The Universal Music Group is the largest music producer in the world, owning labels such as Interscope Geffen A&M, Capitol Music Group, and Republic Records. It is owned by Vivendi and based in the US and France, representing artists like Rihanna, Taylor Swift, and Kanye West. Sony Music Entertainment is owned by Sony Corporation of America and founded in 1929, with labels including Columbia Records, RCA Records, and Epic Records, and artists like Michael Jackson, Justin Timberlake, and Shakira. EMI Group was a major British music company with labels like Abbey Road and Columbia Records until it was acquired by Sony Music in 2012, having represented The Beatles, Robbie Williams,