Universal Music Group

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multinational corporation music company record label conglomerate

Universal Music Group is one of the world’s largest and most influential music companies, encompassing major record labels and a vast roster of global artists.

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Label Occurrences
Universal Music Group canonical 499
Universal Music 41
Universal Music Enterprises 3

Statements (62)

Predicate Object
instanceOf multinational corporation ⓘ
music company ⓘ
record label conglomerate ⓘ
acquired EMI Records ⓘ
surface form: EMI Recorded Music (2012, most assets)
competitor Sony Music Entertainment ⓘ
Warner Music Group ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
distributionService Universal Music Group self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Universal Music Distribution (historical)
foundedBy MCA ⓘ
surface form: MCA Inc.
hasDivision Authentic Brands Group ⓘ
surface form: Merchandising and Brand Management

Music Publishing ⓘ
Recorded Music ⓘ
headquartersLocation Santa Monica, California, United States ⓘ
surface form: Santa Monica, California
industry entertainment industry ⓘ
music industry ⓘ
language English (primary corporate language) ⓘ
listedOn Euronext ⓘ
surface form: Euronext Amsterdam
majorShareholder Pershing Square Holdings (historical significant shareholder) ⓘ
Tencent-led consortium ⓘ
Vivendi ⓘ
notableArtistRosterIncludes Ariana Grande ⓘ
surface form: Ariana Grande (via Republic Records)

Billie Eilish ⓘ
surface form: Billie Eilish (via Interscope Records)

Drake ⓘ
surface form: Drake (via Republic/Cash Money/Young Money)

Interscope Records ⓘ
surface form: Eminem (via Interscope/Aftermath/Shady)

Def Jam Recordings ⓘ
surface form: Justin Bieber (via Def Jam/Island, historically)

Kanye West ⓘ
surface form: Kanye West (Ye) (via Def Jam/GOOD Music, historically)

Lady Gaga ⓘ
surface form: Lady Gaga (via Interscope Records)

Def Jam Recordings ⓘ
surface form: Rihanna (via Def Jam/Westbury Road, historically)

Taylor Swift ⓘ
surface form: Taylor Swift (historically via Republic/Big Machine deal transition)

The Weeknd ⓘ
surface form: The Weeknd (via Republic Records)

U2 ⓘ
surface form: U2 (via Island Records/Interscope)
operatesIn Africa ⓘ
Asia ⓘ
Europe ⓘ
Latin America ⓘ
North America ⓘ
Oceania ⓘ
owns Capitol Records ⓘ
surface form: Capitol Music Group

Capitol Records ⓘ
Def Jam Recordings ⓘ
Deutsche Grammophon ⓘ
EMI Records ⓘ
surface form: EMI Records (brand)

Interscope Geffen A&M ⓘ
surface form: Interscope Geffen A&M Records

Island Records ⓘ
Motown ⓘ
surface form: Motown Records

Polydor Records ⓘ
Republic Records ⓘ
Universal Music Group self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: UMe (Universal Music Enterprises)

Universal Music Latin Entertainment ⓘ
Verve Records ⓘ
surface form: Verve Label Group

Universal Music Group self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Virgin Music Group (label and services)
parentCompany Vivendi ⓘ
surface form: Vivendi (historical majority owner)
predecessor Decca Records ⓘ
surface form: Decca Records (US operations lineage)

MCA Records ⓘ
stockTicker Universal Music Group self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: UMG
subsidiary Bravado (merchandising company) ⓘ
Ingrooves Music Group ⓘ
Spinnin' Records ⓘ
Universal Music Publishing Group ⓘ
Universal Production Music ⓘ
Virgin Music Group ⓘ
website https://www.universalmusic.com/ ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

GOOD Music → associatedWith → Universal Music Group ⓘ
Motown → parentOrganization → Universal Music Group ⓘ
Motown → ownedBy → Universal Music Group ⓘ
Universal Republic Records → parentCompany → Universal Music Group ⓘ
Universal Republic Records → ownedBy → Universal Music Group ⓘ
Universal Republic Records → partOf → Universal Music Group ⓘ
Universal Republic Records → distribution → Universal Music Group ⓘ
this entity surface form: Universal Music Distribution
Republic Records → parentCompany → Universal Music Group ⓘ
Republic Records → distributor → Universal Music Group ⓘ
Republic Records → partOf → Universal Music Group ⓘ
Watch the Throne → recordLabel → Universal Music Group ⓘ
Geffen Records → parentCompany → Universal Music Group ⓘ
Def Jam Recordings → parentCompany → Universal Music Group ⓘ
Def Jam Recordings → distributor → Universal Music Group ⓘ
Deutsche Grammophon → parentOrganization → Universal Music Group ⓘ
Deutsche Grammophon → ownedBy → Universal Music Group ⓘ
Philips Records → successor → Universal Music Group ⓘ
this entity surface form: Universal Music Group classical labels
Warner Music Group → competitor → Universal Music Group ⓘ
Decca Records → parentCompany → Universal Music Group ⓘ
Decca Records → ownedBy → Universal Music Group ⓘ
Songs of Innocence → label → Universal Music Group ⓘ
Songs of Experience → recordLabel → Universal Music Group ⓘ
Vertigo → publisher → Universal Music Group ⓘ
this entity surface form: Universal Music Publishing Group
Verve Records → parentOrganization → Universal Music Group ⓘ
Verve Records → ownedBy → Universal Music Group ⓘ
Capitol Records → parentCompany → Universal Music Group ⓘ
Island Records → parentOrganization → Universal Music Group ⓘ
Island Records → ownedBy → Universal Music Group ⓘ
Island Records → distribution → Universal Music Group ⓘ
MCA Records → successor → Universal Music Group ⓘ
this entity surface form: Universal Music Group Nashville
MCA Records → ownedBy → Universal Music Group ⓘ
MCA Records → distributedBy → Universal Music Group ⓘ
MCA Records → catalogOwnerAfterClosure → Universal Music Group ⓘ
Alizée → recordLabel → Universal Music Group ⓘ
this entity surface form: Universal Music
Interscope Records → parentCompany → Universal Music Group ⓘ
Interscope Records → distributor → Universal Music Group ⓘ
Higher Truth → label → Universal Music Group ⓘ
this entity surface form: Universal Music Enterprises
Mercury Records → parentOrganization → Universal Music Group ⓘ
Mercury Records → ownedBy → Universal Music Group ⓘ
Mercury Records → imprintOf → Universal Music Group ⓘ
Mercury Records → partOf → Universal Music Group ⓘ
Sony Music Entertainment → competitor → Universal Music Group ⓘ
Virgin Records → parentOrganization → Universal Music Group ⓘ
Virgin Records → ownedBy → Universal Music Group ⓘ
Virgin Records → distribution → Universal Music Group ⓘ
Disney Music Group → hasDistributionPartnership → Universal Music Group ⓘ
Take That → recordLabel → Universal Music Group ⓘ
Getting Out Our Dreams → associatedWith → Universal Music Group ⓘ
Consequence → recordLabel → Universal Music Group ⓘ
ZTT Records → distributor → Universal Music Group ⓘ