Interscope-Geffen-A&M

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Interscope-Geffen-A&M
Interscope Geffen A&M
Parent company Universal Music Group
Founded 1999
Distributing label Self-Distributed (USA)
Polydor Records (International)
Country of origin United States USA
Location Santa Monica, California

Interscope-Geffen-A&M (sometimes abbreviated as IGA) is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group. The company was formed in 1999, when Geffen Records and A&M Records were merged into Interscope Records—the flagship imprint of the operation.

Interscope-Geffen-A&M also encompasses Aftermath Entertainment, Cherrytree Records, Star Trak Entertainment, Fontana Records, Mosley Music Group, A&M/Octone Records, will.i.am music group, and the back catalogues of MCA Records, DreamWorks Records, ABC Records, Dunhill Records, Song Bird Records, Peacock Records, Duke Records, Back Beat Records, and the Famous Music Group (which included Dot Records and Paramount Records), among other labels. It also distributes newer releases by the UK-based Polydor Records (dating from 1998) in the United States and Canada (usually under A&M, but sometimes through Interscope or Geffen), while Polydor in turn distributes Interscope-Geffen-A&M releases internationally.

Notable acts under the Interscope-Geffen-A&M umbrella include: Blink-182, Dr. Dre, Pharrell Williams, N*E*R*D, 50 Cent, G-Unit, Eminem, The Game, Bryan Adams, Black Tide, AFI, The All-American Rejects, Black Eyed Peas, Mary J. Blige, Teairra Mari, Keyshia Cole, Lady Gaga, Rev Theory, Sheryl Crow, Hollywood Undead, Fergie, Flyleaf, Tatu, Nelly Furtado, Guns N' Roses, Enrique Iglesias, Charles Hamilton,Maroon 5, Weezer, Pussycat Dolls, Ashlee Simpson, No Doubt, Gwen Stefani, Timbaland, Rob Zombie, Sting, New Kids On The Block, Limp Bizkit, Girlicious and Angels and Airwaves.

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