UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP

Universal Music Group (UMG) is the largest music company in the world and is comprised of two core businesses: the recorded music business and the music publishing business.

The recorded music business discovers, develops, markets and distributes recorded music through a network of subsidiaries, joint ventures and licensees in 77 countries, representing 98% of the music market. UMG also sells and distributes music video and DVD products, and licenses recordings, encouraging the legal distribution of music over the Internet and over cellular, cable and satellite networks.  UMG's publishing company, Universal Music Publishing Group, is the world's leading publishing business; it owns and acquires rights to musical compositions and licenses them for use in recordings and related uses, such as films and advertisements. UMG also includes Bravado, its merchandising company, and Twenty-First Artists, its full service management division.
 
Universal Music Group International is the division that manages UMG's businesses in countries outside of North America.

Record Labels

UMG’s strength and legacy of music flows from a diverse family of record labels which include: Barclay, Decca, Deutsche Grammophon, ECM, Emarcy, Interscope Geffen A&M Records, Geffen Records, Island Def Jam Music Group, Machete Music, Mercury Records, Philips, Polydor Records, Universal Motown Republic Group, Universal Music Latino, Universal Music Group Nashville (which includes Lost Highway, MCA Nashville and Mercury Nashville), Universal Records South, and Verve Music Group.  

Artist Roster
UMG embraces a vast array of artists covering the full spectrum of music around the world and is a leader in both international and local repertoire.  Artists signed to UMG throughout the world include:

North America: Akon, Beck, Black Eyed Peas, Mary J. Blige, Bon Jovi, Busta Rhymes, Mariah Carey, Sheryl Crow, Daddy Yankee, Dr. Dre, Eminem, Melissa Etheridge, Eve, Fall Out Boy, Fergie, 50 Cent, Nelly Furtado, The Game, Vince Gill, Godsmack, Hinder, India.Arie, Jack Johnson, Jay-Z, The Killers, Diana Krall, Ludacris, Maroon 5, Reba McEntire, Nelly, Ne-Yo, OneRepublic, Pussycat Dolls, Lionel Richie, Rihanna, Snoop Dogg, Gwen Stefani, George Strait, Sugarland, Robin Thicke, Timbaland, Shania Twain, Josh Turner, Stevie Wonder, Sting, 3 Doors Down, and Kanye West.

Europe: Bryan Adams, Marco Borsato, Calogero, Sergio Dalma, Duffy, Mylene Farmer, Feist, Gianna Nannini, Girls Aloud, Elton John, Jovanotti, Juli, Kaiser Chiefs, Keane, Ronan Keating, Michael McDonald, Metallica (outside North America), Mika, Noir Désir, Orson, Florent Pagny, Paco de Lucia, Rammstein, Rosenstolz, Andre Rieu, Michel Sardou, Scissor Sisters, Snow Patrol, Sugababes, Take That, Tamara, Tokio Hotel, U2, Vitaa, Amy Winehouse, Zazie, and Zucchero.

Latin America: Axel, Babasonicos, Belanova, Bersuit, David Bisbal, Bersuit, Café Tacuba, Antonio Carmona, Christian Castro, Coti, Don Omar, Pedro Fernandez, Luis Fonsi, Enrique Iglesias, Juanes, Luney Tunes, Molotov, Zeca Pagodinho, Paulina Rubio, Sandy & Junior, Ivete Sangalo, Caetano Veloso, Alicia Villarreal, and Wisin y Yandel.

Asia Pacific: AI, Vanessa Amorosi, Avalanches, Kate Ceberano, Sarah Blasko, Chage & Aska, Eason Chan, Jacky Cheung, Kelly Chen, Cut Copy, Dreams Come True, Energy, Bernard Fanning, Masaharu Fukuyama, the Grates, GreeeeN, Grinspoon, Evonne Hsu, Dao Lang, Hacken Lee, Naotaro Moriyama, Wilbur Pan, Powderfinger, SamSonS, Kou Shibasaki, Spitz, Alan Tam, Utada, WaT, Wolfmother, Masayoshi Yamazaki, and mihimaru GT.

Classical Repertoire
UMG is the market leader in today’s highly competitive classical music market. Universal Music’s classical labels includes the world’s longest-standing recording company and market leader Deutsche Grammophon; the legendary Decca Records which owns and controls the greatest opera catalog in the world; and the Philips, Emarcy and ECM labels.

Among the distinguished artists represented on these labels are Claudio Abbado, Cecilia Bartoli, Leonard Bernstein, Andrea Bocelli, Pierre Boulez, Alfred Brendel, Elvis Costello, Renée Fleming, Juan Diego Florez, Valery Gergiev, Hélène Grimaud, Hilary Hahn, Lang Lang,  James Levine, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Anna Netrebko, Jessye Norman, Luciano Pavarotti, Maria João Pires, André Previn, Sir Georg Solti, Bryn Terfel, Herbert von Karajan, Rolando Villazon, Russell Watson, Hayley Westenra, and Krystian Zimerman.

Universal Music Classical controls the world’s leading Broadway catalog and contemporary and classic cast albums under the Decca Broadway label with such titles as Wicked, Mamma Mia, Spring Awakening, The Boy From Oz, Cats, Evita, Les Miserables, Man From La Mancha, Phantom of the Opera, Spamalot, and Sunset Boulevard.  Universal Music is also responsible for the success of numerous original Soundtracks including The Aviator, Gladiator, and King Kong, as well as such Oscar-winning scores as Elliot Goldenthal’s Frida, and James Horner’s Braveheart.

In the US, the label group responsible for marketing this wide range of music is called The Decca Label Group (DLG).  DLG operates via two distinct marketing organizations: Universal Music Classical which focuses on the company’s classical releases, and Decca Label Group which specializes in various areas of the adult music marketplace. In all countries outside of the US, the Universal Music Classics & Jazz division is responsible for all of UMG’s classical and jazz repertoire.

The Verve Music Group
UMG owns the world's largest jazz recording company. In the US, the Verve Music Group, includes the premier jazz label Verve, which focuses on traditional jazz; adult music label Verve Forecast; contemporary jazz label GRP; and Impulse!, which focuses on reissues of its famed catalog. The group’s unparalleled roster of current and catalog artists include Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, Brazilian Girls, Michael Brecker, John Coltrane, Jamie Cullum, Ella Fitzgerald, Charlie Haden, Herbie Hancock, Billie Holiday, Diana Krall, Queen Latifah, Ledisi, Loreena McKennitt, Wayne Shorter, Nina Simone, Susan Tedeschi, and Lizz Wright.

Music Catalog
Representing some of the most influential and legendary recording artists of this century, UMG has the most extensive catalog of music in the industry including:  ABBA, Louis Armstrong, Chuck Berry, James Brown, The Carpenters, Eric Clapton, Patsy Cline, John Coltrane, The Commodores, Bing Crosby, Count Basie, Bo Diddley, Bill Evans, Ella Fitzgerald, The Four Tops, Judy Garland, Marvin Gaye, Jimi Hendrix, Billie Holiday, Buddy Holly, The Jackson Five, The Mamas & The Papas, Bob Marley, Nirvana, The Police, Smokey Robinson, Cat Stevens, Rod Stewart, Sublime, The Supremes, The Temptations, Conway Twitty, Muddy Waters, Hank Williams, and The Who.

Music Catalog Management
Universal Music Enterprises (UMe) is the centralized U.S. catalog and special markets entity for UMG.  Working in concert with all of the company’s record labels, UMe provides a frontline approach to catalog management, a concentration of resources, a greater emphasis on strategic marketing initiatives and opportunities in new technologies.  UMe is comprised of several business units and record labels: Universal Chronicles, the unit that manages and markets UMG’s extensive catalog through retail channels; UTV Records, the television marketing unit; Hip-O Records, its independent label that releases CDs and DVDs from outside sources; New Door Records, a label dedicated to producing new music from historically significant recording artists whose catalog is controlled by UMG labels; UMe Digital, the first all digital label from a major music company; Universal Music Media, a company that produces infomercials and long form music programming; Universal Music Special Markets; and Universal Film & Television Music. UMe’s Strategic Marketing unit supports all five areas and is designed to aggressively develop a cohesive and strategic approach to maximizing catalog repertoire by initiating and implementing integrated marketing campaigns, direct to consumer programs, brand management initiatives and strategic partnerships.

Outside North America, the Universal Strategic Marketing division of Universal Music Group International works to maximize the profile and value of UMG’s catalogue in international markets. It acts as a service centre adding value through marketing initiatives and coordination of commercial issues through local and international markets.

Music Publishing
With 47 offices in 41 countries, Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) is the industry's leading global music publishing operation. UMPG represents music in every genre from some of the world’s hottest songwriters and catalogs including U2, Elton John, Bernie Taupin, 50 Cent, Mariah Carey, R. Kelly, Coldplay, Nelly, Ciara, Dave Grohl, Prince, Diana Krall, Justin Timberlake, Maroon 5, Britney Spears, Godsmack, Mary J. Blige, Jill Scott, No Doubt, 3 Doors Down, Beastie Boys, Anastacia, Robbie Williams, Gloria and Emilio Estefan, Paul Simon, Henry Mancini, Christina Aguilera and Linkin Park, among many others. UMPG is also a global leader in the areas of Production Music, Christian and Classical Music.  For more information please visit www.umusicpub.com.