List of Universal Music Group labels
Universal Music Group owns, or has a joint share in, a large number of record labels listed herein.
Contents
1 Interscope Geffen A&M Records
1.1 Interscope Records
1.2 Geffen Records
1.3 A&M Records
2 Capitol Music Group
3 Republic Records
4 Island Records
5 Def Jam Recordings
6 Caroline Records
7 Universal Music Group Nashville
8 Universal Music Latin Entertainment
9 The Verve Label Group
9.1 Decca Label Group
9.2 The Verve Music Group
10 Universal Music Enterprises
11 Eagle Rock Entertainment
12 Universal Music UK
13 Universal Music Hong Kong
14 Universal Music France
15 Universal Music Japan
16 Universal Music Sweden
17 Other Universal Music Group national companies
17.1 Under the Universal Music branding
17.2 Under the EMI branding
17.3 Other labels
18 Third-party major labels distributed by Universal Music Group
18.1 Third-party national licensees
19 Defunct/Hibernated major labels
20 References
Interscope Geffen A&M Records
Interscope Records
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| Geffen Records
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Capitol Music Group
- Capitol Records
- RedOne Records
- Blue Note Records
- Block Entertainment
- Caroline Distribution
Capitol Christian Music Group
- Sparrow Records
- ForeFront Records
- Get Money Gang Entertainment
G-Unit Records
- G-Note Records
- G-Unit Film & Television
- Hi or Hey Records
- Harvest Records
- Manhattan Records
- Priority Records
- 10 Records
- Virgin Records America
- Astralwerks
- Circa Records (traded as EMI/Virgin strategic marketing TV label from the 1990s)
- Siren Records
Twenty Two Recordings
- Mi5 Recordings
- Quality Control
- Suthun Music Entertainment
- RMG Music Group
- Str8 Wired Entertainment
- Konspiracy Theory Music
- Pinegrove Records
- The Trak Kartel Records
- mau5trap
- Metamorphosis Music
- Matriarch Records
Deep Well Records
- Deep Well Music Publishing
Motown
- Motown Gospel
Republic Records
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Island Records
- 4th & B'way Records
- Mercury Records
- Safehouse Records
- Super Records
- Teen Island
- Tuff Gong
Def Jam Recordings
- Def Jam South
- GOOD Music
- Darksyde Productions Inc Records
- Black Star Records
- Disturbing tha Peace
- Desert Storm Records
- Radio Killa Records
- ARTium Recordings
- Circa 13 Music
Caroline Records
Caroline International (reactivated as a Label Services and label by Universal Music Group)
G-Unit Records (joint venture with sister company Capitol Music Group)
- G-Note Records
- G-Unit Film & Television
Universal Music Group Nashville
- MCA Nashville Records
- Mercury Nashville Records
- Capitol Records Nashville
- EMI Records Nashville
- Show Dog-Universal Music
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Universal Music Latin Entertainment
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The Verve Label Group
Decca Label Group
| The Verve Music Group
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Universal Music Enterprises
- Hip-O Records
- Universal Chronicles
- UM3
- T-Boy Records (joint venture with Andy Gould)
- Urban Legends
Eagle Rock Entertainment
- Eagle Records
- Armoury Records
- Eagle Rock Productions
- Eagle-i Music
Universal Music UK
Polydor Records
- Fascination Records
- Fiction Records
- A&M Records UK
Virgin EMI Records
- Def Jam UK
- Vertigo Records
- Mercury Records
- Positiva Records
Universal Music TV
- The Universal Music Record Label
Decca Records
- Decca Vision
- EmArcy Records
Island Records
- Mercury Records
- Capitol Records UK
All Around the World Productions
- Clubland TV
- Channel AKA
- Chilled TV
- Now Music
- Planet
Abbey Road Studios
- Globe: Soundtrack and Score
- PMR Records
Universal Music Hong Kong
- Universal Music Hong Kong
- Cinepoly Records
- Go East Entertainment
- What's Music
- EMI Music Hong Kong
- Brave Music
Universal Music France
- AZ Records
Barclay Records
- House of Barclay
Decca Records
- Deutsche Grammophon
- ECM New Series
Mercury Music Group
- Mercury Records France
- Motown Records France
- Casablanca Records France
Def Jam France (joint-venture with Sony Music France and Parlophone France)
Island France (previously known as Vertigo France)
- Mosaert
- Universal Licensing Music
- Polydor Records France
- Universal Music Jazz France
Universal Music Japan
- Delicious Deli Records
- E-Sum Records
- Tunes Tracks (joint venture with Tsubasa Group)[2]
- Tunes Tracks (joint venture with Tsubasa Group)[2]
- Mercury Tokyo
Virgin Records Japan
EMI Records (formerly Nayutawave Records)
- U-Cube (joint venture with Cube Entertainment)[3]
- Universal Classics and Jazz
- Universal D
Universal International
- Pachinko Records
- Thunderball 667
Universal J
- Far Eastern Tribe Records
Perfume Records[4]
- Universal Sigma
- Def Jam Japan
- Universal Strategic Marketing Japan
- Zen Music
- Zero-A (joint venture with MTI)
Universal Music Sweden
Capitol Music Group Sweden (formerly Lionheart Music Group and Lionheart International)
- Capitol Records Sweden
- Kavalkad
- Lionheart Music
- SoFo Records
- Virgin Records Sweden
- Polar Music
- Pope Records
- Sonet Records
- Stockholm Records
Other Universal Music Group national companies
Under the Universal Music branding
- No Emotion
- Universal Music Andina
- Universal Music Argentina
- Universal Music Austria
Universal Music Australia
- ABC Music
- Polydor Records
- Island Records Australia
- Mercury Records Australia
- Modular Recordings
- Sony Music Australia
- Universal Music Baltics
- Universal Music Belgium
- ARS Entertainment
- Universal Music Brazil
- Arsenal Music
- Universal Music Bulgaria
- Universal Music Canada (Umusic)[5]
- Universal Music Chile
- Universal Music China
- Linfair Records
- Path Orient
- Shang Teng Universal
- Show City Times
- EMI China
- Universal Music Czech Republic
- Universal Music Denmark
- MBO Group
- Copenhagen Records
- MBO Group
- Universal Music Finland
- Spinefarm Records
- Johanna Kustannus
- Universal Music Germany
- Universal Music Domestic Division
- Urban Records
- Universal Music International Division
- Universal Music Classics and Jazz
- Koch Universal Music
- Universal Music Strategic Marketing
- Universal Music Family Entertainment
- Universal Music Domestic Division
- Universal Music Hong Kong
- Cinepoly Records
- Go East Entertainment
- EMI Hong Kong
- Universal Music Hungary
- Universal Music India
- EMI Records India[6]
- EMI Records India[6]
- Universal Music Indonesia
- Solid Records
- Universal Music Ireland
- Universal Music Italy
- Universal Music Korea[7]
Cube Entertainment (11% ownership)
- Universal Music Malaysia
- Rumpun Records[8]
- Rumpun Records[8]
- Universal Music MENA
- Universal Music Mexico
- EMI Mexico[9]
- EMI Mexico[9]
- Universal Music Netherlands
- PM:AM Recordings
- Universal Music New Zealand[10]
- Universal Music Norway
- Jazzland Recordings
MCA Music Philippines (internationally known as "Universal Music Philippines")[11]
Universal Music Polska
- Magic Records
- Universal Music Portugal
- Universal Music Romania
- MediaPro Music
- Universal Music Russia
- Universal Music Serbia
- Universal Music Singapore
- Universal Music Spain
- Vale Music
- Universal Music Switzerland
- Universal Music Taiwan[12]
- Enjoy Music
- What's Music
- EMI Taiwan
- Universal Music Thailand
- Universal Music Vietnam
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 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 Turkey
- EMI Music Group Australia
- EMI Music Finland
- EMI Music Germany (formerly EMI Electrola)
- Electrola
- 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
- Bravado
- Spinnup
- Polygram Entertainment
- Awesomeness Music
Third-party major labels distributed by Universal Music Group
Big Machine Label Group
- Big Machine Records
- Valory Music
- BMLG Records
- Dot Records
- Nash Icon Music
Disney Music Group (excluding Russia and Japan)[13]- Walt Disney Records
- Hollywood Records
- DMG Nashville
- Ministry of Sound Australia
Musica Studios (Indonesia)- ABKCO Records
- Bungalo Records
- Concord Music Group
Viacom
Comedy Central Records (co-distributed with Alternative Distribution Alliance)
- Earth Hertz Records
- EP Entertainment
- E1 Music
- Hater Gang Records
Polyversal (previously by EMI)
- Famous Records
Roc Nation[14]- StarRoc
- Takeover Roc Nation
- GOOD Music
- Sonorous Entertainment
- Warrior Records
- Bad Boy Records
Warner Music Group (Middle East)
- VP Records
Varèse Sarabande
- Varèse Vintage
Third-party national licensees
- Actually Music (United Kingdom)
- 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)
Defunct/Hibernated major labels
- ABC Records
- A&M Octone Records
- Angel Records
- Atlanta Artists
- Biv 10 Records
- Blue Thumb Records
- Chess Records
- Cypress Records
- De-Lite Records
- Decca Broadway
- DGC Records
- Diamond Star Entertainment
- DreamWorks Records
- Dunhill Records
- EMI Music Japan
- EMI Records Japan
- Fontana Records
- Hut Records
- Impact Records
- I.R.S. Records
- The Island Def Jam Music Group
- Kapp Records
- Loud Records
MCA Records
Nick Records (co-produced with Sony Music Entertainment and Columbia Records)
- Octone Records
- Perspective Records
- Pina Records
- Roc-A-Fella Records
- Radioactive Records
- SBK Records
- SRC Records
- Star Trak Entertainment
- Silas Records
- Tennman Records
- RMM Records & Video
- Uni Records
- Universal Records
- Universal Republic Records
- Universal Motown Republic Group
- Universal Motown Records
- Uptown Records
- UZI Suicide
- Vendetta Records
- Virgin Records
- Wing Records
- WY Records
- 89 Arrogance Recordings
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