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==Trade name dispute with UMG==
==Trade name dispute with UMG==

Revision as of 23:00, 3 November 2016

Not to be confused with Universal Records (defunct record label).
For the Philippine branch of this label's former parent, see List of Warner Music Group labels. For the Philippine branch of Universal Music Group, see MCA Music Inc. (Philippines).
Universal Records (Philippines)
Parent companyWarner Music Group (1977–1992)
Independent (1992–present)
Founded1977 (as WEA Records Philippines)
FounderWarner Music Group
Bella Dy Tan
StatusActive
Distributor(s)self-distributed
GenreVarious
Country of originPhilippines
Location9/F, Universal Tower, 1487 Quezon Avenue, West Triangle, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines
Official websiteuniversalrecords.com.ph

Universal Records Philippines Inc. is a Filipino record label founded in 1977 as a part of Warner Music Group.[1] Since 1992, it is an independent label.

History

URPI was founded in 1977 as WEA Records Philippines Inc. The company was the licensee of WEA in Philippines for 15 years, but the latter still decided to put its own office, the precursor of what is now Warner Music Philippines.

In 1992, the company adopted a new name, Universal Records Philippines Inc., and since then it rose as one of the Philippines' best and biggest record labels.

It is a member of the Philippine Association of the Record Industry.[2]

Universal Records officially distributed K-pop albums from September 2009, to be followed by some J-pop albums which was announced late May 2011.

Currently, it is the leading independent recording company in the country, being home to some of the finest, most respected artists.

Distributed Labels

As of 2011 :

Local

Foreign

Artists

(Updated as of April 5, 2016.)

Universal Records (Main)

Bellhaus Entertainment

Homeworkz Entertainment Services

  • Jay R (2003—present)
  • Chelo Aestrid (2011—present)
  • Q-York (2011—present)
  • Kley (2013—present)
  • Salbakuta (2013—present)

Former artists

Trade name dispute with UMG

Universal Music Group cannot use the Universal name in the Philippines because URPI has the rights for the said trade name. Due to this, UMG currently makes business in the Philippines as MCA Music, Inc., the old worldwide name for UMG.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Profile of URPI Template:Wayback
  2. ^ Universal Records at PARI
  3. ^ Local Artists Template:Wayback
  4. ^ "MCA Music Inc. (Universal Music Philippines)". 2013-03-31. Retrieved 2016-08-07.

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