Universal Music Group

Korean: 유니버설 뮤직 그룹

Japanese: ユニバーサルミュージックグループ

Headquarters:

Santa Monica, California

Country:

United States

Introduction

Universal Music Group (유니버설 뮤직 그룹) (also known in the United States as UMG Recordings, Inc. and abbreviated as UMG) is an American global music corporation founded in 1934 that is majority owned by the French media conglomerate Vivendi, with Chinese tech company Tencent owning a minority stake. UMG's global corporate headquarters are located in Santa Monica, California. The biggest music company in the world, it is one of the "Big Three" record labels, along with Sony Music and Warner Music Group. Ten percent of Universal Music Group was acquired by Tencent in March 2020 for US$3 billion.

Founded:

1934

CEO:

Lucian Grainge

Employees:

8319

Subsidiaries:

Universal Music Korea , EMI Music Japan , Republic Records , Interscope Records , Universal Music Japan , Schoolboy Records , Polydor Records , Geffen Records , Universal Music Hong Kong , Capitol Records , Capitol Music Group , Virgin Music Group

2 artist

4 group

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