2. • Universal Music Group is the largest group and
family of record labels in the music industry.
• Universal owns a music publisher, Universal
Music Publishing Group who are the worlds
largest following the acquisition of BMG music
publishing in May 2007
• Universal owns and has joint shares in a large
number of record labels such as: Interscope
records and Geffen records.
3. • President – Steve Burke, Zach Horowitz
• Boyd Muir: CFO
• Max Hole: Chief operating Officer of UMG
international
• Limited liability company
• Universal studios are owned by NBC Universal
• Universal music was once the music company
attached to film studio universal pictures. Its origins
go back to the formation of the American branch of
Decca Records in 1934.
4. • Started in 1995 and was founded by Doug Morris and Daniel Glass, its
main head quarters is currently in New York
• It is the worlds leading music company (representing about 80% of the
industrys market)
• The Universal Music Group also has a Universal Music Latin
Entertainment company which is the worlds biggest one. Where as
Universal Music Group international manages UMG’s businesses in all
countries outside the USA.
• Its publishing music company, Universal Music Publishing Group, it’s the
worlds leading publishing business, it owns and obtains right to musical
compositions and licenses them for use in the recordings and other uses
for example films and adverts.
5. Universal record labels
Interscope Geffen A&M
The Island Def Jam Music Group
Universal Republic Records
Universal Music Group Nashville
6. Decca Label Group
The Verve Music Group
Show dog- Universal music
Universal music enterprise
Universal music latin entertainment
A&M/Octone
7. • 2010 Universal Music Group The Black Eyed Peas become first group to sell over 6
million US digital downloads with “I Gotta Feeling” VEVO named #1 online music
destination by com Score UMPG.
