List of Universal Music Group labels
Universal Music Group owns, or has a joint share in, a large number of record labels listed herein.
- Interscope Records*
- Aftermath Entertainment
- Cherrytree Records
- Dreamville Records
- F2 Records
- Maloof Music
- Streamline Records
- S.M. Entertainment (distribution)
- Suretone Records
- Weapons of Mass Entertainment
- Zone 4
- will.i.am Music Group
- Geffen Records*
- Flawless Records
- Kon Live Distribution
- Tropical Records
- KIDinaKORNER
- 222 Records
- EarsDrummers Entertainment/Ear Drummer Records
- Top Dawg Entertainment (distribution)
- Capitol Records
- RedOne Records (distribution)
- Blue Note Records
- Block Entertainment
- Caroline Distribution
- Capitol Christian Music Group
- Get Money Gang Entertainment
- G-Unit Records
- G-Note Records
- G-Unit Film & Television
- Hi Or Hey Records
- Harvest Records
- Manhattan Records
- Motown Records
- Motown Gospel
- Priority Records
- 10 Records
- Astralwerks
- Circa Records (traded as EMI/Virgin strategic marketing TV label from 90s)
- Siren Records (distribution)
- Twenty Two Recordings
- Mi5 Recordings
- Quality Control
- Suthun Music Entertainment
- RMG Music Group
- Str8 Wired Entertainment
- Konspiracy Theory Music
- Pinegrove Records
- The Trak Kartel Records
- mau5trap (distribution)
- Metamorphosis Music
- Matriarch Records
- Deep Well Records
- Deep Well Music Publishing
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Big Machine Label Group (distribution)
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- Def Jam South
- GOOD Music
- Darksyde Productions Inc Records (distribution)
- Disturbing tha Peace
- Desert Storm Records
- Radio Killa Records
- ARTium Recordings
- Caroline International (reactivated as a Label Services and label by Universal Music Group)
- G-Unit Records (joint venture with sister company Capitol Music Group)
- G-Note Records
- G-Unit Film & Television
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The Verve Label Group
Decca Label Group
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The Verve Music Group
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- Hip-O Records
- Universal Chronicles
- UM3
- T-Boy Records (joint venture with Andy Gould)
- Eagle Records
- Armoury Records
- Eagle Rock Productions
- Eagle-i Music
Universal Music UK
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Universal Music Group national companies
Under the Universal Music branding
- No Emotion
- Universal Music Andina
- Universal Music Argentina
- Universal Music Austria
- Universal Music Australia
- Universal Music Baltics
- Universal Music Belgium
- ARS Entertainment
- Universal Music Brazil
- Arsenal Music
- Universal Music Bulgaria
- Universal Music Canada
- Universal Music Chile
- Universal Music China
- Linfair Records
- Path Orient
- Shang Teng Universal
- Show City Times
- EMI China
- Universal Music Czech Republic
- Universal Music Denmark
- MBO Group
- Universal Music Finland
- Universal Music France
- AZ Records
- Barclay Records
- House of Barclay
- Decca
- Deutsche Grammophon
- ECM New Series
- Mercury Music Group
- Mercury Records
- Motown France
- Casablanca Records France
- Vertigo France
- Universal Licensing Music (ULM)
- Polydor
- Universal Music Jazz France
- Universal Music Germany
- Universal Music Domestic Division
- Urban Records
- Universal Music International Division
- Universal Music Classics and Jazz
- Koch Universal Music
- Universal Music Strategic Marketing
- Universal Music Family Entertainment
- Universal Music Domestic Division
- Universal Music Hong Kong
- Cinepoly Records
- Go East Entertainment
- EMI Hong Kong
- Universal Music Hungary
- Universal Music India
- EMI Records India[1]
- Universal Music Indonesia
- Solid Records
- Universal Music Ireland
- Universal Music Italy
- Universal Music (Japan) LLC (Universal Music Japan)
- Delicious Deli Records
- E-Sum Records
- Tunes Tracks (joint venture with Tsubasa Group)[2]
- Virgin Records (formerly EMI R)
- EMI Records (formerly Nayutawave Records)
- Universal Classics and Jazz
- Universal D
- Universal International
- Pachinko Records
- Thunderball 667
- Universal J (including Far Eastern Tribe Records)
- Perfume Records (Perfume's vanity label)[3]
- Universal Sigma
- Def Jam Japan
- Universal Strategic Marketing Japan
- Zen Music (Greeeen's vanity label)
- Zero-A (joint venture with MTI)
- Universal Music Korea[4]
- Cube Entertainment (11% ownership)
- Universal Music Malaysia
- Rusa Music
- Rumpun Records[5]
- Universal Music Mexico
- EMI Mexico[6]
- Universal Music Netherlands
- Universal Music New Zealand (Universal Music New Zealand Pty Limited, also known as UMNZ)[7]
- Universal Music Norway
- MCA Music Philippines (internationally known as "Universal Music Philippines")[8]
- Universal Music Polska
- Magic Records
- Universal Music Portugal
- Universal Music Romania
- Universal Music Russia
- Universal Music Singapore
- Universal Music Spain
- Vale Music
- Universal Music Sweden
- Capitol Music Group Sweden (formerly Lionheart Music Group and Lionheart International)
- Capitol Records Sweden
- Kavalkad
- Lionheart Music
- SoFo Records
- Virgin Records Sweden
- Polar Music
- Pope Records
- Sonet Records
- Stockholm Records
- Capitol Music Group Sweden (formerly Lionheart Music Group and Lionheart International)
- Universal Music Switzerland
- Universal Music Taiwan[9]
- Enjoy Music
- What's Music
- EMI Taiwan
- Universal Music Thailand
- Universal Music Vietnam
Note: Universal Music Group companies around the world are generally licensed to use most of Universal Music Group's legacy labels, such as Polydor, Mercury, etc., as imprints for their local artist repertoire.
Under the EMI branding
- EMI Arabia
- Soutelphan
- Alam El Phan
- Relax-in International
- Farasan
- Rotana Records
- EMI Music Argentina
- EMI Music Brazil
- EMI Music Chile
- EMIDISC
- EMI Europe Generic
- EMI Gold
- EMI Music Ireland
- EMI Music Hungary (formerly EMI Quint)
- EMI Music Turkey
- EMI Music Group Australia Pty Ltd
- EMI Music Finland
- EMI Music Germany (formerly EMI Electrola)
- Awake Sounds
- Capitol Records
- Capitol Music (Japan)
- Capitol Latin
- Virgin Records
- Virgin Music (Japan) - not to be confused with Media Remoras, a Pony Canyon label formerly known as "Virgin Japan"
- Eastworld
- Express
- Foozay Music
- i-Dance
- Reservotion Records
- SakuraStar Records
- SoundTown (EMI Strategic Marketing)
- Suite Supuesto!
- TM Factory
- Unlimited Records
- Capitol Records
- EMI Music Pakistan
- EMI Music South Africa
- GramCo (domestic trade name in India, former EMI licensee)
- Minos EMI (domestic trade name in Greece)
- Q-Productions
- Reliquias (domestic trade name in Argentina - licensed not owned)
Other labels
- Bravado
- Spinnup
Third-party major labels distributed by Universal Music Group
- Disney Music Group (excluding Russia and Japan)[10]
- Walt Disney Records
- Hollywood Records
- DMG Nashville
- Ministry of Sound Australia
- ABKCO Records
- Bungalo Records
- Concord Music Group
- Viacom
- Comedy Central Records (Co-distributed with Alternative Distribution Alliance)
- Earth Hertz Records
- E1 Music (Asia as E1 Universal, Europe)
- Hater Gang Records
- Polyversal (previously by EMI)
- Famous Records
- Roc Nation[11]
- Warrior Recordss
- Bad Boy Records
- Warner Music Group (Middle East)
- VP Records
- Varése Sarabande
- Varése Vintage
Third-party national licensees
- Actually Music (UK)
- Mirage Records (Egypt) (Also includes North Africa)
- Sena (Iceland)
- Helicon Records (Israel)
- Prime Music (Lebanon) (also includes Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates)
- Ukrainian Records (Ukraine)
- Tuff Gong (Caribbean)
Defunct/Hibernated major labels
- ABC Records
- A&M Records
- A&M Octone Records
- Angel Records (US)
- Atlanta Artists
- Biv 10 Records
- Blue Thumb Records
- Chess Records
- Cypress Records
- De-Lite Records
- Decca Broadway
- DGC Records
- Diamond Star Entertainment
- DreamWorks Records
- Dunhill Records
- EMI Music Japan
- EMI Records Japan
- Fontana Records
- Hut Records
- Impact Records
- I.R.S. Records
- The Island Def Jam Music Group
- Kapp Records
- Loud Records
- MCA Records
- Nick Records (Co-Produced with Sony Music Entertainment & Columbia Records
- Octone Records
- Perspective Records
- Pina Records
- Roc-A-Fella Records
- Radioactive Records
- SBK Records
- SRC Records
- Star Trak Entertainment
- Silas Records
- Tennman Records
- RMM Records & Video
- Uni Records
- Universal Records
- Universal Republic Records
- Universal Motown Republic Group
- Universal Motown Records
- Uptown Records
- UZI Suicide
- Vendetta Records
- Virgin Records
- Wing Records
- WY Records
- 89 Arrogance Recordings
References
- ^ "UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP JOINS WITH TOP BOLLYWOOD DIRECTOR MOHIT SURI TO LAUNCH EMI RECORDS INDIA". Universal Music Group (Press release). Retrieved 2016-08-06.
- ^ "About Us - Tunes Tracks". Tunes Tracks. Tsubasa Group. Retrieved 2012-04-23.
- ^ "Perfume's new single "Spending all my time" in stores August 15". Perfume's official Universal site (in Japanese). Universal Music (Japan) LLC. Retrieved 2012-08-24.
- ^ "Universal Music Korea" Retrieved 2011-11-21
- ^ Rumpun Records Sdn. Bhd. Official Website
- ^ Universal Music Latin Entertainment Announces Key Senior Appointments in Mexico, Latin America 29 January 2013 Billboard.com
- ^ "Universal Music Group New Zealand". Universal Music New Zealand Pty Limited. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
- ^ "MCA Music Inc. (Universal Music Philippines)". Neptunes Digital Inc.
- ^ "Universal Music Taiwan" retrieved 2011-11-21
- ^ "Universal Music Group (UMG) & Disney Music Group (DMG) Expand Agreement Globally" (Press release). PR Newswire. Los Angeles, California. March 20, 2013. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
- ^ http://www.complex.com/music/2013/04/jay-z-and-roc-nation-sign-with-universal