's four umbrella companies; the other three being the Universal Motown Republic Group, Verve Records and The Island Def Jam Music Group. [5]