Universal Music Group (UMG) owns, or has a joint share in, many of therecord labels listed here.
According to the UMG official website, the main labels areAbbey Road Studios ,Capitol Music Group ,Decca Records ,Def Jam Recordings ,Deutsche Grammophon ,EMI ,Interscope-Geffen-A&M ,Island Records ,Mercury Records ,Motown Records ,Polydor Records ,Republic Records ,Verve Label Group , andVirgin Records , as well as other UMG divisions (Universal Music Enterprises ,Music Corporation of America (formerly Universal Music Group Nashville),Universal Music Latin Entertainment , and Universal Music Publishing Group).[ 1]
Interscope Capitol Labels Group [ edit ] [ edit ] Capitol Music Group [ edit ] Universal Music Latin Entertainment [ edit ] The Verve Label Group [ edit ] Caroline Records Fiction Records Fontana Records Virgin Records mtheory Artist Partnerships [Integral] Virgin Music Africa Virgin Music Argentina Virgin Music Australia Virgin Music Benelux Virgin Music Brasil Virgin Music Chile Virgin Music France Virgin Music Germany Virgin Music Italy Virgin Music Japan Virgin Music Latin US Virgin Music Mexico Virgin Music Nigeria Virgin Music Nordics Virgin Music Norway Virgin Music Spain Virgin Music Sweden Virgin Music UK Virgin Music US Universal Music Publishing Group [ edit ] Universal Music Enterprises [ edit ] Universal Chronicles UM3 T-Boy Records(joint venture with Andy Gould) Urban Legends Thump Records Eagle Rock Entertainment [ edit ] Universal Music France [ edit ] Universal Music Japan [ edit ] Universal Music Sweden [ edit ] Other Universal Music Group national companies [ edit ] Universal Music Africa Universal Music Andina Universal Music Argentina Universal Music Austria Universal Music Azerbaijan Universal Music Australia Universal Music Belgium ARS Entertainment Universal Music BrazilArsenal Music Phonomotor Records Universal Music Bulgaria Universal Music Canada (Umusic)[ 17] Universal Music Chile Universal Music Greater ChinaCapitol Records China PolyGram China Republic Records China EMI China Universal Music China Universal Music Hong Kong Universal Music Taiwan[ 19] Universal Music Czech Republic Universal Music Denmark Universal Music Estonia[ 20] Universal Music Finland Universal Music Germany Universal Music Georgia Universal Music Hungary Universal Music India Universal Music Indonesia BLⱯCKBOARD (Blackboard) Solid Records GP Records Massive Music Entertainment Wonderland Records Dominion Records RFAS Music Juni Records Def Jam Indonesia PreachJa Records Universal Music Ireland Universal Music Israel Universal Music Italy Universal Music Korea[ 26] Universal Music Kazakhstan Universal Music Kyrgyzstan Universal Music Latvia[ 27] Universal Music Lithuania[ 28] Universal Music Malaysia Universal Music MENA Universal Music Mexico Universal Music Morocco Universal Music Netherlands Universal Music New Zealand[ 32] Universal Music Norway UMG Philippines [ 33] (internationally known as "Universal Music Philippines") Island Records Philippines[ 34] Def Jam Philippines[ 34] Republic Records Philippines[ 35] EMI Records Philippines[ 36] Universal Music Polska Universal Music Portugal Universal Music Romania Universal Music Russia Universal Music Serbia Universal Music Singapore Universal Music Spain Universal Music Switzerland Universal Music Tajikistan Universal Music ThailandDef Jam Recordings Thailand Universal Music Turkey Universal Music Turkmenistan Universal Music Ukraine Universal Music Vietnam Universal Production 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 [ edit ] Third-party major labels distributed by Universal Music Group [ edit ] Third-party national licensees [ edit ] 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) [ 41] JVR Music (Taiwan) [ 42] [ edit ] ^ "Our Labels & Brands" .^ "Stevie Wonder forms own label, aligns with Republic Records after 6 decades with Motown" .^ "Republic Records" .UMG .^ "How Interscope Miami is Reimagining a Global Approach to Latin Music" . May 27, 2021.^ "Universal Music Publishing Acquires Criterion Music Corp" .Billboard ^ "Perfume's new single "Spending all my time" in stores August 15" .Perfume 's official Universal siteUniversal Music (Japan) LLC . June 25, 2012. RetrievedAugust 24, 2012 .^a b "ユニバーサル ミュージック、1/1付組織変更および人事異動を発表 1.UJ" .Musicman (in Japanese). December 22, 2023. Archived fromthe original on May 4, 2024. RetrievedMay 4, 2024 .^ "「Top J Records」名称変更に伴う商品出荷にご案内" .Over the Top Records (in Japanese). December 27, 2023. Archived fromthe original on May 4, 2024. RetrievedMay 4, 2024 .^ "[사진]큐브엔터 "유니버설 뮤직 재팬과 합작 레이브 U CUBE 설립" .OSEN (in Korean). November 23, 2018.^ "About Us" .Tunes Tracks . Tsubasa Group. RetrievedApril 23, 2012 .^a b c "Global" .UMG .^ "Motown Gospel Africa" .Instagram .^ "Universal Music Group Nigeria" .^ "Home" .umgsa.com .^a b c d e f g "Our Labels & Artists" .UMusic .^ Tim Ingham,"PIAS officially acquires classical and jazz house harmonia mundi" , Music Business Worldwide (September 28, 2015). Retrieved 7-10-2018. ^ "Umusic - Canada's Leading Music Company" . RetrievedOctober 24, 2016 .^ "UNIVERSAL MUSIC CANADA LAUNCHES LABEL IMPRINT MAISON BARCLAY CANADA" .Umusic .^ "Universal Music Taiwan" . RetrievedNovember 21, 2011 .^ "Universal Music Estonia" .universalmusic.ee .^ "Inka Entertainment" . June 22, 2020.^ "Island Records Finland" . December 30, 2024.^ "Universal Music Group Announces Strategic Appointments to Drive Expansion within India and South Asia" . February 27, 2020.^ "UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP JOINS WITH TOP BOLLYWOOD DIRECTOR MOHIT SURI TO LAUNCH EMI RECORDS INDIA" .Universal Music Group the original on January 23, 2016. RetrievedAugust 6, 2016 .^ "UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP ANNOUNCES GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP WITH LEADING INDIAN MUSIC COMPANY, DESI MELODIES" .UMG . July 7, 2020.^ "Universal Music Korea" . RetrievedNovember 21, 2011 .^ "Universal Music Latvia" .universalmusic.lv .^ "Universal Music Lithuania" .universalmusic.lt .^ "EMI Music Malaysia revived" .New Straits Times Malaysia . June 19, 2023. RetrievedNovember 29, 2023 .^ "Rumpun Records Sdn. Bhd. – About Us" . RetrievedOctober 24, 2016 .^ "Universal Music Latin Entertainment Announces Key Senior Appointments in Mexico, Latin America" .Billboard . January 29, 2013.^ "Universal Music Group New Zealand" . Universal Music New Zealand Pty Limited. RetrievedOctober 3, 2014 .^ "UMG Philippines (UMUSIC Philippines)" . RetrievedJuly 29, 2022 .^a b "UNIVERSAL MUSIC PHILIPPINES ANNOUNCES THE LAUNCH OF ISLAND RECORDS PHILIPPINES" .UMG . July 23, 2020.^ "Republic Records launches in the Philippines with Zack Tabudlo, Darren Espanto and more artists on roster" .NME . July 9, 2022. RetrievedAugust 23, 2024 .^ "UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP PHILIPPINES ANNOUNCES RE-LAUNCH OF EMI RECORDS PHILIPPINES" .NME . February 5, 2024. RetrievedAugust 23, 2024 .^ Stassen, Murray (October 19, 2023)."BMG forms alliance with Universal Music Group; plans to move physical distribution to UMG's Commercial Services division" .Music Business Worldwide .Archived from the original on July 8, 2024. ^ "Universal Music Group (UMG) & Disney Music Group (DMG) Expand Agreement Globally" (Press release) .PR Newswire . Los Angeles, California. March 20, 2013. RetrievedSeptember 8, 2015 .^ "Men of Colours: More Icehouse Expansions Coming from Universal Australia" .The Second Disc . July 3, 2012.^ "Jay-Z and Roc Nation Sign With Universal" .Complex . April 8, 2013. RetrievedOctober 24, 2016 .^ Frater, Patrick (July 2, 2023)."Universal Music to Buy RS Group Catalog in Thailand, Establish Partnership in Fast-Growing Market" .Variety . RetrievedNovember 11, 2023 . ^ Schneider, Marc (December 6, 2023)."Mandopop Star Jay Chou and His Label JVR Music Join Universal Music Group" .Billboard . RetrievedFebruary 2, 2024 .
