The document discusses the three major record labels: Universal Music Group, Sony Music, and Warner Music Group. It provides details on each label's parent company, market share, notable subsidiary labels, genres of music represented, and some of the major artists signed to each. Universal Music Group has the largest market share at 37% and represents artists like Drake, Demi Lovato, and Eminem across many genres. Sony Music's parent is Sony Corporation of America and it has a 34% market share, representing artists such as Adele and Daddy Yankee across genres like country, gospel, and dance. Warner Music Group has a 19% market share and is owned by Access Industries, representing artists like Bruno Mars, Cher, and Michael

1. 3 Major record labels
By Azal Nadeem

2. Definition of a major record label
• A record label is a brand or trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Often, a record label is also a
publishing company that manages such brands and trademarks; coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing,
promotion, and enforcement of copyright for sound recordings and music videos; conducts talent scouting and development of new artists
("artists and repertoire" or "A&R"); and maintains contracts with recording artists and their managers. The term "record label" derives
from the circular label in the center of a vinyl record which prominently displays the manufacturer's name, along with other information.
• 3 Three major record labels :
o Universal music group
o Warner musical group
o Sony

3. Universal music group
Over the year universal music group has had different parent companies these include
Matsushita which was from 1990-1996, than to Seagram 1996-2000 but the
present parent company is Vivendi.
Some of the subsidiary labels are
• Def jam recording, artist who are signed to this label are Kanye, Rick Ross and
Iggy Azalea.
• Island records, Artist signed to this label are Avicii, Fall Out Boy, The Killers.
• Republic records, artsit signed to this label are Cash Money, Indie Pop, Lava
Records.
• Universal music group share 37% of the market.
• The artists that are assigned to Universal music groups are the likes of Drake, Demi
Lovato, Eminem .
• Universal music group has supported almost every genres from hip-hop, R&B, pop,
rock to even classical, Christian/gospel and production music.

4. Sony Music
• Sony's parent company is ‘Sony corporation of America’, there subsidiary
labels include Columbia Nashville , master works, legacy recordings, RCA
inspiration, vested in culture.
• There market share is 34%.
• The artist signed to Sony music are , Adele, Bars and Melody , Chipmunk,
Daddy Yankee.
• The music genres for Sony are country, Christian/gospel and dance
electronic also Latin.

5. Warner music group
• Warner music groups parent company is ‘access industries’.
• The subsidiary labels in Warner music group are main labels, Atlantic
records label, Warner Bros. records, rhino entertainment.
• Warner music group shares 19% of the market, from the big three.
• The artists that are signed to this label are Bass hunter, Bruno Mars, Cher,
Michael Bubble , Diddy and the Eagles.
• The common music genres are pop, jazz , country music, heavy metal and
rock.