2. Top 20 Artists
Lady GaGa Kayne West
Lil’ Wayne Mariah Carey
Eminem The Lonely Island
Justin Bieber Gwen Stefani
Keri Wilson Owl City
Kid Cudi Black Eyed Peas
Enrique Iglesias Billy Curringlon
Rihanna Diana Krall
Taylor Swift Drake
Nicki Minaj Ne-Yo
3. What is Universal Music
Group?
Multinational music company. It is the largest of
the “big four” record companies by its leading
market share and its multitude of global
operations. Universal Music Group is a wholly
owned subsidiary of French media conglomerate
Vivendi
Universal Music Group owns a music
publisher, Universal Music Publishing
Group, which became the world’s largest music
publisher, Universal Music Publishing
Group, which became the world’s largest
following the 2007 acquisition of BMG Music
Publishing. The UMG corporate headquarters
4. Synergy
Universal itself is a synergy because the
artists signed to the UMG are able to
create the soundtrack for film being made
by Universal pictures and then Universal
publishing group can then publish the
music and claim the royalties for the
composers
5. Labels
Interscope Geffen A&M
The Island Def Jam Music Group
Universal Republic Records
Universal Music Group Nashville
Decca Label Group
The Verve Music Group
Show Dog – Universal Music
6. Other UMG Companies
UMG were the co-founders of Vevo. An
online music video stream website based
on Netflix.
Universal music publishing group is the
worlds largest music publisher, after it
acquired BMG in 2007.
It holds over 1 million copyrights.
