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Universal Music Group

Universal Music Group

Official Website: http://www.umusic.com/

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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, Straylight Run, Karen O and the Kids, Lucero







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