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| 12/23/2002 | UMG BECOMES FIRST MUSIC COMPANY EVER TO END YEAR WITH OVER 30% MARKET SHARE IN THE U.S. |
| 11/27/2002 | UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP LEADS THE INDUSTRY WITH CHART SUCCESS AND MARKET SHARE DOMINANCE |
| 11/20/2002 | UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP OFFERS MUSIC FANS LARGEST CATALOG OF DIGITAL DOWNLOADS – LAUNCHING WITH MORE THAN 43,000 TRACKS |
| 11/18/2002 | MUSICNET LICENSES UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP CATALOG |
| 11/12/2002 | UNIVERSAL MUSIC INTERNATIONAL RELEASES NEXT PHASE OF SUPER AUDIO CD TITLES |
| 11/5/2002 | UNIVERSAL MUSIC AND VIDEO DISTRIBUTION ENTERS DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT WITH VI MUSIC |
| 11/4/2002 | UNIVERSAL MUSIC INTERNATIONAL ANNOUNCES EUROPEAN DIGITAL MUSIC DEAL WITH OD2 |
| 10/28/2002 | UNIVERSAL MUSIC AND VIVENDI UNIVERSAL NET LAUNCH VU NET FOR MOBILE |
| 10/25/2002 | UMG RELEASES ITS FIRST SUPER AUDIO CD TITLES |
| 10/21/2002 | UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP WINS INTERNATIONAL DMA ECHO AWARD |
| 10/15/2002 | STRATEGIC MARKETING AND COMMERCIAL AFFAIRS DIVISION ANNOUNCED |
| 10/8/2002 | SANDY MONTEIRO APPOINTED MANAGING DIRECTOR OF UNIVERSAL MUSIC MALAYSIA |
| 10/4/2002 | BOBBY RYMER APPOINTED VICE PRESIDENT ALMO IRVING/RONDOR MUSIC NASHVILLE |
| 10/2/2002 | DAVID CONRAD APPOINTED EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF A&R FOR MERCURY RECORDS & MCA NASHVILLE |
| 9/30/2002 | COURTNEY LOVE AND UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP REACH SETTLEMENT |
| 9/17/2002 | UNIVERSAL MUSIC INTERNATIONAL OFFERS SEASON'S STRONGEST ALBUM RELEASE SCHEDULE |
| 9/4/2002 | PASCAL NÈGRE EXTENDS CONTRACT FOR NINE YEARS |
| 8/7/2002 | BRUCE HINTON LEAVES POST AS CHAIRMAN, MCA NASHVILLE; LUKE LEWIS TO OVERSEE LABEL |
| 7/24/2002 | THE DECCA MUSIC GROUP ANNOUNCES NEW EXCLUSIVE CONTRACT WITH LUCIANO PAVAROTTI |
| 7/23/2002 | Universal Music Publishing Group Launches New Website |
| 7/15/2002 | UNIVERSAL MASTERING STUDIOS-WEST ADDS PRO-TOOLS HD SUITE |
| 7/15/2002 | DAVID BENJAMIN NAMED SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, ANTI-PIRACY, UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP |
| 7/3/2002 | UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP CONTINUES IMPRESSIVE CHART SUCCESS |
| 7/3/2002 | BERT CLOECKAERT SUCCEEDS WOLF URBAN AS HEAD OF UM3, STRATEGIC MARKETING DIVISION OF UMI |
| 6/13/2002 | MCA RECORDS AND MINISTRY OF SOUND INK EXCLUSIVE, TWO-TIERED NORTH AMERICAN LICENSING AGREEMENT |
| 6/5/2002 | UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP ACHIEVES UNPRECEDENTED CHART-TOPPING SUCCESS |
| 5/31/2002 | UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING GROUP SWEEPS IVOR NOVELLO AWARDS |
| 5/29/2002 | THE EMINEM SHOW ENTERS BILLBOARD TOP 200 AT NUMBER ONE. ALBUM MAKES HISTORICAL TOP SLOT DEBUT AFTER BEING ON SALE FOR ONLY 36 HOURS |
| 5/17/2002 | NORMAN CHENG TO LEAVE UNIVERSAL MUSIC |
| 5/9/2002 | THE #1 SELLING FEMALE ARTIST SIGNS WITH THE WORLD’S #1 MUSIC COMPANY |
| 4/10/2002 | UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP DOMINATES CHARTS WITH SEVEN OF THE TOP TEN ALBUMS |
| 4/9/2002 | EMusic Partners with Universal Music Group to Offer Music Fans Downloadable Tracks in Trial Program |
| 4/8/2002 | UNIVERSAL MUSIC FINLAND BECOMES MAJORITY SHAREHOLDER IN SPIN-FARM OY |
| 3/28/2002 | UNIVERSAL MUSIC INTERNATIONAL TO SELL BLACKBURN CD MANUFACTURING BUSINESS TO DISCTRONICS |
| 3/27/2002 | INSIDESESSIONS AND UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING GROUP PARTNER ON NEW SONGWRITING PROGRAM |
| 3/14/2002 | UNIVERSAL MUSIC AND VIDEO DISTRIBUTION NAMED DISTRIBUTOR OF THE YEAR BY NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF RECORD MERCHANDISERS (NARM) |
| 3/1/2002 | ADAM WHITE APPOINTED VICE PRESIDENT, COMMUNICATIONS, UNIVERSAL MUSIC INTERNATIONAL |
| 2/28/2002 | UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP REAPS GRAMMY GOLD |
| 2/14/2002 | UNIVERSAL MUSIC INTERNATIONAL ACQUIRES EUROPEAN RECORDED MUSIC AND MUSIC PUBLISHING OPERATIONS FROM THE KOCH GROUP |
| 2/4/2002 | UNIVERSAL MUSIC CANADA ANNOUNCES A FRESH INVESTMENT TO SUPPORT CANADIAN INDEPENDENT MUSIC AND ARTISTS |
| 1/28/2002 | UNIVERSAL MUSIC AND VIDEO DISTRIBUTION ESTABLISHES NETREACH, A NEW MEDIA DIVISION DEDICATED TO ONLINE GRASSROOTS MARKETING |
| 1/25/2002 | UNIVERSAL MUSIC AND VIDEO DISTRIBUTION ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF “SMASH” CONTEST |
| 1/17/2002 | RON GOLDSTEIN PROMOTED TO PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE VERVE MUSIC GROUP |
| 1/11/2002 | UNIVERSAL RECORDS JOINS PIONEERING MUSIC EXECUTIVES TONY BROWN & TIM DUBOIS IN OPENING UNIVERSAL SOUTH NASHVILLE’S FIRST FULL SERVICE MAJOR LABEL IN OVER A DECADE |
| 1/8/2002 | UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP ANNOUNCES ITS FIRST SUPER AUDIO CD TITLES TO BE RELEASED WORLDWIDE IN SPRING 2002 |
| 1/7/2002 | JULIE GREENWALD PROMOTED TO PRESIDENT OF ISLAND RECORDS |
| 1/3/2002 | ERIC LEDDEL APPOINTED VICE PRESIDENT MARKETING, ISLAND/DEF JAM AND UNIVERSAL MOTOWN |
