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===Pay-per-listen innovation===
===Pay-per-listen innovation===
In September [[2007]], Universal came up with an innovative way of tackling music piracy by "paying the pirates", beginning with tracks from [[will.i.am]] (will.i.am Music Group). If the pilot scheme is a success it is likely to be rolled out for Universal's entire music portfolio.<ref>[http://www.thelondonpaper.com/cs/Satellite/london/news/article/1157149112069?packedargs=suffix%3DArticleController Pay-per-listen innovation from Black Eyed Peas man (thelondonpaper)]</ref>
In September [[2007]], Universal came up with an innovative way of tackling music piracy by "paying the pirates", beginning with tracks from [[will.i.am]] (will.i.am Music Group). If the pilot scheme is a success it is likely to be rolled out for Universal's entire music portfolio.<ref>[http://www.thelondonpaper.com/cs/Satellite/london/news/article/1157149112069?packedargs=suffix%3DArticleController Pay-per-listen innovation from Black Eyed Peas man (thelondonpaper)]</ref>

===MySpace.com===
In December 2007, pop sensation Colbie Caillat involuntarily announced that The Universal Music Group recently enacted a new policy on MySpace.com that will reduce all songs from artists within The Universal Music group to 90 seconds.
http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2007/12/03/myspace-sensation-colbie-caillat-inadvertently-announces-universals-new-myspace-policy-ninety-second-song-clips/


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 08:46, 4 December 2007

Universal Music Group
Company typeSubsidiary of Vivendi
IndustryMusic entertainment
Founded1934 (as Decca Records USA)
1990 (MCA Music Entertainment Group formed)
1996 (first UMG incarnation)
1998 (second UMG incarnation)
HeadquartersSanta Monica, California and Broadway, New York, United States
Key people
Doug Morris: CEO
Lucian Grainge: Chairman and CEO UMG International
RevenueDecrease€4.989 billion (2005)
Increase€480 million (2005)
Number of employees
7,912 (2017) Edit this on Wikidata
ParentFrance Vivendi
Websitehttp://www.universalmusic.com

Universal Music Group (UMG) is the largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry. With a 25.5% market share, it is one of the Big Four record labels. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Vivendi.

UMG's record labels have many of the world's biggest artists[1] including The Killers, Enrique Iglesias, Tupac Shakur, Oasis, Bon Jovi, Elton John, Eminem, Guns N' Roses, Dr. Dre, 50 Cent, Diana Ross, Luciano Pavarotti, U2, Lindsay Lohan, the Black Eyed Peas, Nelly Furtado, Wu-Tang Clan, George Strait and Gwen Stefani. UMG now owns the largest music publishing business in the world, the Universal Music Publishing Group, (after their acquisition of BMG Music Publishing in June 2007).

In the United States, UMG is located in Santa Monica, California, and New York City, New York along with Universal Music Group Nashville; in the UK the group has a number of offices in London and Romford. Vivendi's headquarters are in Paris, France.

History

For history prior to 1996, see MCA Records.

"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. MCA bought American Decca in 1962. The present organization was formed when its parent company Seagram purchased PolyGram and merged it with Universal Music Group in 1998. However, the name first appeared in 1996 when MCA Music Entertainment was renamed Universal Music Group.

With the 2004 acquisition of Vivendi's Vivendi Universal Entertainment by General Electric's NBC, Universal Music Group was separated entirely from its film studio namesake for the first time.

In February 2006, the group became 100% owned by French media conglomerate Vivendi SA when Vivendi purchased the last 20% from Matsushita, the group's sole owner from 1990 to 1995 and co-owner from 1995 to 2006.

On September 6 2006 it was announced that Universal Music will purchase BMG Music Publishing (to become Universal Music Publishing Group), for €1.63 billion ($2.1 billion), subject to regulatory approval.[2]

Labels

Universal Music Group owns, or has a joint share in, a large number of record labels, including:

Interscope-Geffen-A&M

The Island Def Jam Music Group

Machete Music

Sanctuary Records

  • Antidote Records
  • Attack Records
  • Castle Home Video
  • Castle Music
  • Castle Pie
  • Castle Pulse
  • Castle Select
  • Discotheque
  • Fantastic Plastic
  • Indigo
  • Knockout Entertainment
  • Mayan Records
  • Metal-is Records
  • Noise Records
  • RAS Records
  • Rough Trade Records
  • Rough Trade Records U.S.
  • Sanctuary Records U.S.
  • Sanctuary Records UK
  • Sanctuary Classics
  • Sanctuary Special Editions
  • Sanctuary Visual Entertainment
  • Sequel
  • Slogan
  • Trojan Records
  • Vapor Records
  • Vertical Records

The Universal Motown/Universal Republic Group

Universal Music Classics Group

Universal Music Group Nashville

Verve Records

Stand-alone labels

Independent labels distributed by Universal Music Group

Labels outside of the U.S.

  • Decca Records
  • Def Jam Recordings UK
  • Deutsche Grammophon
  • Island Records Group UK
  • Jazz Echo (Germany)
  • Jazzland Records (Norway)

Controversy

Payola

In May 2006, an investigation led by New York attorney general Eliot Spitzer concluded with a determination that Universal bribed radio stations to play songs from Ashlee Simpson, Brian McKnight, Big Tymers, Lindsay Lohan and other performers working for Universal labels. The company paid $12 million to the state in settlement. [3]

iTunes

On July 2, 2007, the New York Times reported that Universal would not be renewing its contract with Apple allowing the sale of its artists on iTunes. Instead, Universal was reported to be seeking an "at will" contract instead of an annual one, allowing it to pull its music from iTunes at will. [4] This report has been denied by Apple, who says they are "still negotiating" with Universal. [5] Universal has since stated publicly that they will not sign a new long term contract with Apple, preferring to go month by month instead. [6] Also, they announced on August 9, 2007, that they would sell DRM-free music through a variety of online vendors, including the newly-created gBox, but not including the iTunes Store.[7]

Pay-per-listen innovation

In September 2007, Universal came up with an innovative way of tackling music piracy by "paying the pirates", beginning with tracks from will.i.am (will.i.am Music Group). If the pilot scheme is a success it is likely to be rolled out for Universal's entire music portfolio.[8]

MySpace.com

In December 2007, pop sensation Colbie Caillat involuntarily announced that The Universal Music Group recently enacted a new policy on MySpace.com that will reduce all songs from artists within The Universal Music group to 90 seconds. http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2007/12/03/myspace-sensation-colbie-caillat-inadvertently-announces-universals-new-myspace-policy-ninety-second-song-clips/

References

  1. ^ Universal Music Group - Artists
  2. ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/5319050.stm
  3. ^ Garrity, Brian (2006-05-11). "UMG Settles With Spitzer". Mediaweek. Retrieved 2006-07-05. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. ^ Leeds, Jeff (2007-07-02). "Universal in Dispute With Apple Over iTunes". New York Times. Retrieved 2007-07-03. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. ^ Lee, Ellen (2007-07-02). "Apple denies big record label may quit iTunes". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2007-07-03. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. ^ Starrett, Charles (2007-07-05). "Universal confirms iTunes non-renewal". iLounge.com. Retrieved 2007-07-05. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. ^ Aughton, Simon (2007-08-13). "gBox - Not Google - has DRM-free Universal deal". PC Pro. Retrieved 2007-08-13. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  8. ^ Pay-per-listen innovation from Black Eyed Peas man (thelondonpaper)

External links

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Universal_Music_Group&diff=175675693&oldid=175617019

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