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 ,Polydor Records ,Republic Records ,Universal 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 ] Universal Music Latin Entertainment [ edit ] Caroline Records Fiction Records Fontana Records Virgin Records mtheory Artist Partnerships [Integral] A24 Music 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 SONO Music Group Icon Entertainment Lorimar Records Universal Music Publishing Group [ edit ] Universal Music Enterprises [ edit ] Universal Chronicles UM3 T-Boy Records(joint venture with Andy Gould) Urban Legends Thump Records Island EMI Label Group [ edit ] Polydor Label Group [ edit ] Universal Music France [ edit ] Universal Music Japan [ edit ] Universal Music Sweden [ edit ] Other Universal Music Group national companies [ edit ] Minos EMI 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 Colombia 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 Def Jam India VYRL Originals[ 23] [ 24] VYRL South VYRL Punjabi VYRL Haryanvi VYRL Bhojpuri Indiea Records Oriental Star Agencies Desi Melodies[ 25] Virgin Records India Mad For Mussic 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 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 Peru Universal Music Romania 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 UK 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] Defunct/dormant labels[ 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" . 27 May 2021.^ "Universal Music Publishing Acquires Criterion Music Corp" .Billboard . 7 May 2013.^ "Perfume's new single "Spending all my time" in stores August 15" .Perfume 's official Universal site (in Japanese).Universal Music (Japan) LLC . 25 June 2012. Retrieved24 August 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). 22 December 2023. Archived fromthe original on 4 May 2024. Retrieved4 May 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). 27 December 2023. Archived fromthe original on 4 May 2024. Retrieved4 May 2024 .^ "[사진]큐브엔터 "유니버설 뮤직 재팬과 합작 레이브 U CUBE 설립" " .OSEN (in Korean). 23 November 2018.^ "About Us" .Tunes Tracks . Tsubasa Group. Retrieved23 April 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" . Retrieved24 October 2016 .^ "UNIVERSAL MUSIC CANADA LAUNCHES LABEL IMPRINT MAISON BARCLAY CANADA" .Umusic .^ "Universal Music Taiwan" . Retrieved21 November 2011 .^ "Universal Music Estonia" .universalmusic.ee .^ "Inka Entertainment" . 22 June 2020.^ "Island Records Finland" . 30 December 2024.^ "Universal Music Group Announces Strategic Appointments to Drive Expansion within India and South Asia" . 27 February 2020.^ "UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP JOINS WITH TOP BOLLYWOOD DIRECTOR MOHIT SURI TO LAUNCH EMI RECORDS INDIA" .Universal Music Group (Press release). 26 May 2015. Archived fromthe original on 23 January 2016. Retrieved6 August 2016 .^ "UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP ANNOUNCES GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP WITH LEADING INDIAN MUSIC COMPANY, DESI MELODIES" .UMG . 7 July 2020.^ "Universal Music Korea" . Retrieved21 November 2011 .^ "Universal Music Latvia" .universalmusic.lv .^ "Universal Music Lithuania" .universalmusic.lt .^ "EMI Music Malaysia revived" .New Straits Times Malaysia . 19 June 2023. Retrieved29 November 2023 .^ "Rumpun Records Sdn. Bhd. – About Us" . Retrieved24 October 2016 .^ "Universal Music Latin Entertainment Announces Key Senior Appointments in Mexico, Latin America" .Billboard . 29 January 2013.^ "Universal Music Group New Zealand" . Universal Music New Zealand Pty Limited. Retrieved3 October 2014 .^ "UMG Philippines (UMUSIC Philippines)" . Retrieved29 July 2022 .^a b "UNIVERSAL MUSIC PHILIPPINES ANNOUNCES THE LAUNCH OF ISLAND RECORDS PHILIPPINES" .UMG . 23 July 2020.^ "Republic Records launches in the Philippines with Zack Tabudlo, Darren Espanto and more artists on roster" .NME . 9 July 2022. Retrieved23 August 2024 .^ "UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP PHILIPPINES ANNOUNCES RE-LAUNCH OF EMI RECORDS PHILIPPINES" .NME . 5 February 2024. Retrieved23 August 2024 .^ Stassen, Murray (19 October 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 8 July 2024. ^ "Universal Music Group (UMG) & Disney Music Group (DMG) Expand Agreement Globally" (Press release) .PR Newswire . Los Angeles, California. 20 March 2013. Retrieved8 September 2015 .^ "Men of Colours: More Icehouse Expansions Coming from Universal Australia" .The Second Disc . 3 July 2012.^ "Jay-Z and Roc Nation Sign With Universal" .Complex . 8 April 2013. Retrieved24 October 2016 .^ Frater, Patrick (2 July 2023)."Universal Music to Buy RS Group Catalog in Thailand, Establish Partnership in Fast-Growing Market" .Variety . Retrieved11 November 2023 . ^ Schneider, Marc (6 December 2023)."Mandopop Star Jay Chou and His Label JVR Music Join Universal Music Group" .Billboard . Retrieved2 February 2024 .