List of Universal Music Group labels

Universal Music 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, BTM Music Group Inc., 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 Latin Entertainment, and Universal Music Publishing Group).[1]

Interscope Geffen A&M

Capitol Music Group

Republic Records

Island Records

Def Jam Recordings

Universal Music Latin Entertainment

The Verve Label Group

Virgin Music Group

Universal Music Publishing Group

Universal Music Enterprises

  • Universal Chronicles
  • UM3
  • T-Boy Records (joint venture with Andy Gould)
  • Urban Legends
  • Thump Records

Eagle Rock Entertainment

Universal Music UK

Universal Music France

Universal Music Japan

Universal Music Sweden

Other Universal Music Group national companies

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

  • 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 Finland
  • EMI Music Germany (formerly EMI Electrola)
  • Electrola
  • EMI Music Malaysia (distributed by Universal Music Malaysia)
  • 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

Third-party major labels distributed by Universal Music Group

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 and YG Entertainment))
  • Musica Studio's (Indonesia)
  • Off the Record (Philippines)
  • Pen Island Records (Philippines)
  • RS Music (Thailand)[33]
  • JVR Music (Taiwan)[34]

Defunct/hibernated labels

See also

  •  Record production portal

References

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