[32], In 2011, EMI agreed to sell its recorded music operations to Universal Music Group for £1.2 billion ($1.9 billion) and its music publishing operations to a Sony-led consortium for $2.2 billion. [41] In November 2012, Steve Barnett was appointed chairman and CEO of Capitol Music Group. [58], In August 2013, UMG became the first company in the US to have nine of the Top 10 songs on the digital charts, according to SoundScan[59] and weeks later, became the first company to hold all 10 of the Top 10 spots on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart. UMG chairman & CEO Lucian Grainge is based at the company's Santa Monica headquarters. Universal Music Group's Universal Music Polska is located in Warsaw. [78], In November 2017, USC Annenberg announced UMG's partnership in the "Annenberg Inclusion Initiative", becoming the first music company to do so. Megaupload said that the video contained no infringing content, commenting: "we have signed agreements with every featured artist for this campaign". Playlist will be added to another playlist. Universal Music Latin America is headquartered in Miami, Florida. [54], On April 2, 2013, the gospel music divisions of Motown Records and EMI merged to form a new label called Motown Gospel. [81] That same month, UMG signed a global, multi-year agreement with Facebook becoming the first of The "Big Three" to license its recorded music and publishing catalogs for video and other social experiences across Facebook, Instagram and Oculus. Same day, UMG announced launch of its new affiliates in Morocco and Israel. [44], On February 8, 2013, Warner Music Group acquired the Parlophone Label Group (consisting of Parlophone Records, Chrysalis Records, EMI Classics, Virgin Classics and EMI Records' Belgian, Czech, Danish, French, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Slovak and Swedish divisions) for $765 million (£487 million). [91], On November 19, 2018, singer-songwriter Taylor Swift signed a new multi-album deal with UMG, in the United States, her future releases will be promoted under the Republic Records imprint. [134][135] UMG denied that the takedown was ordered under the terms of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, and said that the takedown was "pursuant to the UMG-YouTube agreement," which gives UMG "the right to block or remove user-posted videos through YouTube's CMS (Content Management System) based on a number of contractually specified criteria. 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In July, The Rolling Stones signed a worldwide agreement with UMG covering the band's recorded music and audio-visual catalogues, archival support, global merchandising and brand management. "[8] UMG has signed licensing agreements with more than 400 platforms worldwide. Also, the NBC Universal byline is removed. Universal Music Group (also known in the United States as UMG Recordings, Inc. and abbreviated as UMG) is an American global music corporation that is majority owned by the French media conglomerate Vivendi, with Chinese tech company Tencent owning a minority stake. Universal Music bought Bob Dylan’s 600 songs to fight back against existential threats to its business. Universal Music Enterprises (UMe) is the centralized U.S. catalog and special markets entity for UMG. [79][80], In December 2017, Universal Music Group acquired the catalogues of Stiff Records and ZTT Records, along with Perfect Songs Publishing, from Trevor Horn's SPZ Group. 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Michele Anthony. The company paid $12 million to the state in settlement. He formerly served as COO of Columbia Records. Following the 1996 renaming of MCA to Universal Studios, Inc., a new logo was introduced in May 1997. [125] Similarly, Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic said he believed the masters for the band's 1991 album Nevermind were "gone forever" as a result of the fire. Umusic blog Share our views on music and the biggest stories about the music business Who we are Working with us Information about vacancies, internships and work experience UMG retained The Beatles (formerly of Parlophone) and Robbie Williams (formerly of Chrysalis). 4 Co-owned with Corus Entertainment. Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, Pages using invalid self-closed HTML tags, Film production companies of the United States, Entertainment companies of the United States, Major film production companies of the United States. 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