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One of the largest media companies on the planet, the Universal Music Group posesses a market share of almost a quarter of all global music sales. The story of Universal is one rife with mergers and acquisitions, although it can be traced back to 1898 with Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft. The consolidation is too lengthy to list here, but today's Universal has been built on formerly independent companies like Deutsche Grammophon, Music Corporation of America (MCA), Polydor, Decca, Philips, PolyGram, Verve, ABC, Chess, Island, Def Jam, Geffen, Motown, Rodven, Interscope and Mercury among others.
Artists with releases on this label:
Jawbreaker, Blue Meanies, MxPx, Long Beach Dub All-Stars, Blink 182, H2O, Unwritten Law, Sublime, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Jimmy Eat World, New Found Glory, Face to Face, Nirvana, Lefty, Bloodhound Gang, ALL, The Hippos, Face to Face, Henry Rollins, Sparta, Midtown, Box Car Racer, Something Corporate, Sonic Youth, theSTART, Jurassic 5, AFI, Matthew Good Band, Dredg, And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead, Living Things, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Mars Volta, The Revolution Smile, Saves The Day, All-American Rejects, JamisonParker, The Rapture, Circle Jerks, The Cure, The Hives, Chronic Future, Number One Fan, Rise Against, A Thorn For Every Heart, Recover, The Starting Line, The High Speed Scene, Finch, Razorlight, Reel Big Fish, Helmet, Institute, Queens of the Stone Age, Abandoned Pools, Angels and Airwaves, Brand New, Be Your Own Pet, Wax, Rocket from the Crypt, TV on the Radio, Plus 44, The Police, Klaxons, The Pink Spiders, Sound the Alarm, Noisettes, Primus, Blaqk Audio, Nine Inch Nails, Forever the Sickest Kids, The King Blues, Lil Wayne, Ludacris, Kanye West, Q-Tip, The Lonely Island, No Doubt Recent ReviewsRecent NewsBrand New talks new album, future of the band In a new Kerrang interview, Brand New's Jesse Lacey talks a bit about the band's forthcoming album and also hints at the future of the band. Lacey notes: I think a lot of the record is about us trying to make decisions about how long the band should go on. When I listened back to it, I realized how many songs are about something coming to a close, or knowing when it's time to put something away and move on. Lacey also…Blink 182 finish "Up All Night" Blink 182 have finished tracking their first new, post-reunion track. According to bassist Mark Hoppus' Twitter: Blink-182 is finishing tracking the song "up all night" next week. Stoked. It will be released soon thereafter. Stay tuned. The band will kick off their reunion tour next month.…Brand New: "Gasoline" (live) A live video of Brand New playing a new song, "Gasoline," has surfaced. The video is from their June 23rd show at London's Manchester Academy. The band is currently completing a UK tour with Moneen and Kevin Devine, with some U.S. underplay dates coming up. The song comes from the band's long-gestating fourth full-length, which is now rumored for an August/September release. They last issued the acclaimed The Devil and God…The Mars Volta members comment on At the Drive-In reunion The Mars Volta have commented further on reunion rumours sparked by a reconciliation with their former At The Drive-In bandmates. Speaking to Gigwise at Mercury Records HQ in West London, Omar Rodríguez-López and Cedric Bixler-Zavala said they're happy to reconnect with their former bandmates but rumours of reunions are unlikely to come true: (The reunion rumours surfaced when) we took time to bury the hatchet with the other members. There had been a lot of shit talk, at least on my…Angels & Airwaves' to release new album, film for free While Blink 182 is currently getting the most press, Tom Delonge is still planning significant releases with his project, Angels and Airwaves. Tom discusses his upcoming album and film, Love with Billboard and notes that the album will be free, thanks to "corporate underwriting": [Love] is the biggest release of my life, the pinnacle of my creativity. It's super conceptual and highbrow in many ways, very artistic, very Stanley Kubrick. But it's not a rock opera.…No Doubt talks studio time, next album No Doubt spoke to Billboard about their long-awaited studio album. The band notes: "We feel really good about playing together again, and I do believe that's going to lead to a very inspired record as soon as we're done with this tour. I think (the tour) was the right move. The good thing is we're playing together and we're having fun...kind of recharging our confidence and getting ourselves to a place where we're excited to do it and hopefully Gwen figures out what to write…Blink-182 to unveil new song on tour While they have ruled out any new release prior to their upcoming comeback tour, Blink 182 are promising at least one brand new song on the run, reports Billboard. According to guitarist/vocalist Tom Delonge: [The song has] got a little bit of (Pink) Floyd, a little bit of Rush, a little bit of blink in there. It's crazy, but it somehow sounds exactly like where we left off (in 2005). It's an amazing song. Delonge is promising that the band will not be…The Mars Volta: "Octahedron" The Mars Volta have launched a stream of their new album. The record is titled Octahedron and is due out June 23, 2009. It comes just after Bedlam in Goliath in 2008. Check it out on their…Blink 182: "Dammit" and "What's My Age Again?" from Jimmy Kimmel Blink 182's highly anticipated performance on Late Night from Jimmy Kimmel is now available online. The band performed two Mark Hoppus-sung tracks, "Dammit" from Dude Ranch and "What's My Age Again?" from Enema of the…Vanilla Sky: "Break It Out" Italy's Vanilla Sky have posted "Break It Out (Unplugged)." The song will presumably appear on their forthcoming third full length, due out in 2009. Check it out here.… |
