Music Labels
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Universal
MusicGroup
 The Universal Music Group is the largest music producers in the entire
world
 It is an American based conglomerate but French owned, currently
running as a subsidiary of the French multinational media company
Vivendi
 The company was first founded in 1934 as a partnering company for the
film company Universal Pictures
 It has various locations across the globe such as Hollywood, Universal
City, NYC, London, Nashville and the main office being situated in Santa
Monica.
 Labels under the control of the Universal Music Group are: Interscope
Geffen A&M;The Island Def Jam Music Group; Capitol Music Group;
Republic Records; Universal MusicGroup Nashville; Universal Music
Classics;TheVerve Music Group;Astralwerks Records; Blue Note Records;
Universal Music Enterprises;Universal Music Latin Entertainment and
Show Dog.
 Artists that are linked with this music group are: David Guetta; Def
Leppard; Demi Lovato; Ellie Goulding; Emeli Sande; Elton John; Florence
+ the Machine; IggyAzalea; Jake Bugg; Kaiser Chiefs; Jay-Z; Kanye West;
Katy Perry; Razorlight; Rihanna;Taylor Swift; U2 andWill.i.am
Sony Music
Entertainment
 Sony Music Entertainment (also known as Sony Music) is an American
music corporation owned and operated by Sony Corporation of America,
a subsidiary of Japanese conglomerate Sony Corporation
 The company was first founded in 1929
 The company has various locations all over the world in places such as:
Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Central America,
Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dubai, Finland, France,
Germany, Greece, Holland, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia,
Ireland, Italy, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Poland,
Portugal, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Taiwan,Thailand,Turkey, United Kingdom, United States andVenezuela
 Labels under the control of Sony Music Entertainment are: Arista
Nashville, Beach Street/Reunion Records, Bystorm Entertainment,
Columbia Nashville, Columbia Records, Day 1, Epic Records, Essential
Records, Kemosabe Records, Legacy Recordings, MASTERWORKS, Polo
Grounds, RCA Inspiration, RCA Nashville, RCA Records, Sony Classical,
Sony Music Latin, StarTime International, Syco Music,Vested In Culture
andVolcano
 They feature artists such as: Michael Jackson, Rita Ora, Pitbull, Shakira,
Paloma Faith, Miley Cyrus, JustinTimberlake and Labrinth
EMIGroup
Limited
EMI Group Limited, also known as EMI Music or EMI, was a British
multinational music recording and publishing company, with
headquarters in London, England
The company went defunct in 2012, however prior to this it was
the 4th largest music recording company – it is now owned and run
by Sony Music
The company had offices mainly in countries which were apart of
the British Commonwealth such as:Australia, New Zealand and
India
It had record labels such as the famous Abbey Road, Festival
Records, Honest Jon’s Records and Columbia Records
It featured artists such as:The Beatles, RobbieWilliams,Avicii,
Paul McCartney, Radiohead, Pink Floyd,The Rolling Stones, Joss
Stone andThirty Seconds to Mars
Warner Music
Group
Warner Music Group (WMG) is also known asWarner Music
It is anAmerican major global record label company
headquartered in NewYork City
It is the largestAmerican-owned music conglomerate worldwide,
and is also one of the ‘big three’ record companies
It has offices situated in locations such as:Australia, Hong Kong,
China, Japan, United Kingdom, Brazil,Chile, Canada, USA, South
Africa, Philippines, Spain, Sweden, Italy and Singapore
It has record labels such as:Atlantic Records Group,Warner Bros.
Records Group, Rhino Entertainment, Parlophone Label Group,
Warner Music Nashville,Warner Classics, Regal Recordings,A&E
Records,Warner Bros. Records UK,Atlantic Records UK, London
Records and London Records

Music labels

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    Universal MusicGroup  The UniversalMusic Group is the largest music producers in the entire world  It is an American based conglomerate but French owned, currently running as a subsidiary of the French multinational media company Vivendi  The company was first founded in 1934 as a partnering company for the film company Universal Pictures  It has various locations across the globe such as Hollywood, Universal City, NYC, London, Nashville and the main office being situated in Santa Monica.  Labels under the control of the Universal Music Group are: Interscope Geffen A&M;The Island Def Jam Music Group; Capitol Music Group; Republic Records; Universal MusicGroup Nashville; Universal Music Classics;TheVerve Music Group;Astralwerks Records; Blue Note Records; Universal Music Enterprises;Universal Music Latin Entertainment and Show Dog.  Artists that are linked with this music group are: David Guetta; Def Leppard; Demi Lovato; Ellie Goulding; Emeli Sande; Elton John; Florence + the Machine; IggyAzalea; Jake Bugg; Kaiser Chiefs; Jay-Z; Kanye West; Katy Perry; Razorlight; Rihanna;Taylor Swift; U2 andWill.i.am
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    Sony Music Entertainment  SonyMusic Entertainment (also known as Sony Music) is an American music corporation owned and operated by Sony Corporation of America, a subsidiary of Japanese conglomerate Sony Corporation  The company was first founded in 1929  The company has various locations all over the world in places such as: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Central America, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dubai, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Holland, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan,Thailand,Turkey, United Kingdom, United States andVenezuela  Labels under the control of Sony Music Entertainment are: Arista Nashville, Beach Street/Reunion Records, Bystorm Entertainment, Columbia Nashville, Columbia Records, Day 1, Epic Records, Essential Records, Kemosabe Records, Legacy Recordings, MASTERWORKS, Polo Grounds, RCA Inspiration, RCA Nashville, RCA Records, Sony Classical, Sony Music Latin, StarTime International, Syco Music,Vested In Culture andVolcano  They feature artists such as: Michael Jackson, Rita Ora, Pitbull, Shakira, Paloma Faith, Miley Cyrus, JustinTimberlake and Labrinth
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    EMIGroup Limited EMI Group Limited,also known as EMI Music or EMI, was a British multinational music recording and publishing company, with headquarters in London, England The company went defunct in 2012, however prior to this it was the 4th largest music recording company – it is now owned and run by Sony Music The company had offices mainly in countries which were apart of the British Commonwealth such as:Australia, New Zealand and India It had record labels such as the famous Abbey Road, Festival Records, Honest Jon’s Records and Columbia Records It featured artists such as:The Beatles, RobbieWilliams,Avicii, Paul McCartney, Radiohead, Pink Floyd,The Rolling Stones, Joss Stone andThirty Seconds to Mars
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    Warner Music Group Warner MusicGroup (WMG) is also known asWarner Music It is anAmerican major global record label company headquartered in NewYork City It is the largestAmerican-owned music conglomerate worldwide, and is also one of the ‘big three’ record companies It has offices situated in locations such as:Australia, Hong Kong, China, Japan, United Kingdom, Brazil,Chile, Canada, USA, South Africa, Philippines, Spain, Sweden, Italy and Singapore It has record labels such as:Atlantic Records Group,Warner Bros. Records Group, Rhino Entertainment, Parlophone Label Group, Warner Music Nashville,Warner Classics, Regal Recordings,A&E Records,Warner Bros. Records UK,Atlantic Records UK, London Records and London Records