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SUBSIDIARY LABELSRHIANA GREEN

UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP

Universal music group is the largest of the major labels. Founded by French media conglomerate Vivendi in 1934 Universal was originally named MCA Music Entertainment Group and later changed to Universal in 1966. On June 25, 2007, Vivendi completed its €1.63 billion ($2.4 billion) purchase of BMG Music Publishing. Universal has worked its way up to the top recording label in the world and have many subsidiary labels. They have locations all over the world; London, New York City, Santa Monica. Some of today’s biggest artists such as Akon, Amy Winehouse, Beck, Black Eyed Peas, Queens of the Stone Age and busta rhymes are signed to this label. Universal also produce television shows and films.

SUBSIDARY LABELS- ISLAND DEF JAM MUSIC

Def Jam Recordings is an American label that focuses primarily on urban rap/hip hop music. It’s owned by Universal Music Group, and operates as a part of The Island Def Jam Motown Music Group. Def Jam also operates in the UK and takes the name Def Jam UK and is operated through Mercury music group. And whilst in Japan, it is Def Jam Japan operating through Universal Sigma Music. Def Jam was created by Rick Rubin in his dorm room in Weinstein Hall at New York University and its first release was a single by his punk-rock group Hose. Russell Simmons joined Rubin shortly after they were introduced to each other by Vincent Gallo. The first single released with a Def Jam Recordings logo was T La Rock & Jazzy Jay's "It's Yours." The first releases with Def Jam Recordings catalog numbers were LL Cool J's "I Need a Beat" and the Beastie Boys' "Rock Hard," both in 1984.

First Single Released by Def Jam:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6n6VldG8oQ

Def Jam has a primary audience of Boys/Girls/Males/Females aged: 15-30, and their secondary audience aims at males and females aged: 30+. Some of the major artists signed to Def Jam are:

SUBSIDARYLABELS- YMCMBYoung Money Entertainment is a record label founded by rapper Lil Wayne. Young Money, also referred to as YMCMB because it is partnered with Cash Money Billionaires which is distributed via Universal Republic Records. also a record label founded by rapper and step-father to Lil Wayne, Birdman. Cash Money Records is Together YMCMB is an up and coming force not to be reckoned with as it has some of the top selling artists signed to it. Although the label has released six #1 albums: Tha Carter III, Tha Carter IV, and I Am Not a Human Being by Lil Wayne, Thank Me Later and Take Care by Drake, and Pink Friday by Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne announced in an interview with Vibe magazine that he has stepped down from the position of president of Young Money and handed the title over to Cortez Bryant. To promote their first collaboration album as a label. We Are Young Money, was released on December 21, 2009, and Young Money artists embarked on the Young Money Tour. Some of the artists signed to YMCMB are:

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EMI MUSIC GROUPEMI music group, formed in March 1931 is a multicultural record label based in the UK. EMI also deal with publishing and go under the name of EMI publishing group. EMI is a member of the RIAA & IFPI. In November 2011 Citigroup announced a deal that had been set up to sell off pieces of the company with the music section going to Vivendi's Universal Music Group for $1.9 billion and the publishing business going to a consortium led by Sony for around $2.2 billion. Some of today’s most successful artists signed to EMI are:

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EMI SUBSIDIARY LABELSManhattanFormed in 1984 by Bruce Lundvall, Manhattan was re-named EMI Manhattan Records after absorbing EMI America Records imprint. In 2001, the Manhattan label was re-launched as a division of Capitol Jazz and Classics by veteran record producer Arif Mardin.

VirginVirgin record label was formed by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972. As it is part of the Virgin business ranging from airlines to mobile networks, Virgin music has a great deal of publicity.

Capitol Capitol records was formed by songwriter Johnny Mercer in 1942. Although they stared off in Los Angeles, headquarters moved to New York City because it was part of Capitol Music Group.

SONY MUSICHolding the second spot in the ‘Big Four’ Song Music is one of the biggest record

labels. Sony Music Entertainment is a global record label with a lot of international superstars. It was founded in 1929 and was originally names American Record Corporation. It was then re names Sony Entertainment Company in 1991, Sony then reintroduced the Columbia label worldwide, which was previously held in the United States and Canada only. In August 2004, Sony formed a business partnership with Bertelsmann by merging Sony Music and Bertelsmann Music Group (BMG) to form Sony BMG Music Entertainment. Sony also distributes electrical products and gadgets such as Laptops, Tablets and Cameras. Some of the music industries biggest artists are signed to Song BMG, they are:

Sony BMG Subsidiary LabelsJiveJive was founded in 1980 by Ralph Simon and Clive Calder, although they planned on setting up the record label mainly for producers and songwriters the label grew and so did the number and type of artists. Jive was mainly for hip-hop/R&B music in the 1980’s and moved on to expanding they're genre to Pop and boy band in 1990. In 2011 it was announced that Jive would be shutting down and all artists were moved to RCA records.

ColumbiaColumbia Records is an American based records label set up in 1988 and owned by Song Music Entertainment. Columbia is the oldest brand name in pre-recorded sound as it was the first record company to produce pre-recorded records instead of blank cylinders. Columbia Records is still active to this day and focuses on a wide variety of artists from different genres.

J RecordsJ Records was founded in 2000 by industry veteran Clive Davis with $150 million in financing from BMG. Olivia was the first artist to sign to J Records, but was dropped due to poor album sales. In 2001, the label was on a rise with its multi-platinum record inaugural release, Songs in A Minor, the debut album of Alicia Keys, which sold over 12 million copies worldwide. The same year, the label had another success with the platinum-selling debut album by O-Town. Not long after artists like D'Angelo, Luther Vandross, Jamie Foxx, and Monica would join the J roster, the latter three going on to find multi-platinum success with the label. In 2005 J records announced that they will be signing winners from the hit contestant show in America, American Idol. J Records is no longer an active record company.