Research into music lables

Research into music lables

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  RESEARCH INTO MUSIC LABELS BYHOLLY ETTY
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  WARNER MUSIC GROUP •Warner Music Group, also known as Warner Music, is an American, globally renowened record company headquartered in New York City. • It is the largest American-owned music conglomerate worldwide, as well as one of the 'big three' recording companies. • Warner Music Group has lots of signed artists which include; Guns N Roses, Green Day, Oasis, Linkin Park, The Prodigy and many more. • Warner Music Group is home to a collection of the best-known record labels in the music industry including Asylum, Atlantic, Big Beat, East West, Elektra, Fueled By Ramen, Nonesuch, Parlophone, Reprise, Rhino, Roadrunner, Rykodisc, Sire, Warner Bros., Warner Classics, Warner Music Nashville. • WMG had the No. 1 label in the U.S. in four of the last eight years, according to Nielsen/SoundScan (Warner Bros. in 2005and 2007 and Atlantic in 2008 and 2009). • Atlantic Records was cited as the first major label to report digital sales topping more than half of US recorded music sales. • WMG has had the greatest U.S. Total Album market share increase of all major music companies between 2004 and 2012, according to Nielsen/SoundScan data.
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  UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP •UMG Is the world’s leading music company and is comprised of 2 core businesses: Recorded Music and Music Publishing. • The company discovers, develops, markets and distributes recorded music through a network of subsidiaries, joint businesses and licensees in 77countriesand represents 98% of the music market. • Lady Gaga, Lana Del Rey, Akon, Black Eyes Peas, 50 Cent, Nelly Furtado, Kanye West, Katy Perry , will.i.am, Robbie Williams and more are all signed • UMG owns: A&M/Octone, Angel, Astralwerks, Blue Note Records, Capitol Christian Music Group, Capitol Records, Capitol Records , Nashville, Caroline, Decca, DefJam Recordings, Deutsche Grammophon, Disa, Emarcy, EMI Records, EMI Records Nashville, Fonovisa, Geffen Records, Harvest, Interscope Records, Island Records, Machete Music, Manhattan, MCA Nashville, Mercury Nashville, Mercury Records, Motown Records, Polydor Records, Republic Records, Show Dog – Universal Music, Universal Music Latino, Verve Music Group, and Virgin Records.
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  VEVO • VEVO wascreated by UMG and it was also created in partnership with Sony Music Entertainment (SME) and the Abu Dhabi Media Company. It features the most extensive catalogue of premium music content found anywhere on the web. • VEVO is available in the United States, Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain, and the United Kingdom through VEVO.com, the mobile web, Mobile and Tablet apps, connected television services, and user embeddable video players. • Additionally, through a special partnership with YouTube, VEVO is accessible in over 200 countries, expanding the platform’s reach around the globe.
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  SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT •Sony Music Entertainment is a global recorded music company with a roster that includes abroad array of both local artists and international superstars. • The company boasts a vast catalogue that comprises some of the most important recordings in history. It is home to premier record labels representing music from every genre. • Britney Spears, Miley Cyrus, Justin Timberlake, Rebecca Ferguson and Karmin are all signed. • It is currently the world's second largest record company behind Universal Music Group.