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List of Universal Music Group labels

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Universal Music Group owns, or has a joint share in, many of the record labels listed here.

According to UMG official site, the main labels are Abbey Road Studios, Bravado, Capitol Music Group, Decca Records, Def Jam Recordings, Deutsche Grammophon, EMI, Interscope Geffen A&M, Island Records, Motown Records, Polydor, Republic Records, Verve Label Group, and Virgin Music, as well as other UMG divisions (Universal Music Enterprises, Universal Music Nashville, Universal Music Latin Entertainment, and Universal Music Publishing Group).[1]

Interscope & Geffen Records[]

Main article: Interscope Geffen A&M Records

Interscope Records[]

Main article: Interscope Records
  • Aftermath Entertainment
  • AWGE Entertainment
  • Billion Dollar Baby Entertainment
  • Shady Records
  • F2 Records
  • Maloof Musi
  • Top Dawg Entertainment[2]
  • Downtown Records
  • Cayone Records
  • Dreamville Records
  • Streamline Records
  • Suretone Records
  • Weapons of Mass Entertainment
  • Zone 4
  • KonLive Distribution
  • Tropical Records
  • KIDinaKORNER
  • 222 Records
  • EarsDrummers Entertainment
  • N.E.E.T. Recordings
  • Konichiwa Records
  • Hits Since '87
  • Mad Love Records
  • Friends Keep Secrets
  • Division1
  • Creative Arts Recordings
  • Play the Beat Entertainment
  • YG Entertainment (Blackpink's Korean releases only)
  • SMG Music

Geffen Records[]

Main article: Geffen Records
  • Hybe (Korean releases only)[3]
    • Belift Lab (joint venture with CJ ENM)
    • Big Hit Music (excluding Tomorrow X Together)
    • KOZ Entertainment
    • Pledis Entertainment
    • Source Music
  • will.i.am Music Group
  • Flawless Records

Capitol Music Group[]

Main article: Capitol Music Group
  • Astralwerks
  • Blue Note Records
  • Block Entertainment
  • Capitol Records
  • Deep Well Records
  • Deep Well Music Publishing
  • Get Money Gang Entertainment
  • G-Unit Records
  • G-Note Records
  • G-Unit Film & Television
  • Harvest Records (since 2013 and pre-2013 US back catalogue)
  • Hi or Hey Records
  • Manhattan Records
  • Matriarch Records
  • mau5trap
  • Metamorphosis Music
  • Motown
  • Priority Records
  • Quality Control Music
  • RedOne Records
  • Siren Records
  • 10 Records
  • Virgin Music Label & Artist Services
  • Circa Records (traded as EMI/Virgin strategic marketing TV label from the 1990s)
  • Mi5 Recordings
  • RMG Music Group
  • Str8 Wired Entertainment
  • Konspiracy Theory Music
  • Pinegrove Records
  • The Trak Kartel Records
  • Tracklist

Republic Records[]

Main article: Republic Records
  • American Recordings
  • Aware Records
  • Big Hit Music (Tomorrow X Together's Korean releases only)
  • BME Recordings
  • Brushfire Records
  • Casablanca Records
  • Cash Money Content (joint venture with Atria Publishing Group)
  • Cash Money Records
  • Galactic Records
  • Indie Pop Music
  • John Varvatos Records (joint venture with John Varvatos)
  • JYP Entertainment (Korean releases only)
  • Lava Records
  • Mercury Records (since 2022)
  • Next Plateau Entertainment
  • Photo Finish Records
  • Posty Co.
  • Rich Gang
  • Schoolboy Records
  • Serjical Strike Records
  • So What the Fuss Music[4]
  • Trukfit
  • Universal Arabic Music[5]
  • Uptown Records
  • XO Records
  • YMCMB Apparel
  • Young Money Entertainment

Island Records[]

Main article: Island Records
  • 4th & B'way Records
  • Mercury Records (US & Canada; pre-2014 catalogs)
  • Safehouse Records
  • Super Records
  • Teen Island
  • Tuff Gong

Def Jam Recordings[]

Main article: Def Jam Recordings
  • ARTium Recordings
  • Def Jam South
  • Desert Storm Records
  • Disturbing tha Peace
  • GOOD Music
  • Radio Killa Records
  • Black Star Records
  • Circa 13 Music
  • Darksyde Productions Inc Records

Capitol Christian Music Group[]

Main article: Capitol Christian Music Group
  • Credential Recordings
  • ForeFront Records
  • Motown Gospel
  • Sparrow Records

Universal Music Group Nashville[]

  • MCA Nashville Records
  • Mercury Nashville Records
  • Capitol Records Nashville
  • EMI Records Nashville

Universal Music Latin Entertainment[]

  • Universal Music Latino
  • Fonovisa Records
  • Disa Records
  • Capitol Latin
  • Machete Music
  • Ivy Queen Musa Sound Corporation
  • All Star Records
  • Flow Music
  • Illegal Life Records
  • Mas Flow Inc.
  • Sangre Nueva Music
  • VI Music

The Verve Label Group[]

Universal Music Publishing Group[]

Main article: Universal Music Publishing Group
  • Criterion Music Corporation[6]
  • Universal Production Music

Universal Music Enterprises[]

Main article: Universal Music Enterprises
  • Hip-O Records
  • Universal Chronicles
  • UM3
  • T-Boy Records (joint venture with Andy Gould)
  • Urban Legends
  • Thump Records

Mercury Studios[]

Eagle Rock Entertainment[]

  • Eagle Records
  • Armoury Records
  • Eagle Rock Productions
  • Eagle-i Music

Universal Music UK[]

Universal Music France[]

Universal Music Japan[]

Main article: Universal Music Japan
  • Universal J
    • Perfume Records[7]
    • Johnnys' Universe
    • ASSE!! Records
    • RX-RECORDS
    • Diva Records
    • Far Eastern Tribe Records
  • Universal Sigma
    • A&M Records
    • Double Joy International
    • DCT Records
    • Augusta Records
    • U-Cube (joint venture with Cube Entertainment)[8]
  • Virgin Music (formed by integrating Virgin Records [formerly EMI R] and Delicious Deli Records)
  • EMI Records (formed by integrating EMI Records Japan and Nayutawave Records)
  • E-Sum Records
  • Tunes Tracks (joint venture with Tsubasa Group)[9]
  • Universal Classics and Jazz
  • Universal D
  • Universal International
    • Thunderball 667
  • Pachinko Records
  • Universal Strategic Marketing Japan
  • Zero-A (joint venture with MTI)
  • TOP J Records

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

Other Universal Music Group national companies[]

Under the Universal Music branding[]

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  • No Emotion
  • Universal Music Africa
  • Universal Music Andina
  • Universal Music Argentina
  • Universal Music Austria
  • Universal Music Australia
    • Casablanca Records Australia[14]
    • Dew Process[14]
    • Golden Era Records[14]
    • Island Records Australia[14]
    • Lost Highway Records Australia[14]
    • Neon Records[14]
    • Of Leisure[14]
  • Universal Music Baltics
  • Universal Music Belgium
  • ARS Entertainment
  • Universal Music Brazil
    • Arsenal Music
    • Phonomotor Records
  • Universal Music Bulgaria
  • Universal Music Canada (Umusic)[15]
  • Universal Music Chile
  • Universal Music Greater China
    • Capitol Records China
    • PolyGram China
    • Republic Records China
    • EMI China
    • Universal Music China
    • Universal Music Hong Kong
      • Cinepoly Records
      • Go East Entertainment
      • What's Music
      • EMI Music Hong Kong
      • Brave Music
    • Universal Music Taiwan[17]
      • What's Music
      • EMI Taiwan
  • Universal Music Czech Republic
  • Universal Music Denmark
    • MBO Group
    • Copenhagen Records
  • Universal Music Finland
    • Spinefarm Records
    • Johanna Kustannus
    • Inka Entertainment[18]
  • 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
    • Polydor/Island
    • Vertigo/Capitol
    • Electrola
    • Odeon Records
  • Universal Music Hungary
  • Universal Music India
    • EMI Records India[19]
    • VYRL Originals [20]
    • Mass Appeal India[21]
    • Desi Melodies[22]
  • Universal Music Indonesia
    • Solid Records
    • GP Records
    • Massive Music Entertainment
    • Wonderland Records
    • Dominion Records
    • RFAS Music
  • Universal Music Ireland
  • Universal Music Israel
  • Universal Music Italy
  • Universal Music Korea[23]
    • Cube Entertainment (11% ownership)
  • Universal Music Malaysia
  • Universal Music MENA
  • Universal Music Mexico
  • Universal Music Morocco
  • Universal Music Netherlands
    • PM:AM Recordings
  • Universal Music New Zealand[26]
  • Universal Music Norway
    • Jazzland Recordings
  • UMG Philippines[27] (internationally known as "Universal Music Philippines")
    • Island Records Philippines[28]
    • Def Jam Philippines[28]
    • Republic Records Philippines
  • Universal Music Polska
    • Magic Records
  • Universal Music Portugal
  • Universal Music Romania
    • MediaPro Music
  • Universal Music Russia
  • Universal Music Serbia
  • Universal Music Singapore
  • Universal Music Spain
    • Vale Music
  • Universal Music Switzerland
  • Universal Music Thailand
  • Universal Music Vietnam
  • Universal Production Music
    • Associated Production Music (joint-venture with Sony Music Publishing)
      • Sonoton
      • Bruton Music
      • Cezame Music
      • Hard and Kosinus
    • Deutsche Grammophon Production Music
    • Flexitracks
    • KTV
    • Nuvotone
    • Sonic Beat Records
    • Volta Music

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[]

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  • EMI Arabia
  • Soutelphan
  • Alam El Phan
  • Relax-in International
  • Farasan
  • Rotana Records
  • EMI Music Argentina
  • EMI Recorded Music Australia (domestic imprint of Universal Music Australia)
  • EMI Music Brazil
  • Discos Copacabana
  • EMI-Jangada
  • EMI Music Chile
  • EMIDISC
  • EMI Europe Generic
  • EMI Gold
  • EMI Music Ireland
  • EMI Music Hungary (formerly EMI Quint)
  • EMI Music Turkey
  • EMI Music Finland
  • EMI Music Germany (formerly EMI Electrola)
  • Electrola
  • EMI Music Mexico (distributed by Universal Music Mexico)
  • 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
  • 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, license not owned)

Other labels[]

  • Bravado
  • Spinnup
  • Polygram Entertainment
  • Awesomeness Music
  • 10:22PM
  • Victor Victor Worldwide
  • Fania Records
  • INgrooves

Third-party major labels distributed by Universal Music Group[]

  • ABKCO Records
    • Cameo-Parkway Records
  • Because Music
    • Ed Banger Records
    • Phantasy
    • London Recordings
      • Factory Records (select catalogues)
  • Blackened Recordings (excluding North America)
  • Big Machine Label Group
    • Big Machine Records
    • Valory Music
    • BMLG Records
    • Nash Icon Music
  • Disney Music Group (excluding Russia)[29]
  • Concord
  • DIVA Records (owner: Iva Davies; Australia)[30]
  • Earth Hertz Records
  • EDGEOUT Records
  • EP Entertainment
  • Famous Records
  • Hater Gang Records
  • MDM Recordings
  • Ministry of Sound Australia
  • Musica Studio's (Indonesia)
  • Off the Record (Philippines)
  • Polyversal (previously by EMI)
  • Roc Nation[31]
  • Round Hill Music
  • Sonorous Entertainment
  • Warrior Records
  • Bad Boy Records
  • Warner Music Group
    • The viaVegas 3G Administration
    • GeekGod Media
  • Paramount
    • Comedy Central Records (co-distributed with Alternative Distribution Alliance)
  • VP Records

Third-party national licensees[]

  • Actually Music (United Kingdom)
  • Dreamus (South Korea (JYP Entertainment))
  • Mirage Records (Egypt and North Africa)
  • Sena (Iceland)
  • Helicon Records (Israel)
  • Prime Music (Lebanon, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates)
  • Ukrainian Records (Ukraine)
  • Tuff Gong (Caribbean)
  • YG Plus (South Korea (Hybe Labels))

Defunct/hibernated labels[]

  • 20th Century Fox Records
  • 89 Arrogance Recordings
  • ABC Records
  • Aladdin Records
  • A&M Octone Records
  • A&M Records
  • Angel Records
  • Argo Records
  • Atlanta Artists
  • Axis Records (Australia & New Zealand)
  • Back Beat Records
  • Biv 10 Records
  • Blue Thumb Records
  • Cadet Records
  • Caroline Distribution
  • Chess Records
  • Cherrytree Records
  • Chrysalis Records (North America; rest of the world outside Europe)
  • Columbia Graphophone Company (Australia & New Zealand)
  • Coral Records
  • Cypress Records
  • De-Lite Records
  • Decca Broadway
  • DGC Records
  • Diamond Star Entertainment
  • Dolton Records
  • Dot Records
  • DreamWorks Records
  • Duke Records
  • Dunhill Records
  • E.G. Records
  • EMI America Records
  • EMI Music Japan
  • EMI Records Japan
  • EMI USA (North America; until 1997)
  • Enigma Records
  • Fantasy Records
  • Freedom
  • Gasoline Alley Records
  • Hut Records
  • Impact Records
  • Imperial Records (US & Canada)
  • Infinity Records
  • Intercord Tonträger (Germany)
  • I.R.S. Records
  • The Island Def Jam Music Group
  • Kapp Records
  • Laurie Records
  • Liberty Records (US & Canada)
  • Loud Records
  • MCA Records
  • Mediarts Records
  • MGM Records
  • Minit Records
  • Nocturne Records
  • Octone Records
  • Odeon Records (Japan; Europe outside Germany; the Americas outside US & Canada)
  • Pacific Jazz Records
  • Paramount Records
  • Parrot Records
  • Peacock Records
  • Perspective Records
  • Pina Records
  • Radioactive Records
  • Regal Zonophone Records (Australia & New Zealand)
  • Revue Records
  • RMM Records & Video
  • Roc-A-Fella Records
  • SBK Records
  • Shelter Records
  • Smash Records
  • SRC Records
  • Star Trak Entertainment
  • Silas Records
  • Tennman Records
  • Uni Records
  • United Artists Records (North America)
  • Universal Records
  • Universal Republic Records
  • Universal Motown Republic Group
  • Universal Motown Records
  • Uptown Records
  • UZI Suicide
  • Vendetta Records
  • Virgin EMI Records
  • Vocalion Records
  • Wing Records
  • WY Records

See also[]

  • Portal icon Record production portal

References[]

  1. ↑ "Our Labels & Brands". {{cite web}}:
  2. ↑ "Top Dawg Entertainment Signs Deal With Interscope, Aftermath". uproxx.com. 8 March 2012. Archived from the original on 28 December 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2018. {{cite web}}:
  3. ↑ "Universal-Music-Group-Prospectus-14-September-2021" (Press release). Paris: Vivendi. p. 103. https://www.vivendi.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Universal-Music-Group-Prospectus-14-September-2021.pdf. 
  4. ↑ "Stevie Wonder forms own label, aligns with Republic Records after 6 decades with Motown". {{cite web}}:
  5. ↑ "Republic Records". UMG. {{cite web}}:
  6. ↑ "Universal Music Publishing Acquires Criterion Music Corp". Billboard. 7 May 2013. https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/1560770/universal-music-publishing-acquires-criterion-music. 
  7. ↑ "Perfume's new single "Spending all my time" in stores August 15". Perfume's official Universal site . Universal Music (Japan) LLC. 25 June 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2012. {{cite web}}:
  8. ↑ "[사진큐브엔터 "유니버설 뮤직 재팬과 합작 레이브 U CUBE 설립""] (in ko). OSEN. 23 November 2018. https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0003910036. 
  9. ↑ "About Us - Tunes Tracks". Tunes Tracks. Tsubasa Group. Retrieved 23 April 2012. {{cite web}}:
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 "Global". UMG. {{cite web}}:
  11. ↑ "Motown Gospel Africa". Instagram. {{cite web}}:
  12. ↑ "Universal Music Group Nigeria". {{cite web}}:
  13. ↑ "Home". umgsa.com. {{cite web}}:
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 14.6 "Our Labels & Artists". UMusic. {{cite web}}:
  15. ↑ "Umusic - Canada's Leading Music Company". Retrieved 24 October 2016. {{cite web}}:
  16. ↑ "UNIVERSAL MUSIC CANADA LAUNCHES LABEL IMPRINT MAISON BARCLAY CANADA". Umusic. {{cite web}}:
  17. ↑ "Universal Music Taiwan". Retrieved 21 November 2011. {{cite web}}:
  18. ↑ "Inka Entertainment". 22 June 2020. {{cite web}}:
  19. ↑ "UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP JOINS WITH TOP BOLLYWOOD DIRECTOR MOHIT SURI TO LAUNCH EMI RECORDS INDIA". Universal Music Group (Press release). 26 May 2015. Archived from the original on 23 January 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016. {{cite web}}:
  20. ↑ "Universal Music Group Announces Strategic Appointments to Drive Expansion within India and South Asia". 27 February 2020. {{cite web}}:
  21. ↑ "Mass Appeal and Universal Music India to Launch Mass Appeal India". 20 August 2019. {{cite web}}:
  22. ↑ "UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP ANNOUNCES GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP WITH LEADING INDIAN MUSIC COMPANY, DESI MELODIES". UMG. July 7, 2020. {{cite web}}:
  23. ↑ "Universal Music Korea". Retrieved 21 November 2011. {{cite web}}:
  24. ↑ "Rumpun Records Sdn. Bhd. – About Us". Retrieved 24 October 2016. {{cite web}}:
  25. ↑ "Universal Music Latin Entertainment Announces Key Senior Appointments in Mexico, Latin America". Billboard. 29 January 2013. http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/global/1535981/universal-music-latin-entertainment-announces-key-senior. 
  26. ↑ "Universal Music Group New Zealand". Universal Music New Zealand Pty Limited. Retrieved 3 October 2014. {{cite web}}:
  27. ↑ "UMG Philippines (UMUSIC Philippines)". Retrieved 29 July 2022. {{cite web}}:
  28. ↑ 28.0 28.1 "UNIVERSAL MUSIC PHILIPPINES ANNOUNCES THE LAUNCH OF ISLAND RECORDS PHILIPPINES". UMG. July 23, 2020. {{cite web}}:
  29. ↑ "Universal Music Group (UMG) & Disney Music Group (DMG) Expand Agreement Globally" (Press release). PR Newswire (Los Angeles, California). 20 March 2013. http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/universal-music-group-umg--disney-music-group-dmg-expand-agreement-globally-199163341.html. 
  30. ↑ "Men of Colours: More Icehouse Expansions Coming from Universal Australia". The Second Disc. 3 July 2012. https://theseconddisc.com/2012/07/03/men-of-colours-more-icehouse-expansions-coming-from-universal-australia/. 
  31. ↑ "Jay-Z and Roc Nation Sign With Universal". Complex. 8 April 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2016. {{cite web}}:
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Capitol Christian Music Group ForeFront Records • Motown Gospel • Sparrow Records
Capitol Music Group Astralwerks • Blue Note Records • Capitol Records • Harvest Records • Motown • Priority Records • Virgin Music Label & Artist Services • Virgin Records
Interscope Geffen A&M Records Geffen Records • Interscope Records • Cayone Records
UM Latin Entertainment Capitol Latin • Disa Records • Fonovisa Records • Machete Music
UMG Nashville MCA Nashville • Mercury Nashville Records • Lost Highway Records • Capitol Records Nashville • EMI Records Nashville
UM Australia Island Records Australia • Golden Era Records • Modular Recordings • Capitol Records • Decca Records • Mercury Records Australia • EMI Music Australia
UM Japan Universal J • EMI Records • Universal D • Virgin Music • Def Jam Recordings • Mercury Tokyo • Universal Classics
UM UK Capitol UK • Decca Records • EMI Records • Island UK • Motown UK • Cayone UK • Polydor Records • 0207 Def Jam • Universal Music On Demand
Verve Label Group Decca Broadway • Decca Gold • Decca US • Deutsche Grammophon • Impulse! • Philips Records • Verve Forecast • Verve Records
Film/TV units Eagle Rock Entertainment • PolyGram Entertainment
Non-UMG distributed labels Big Machine Label Group • Disney Music Group • Hollywood Records • S-Curve Records • Walt Disney Records • Roc Nation • Dew Process
Other labels Universal Music Publishing Group • Universal Production Music • Beyond Records • Def Jam Recordings • Island Records • Republic Records • Mercury Records • Cayone Records • Cash Money Records • Young Money Entertainment • Universal Music Enterprises • Hip-O Records • Vevo
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