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20 unusual facts about Universal Music Group


Angel Headed Hip Hop

Angel Headed Hip Hop is an album by Lee Harris & Hicham Bensassi released in 2009 on Genepool/Universal Music Group.

Cappriccieo Scates

Capp began his music business career doing independent promotions for Sony Music, Death Row Records, Tommy Boy Records, Universal Music Group, and Atlantic Records, promoting the careers of artists such as: Alicia Keys, Boyz II Men, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony and etcetera.

Cheerfu11y

The movie served as Universal Music Japan's second movie in the Japanese movie market, following the success of its first offering, the action film "Run 60".

Cherrytree Cola

The product is linked with Cherrytree Records part of Universal Music Group and as such can be seen in a number of their artists' music videos.

Danny Donnelly

Some of their concepts are licensed to labels including Sony, Universal, and Warner Bros. Records.

David Kitt

Despite this success, the album failed to make the same impact in the UK, due in a large part to the lack of promotion by then label Universal.

Devraj Sanyal

Devraj Sanyal(Born Devraj Sugata Sanyal 21 March 1975) is Managing Director of Universal Music & EMI Music for

DJ Webstar

In 2006 his song "Chicken Noodle Soup" became an internet hit with fans uploading their own videos to the song's track, the popularity lead to him being signed by Universal.

Jacob Sunday

Airplay from one of the top college radio stations in the nation and promotion from 2 Hot 2 Heavy Productions, which has produced tracks with artist from labels including Universal Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment, helped Sunday's career immensely.

Matrixx

matrixx is a production company that specializes in feature film, television and online branded entertainment.The matrixx production offices are located in Santa Monica, California near MTV, Lionsgate, Yahoo! and Universal Music Group.

Michael Kuhn

In 1999, when Polygram merged with Universal Music Group, he went independent and formed the production company Qwerty Films.

Olivier Giacomotto

One of his productions for Terry Lynn titled «Stone» was licensed for the soundtrack of Hollywood box office hit «Date Night» with Steve Carell, Tina Fey, and Mark Wahlberg, and «Give Me That Love», coproduced with Tom Frager on the major global music company Universal, have been charted during 2 weeks in the French TOP50 selling thousands of Singles and albums.

Olivier Robert-Murphy

Olivier Robert-Murphy is Global head of New Business at Universal Music Group.

Open Road Recordings

Open Road Recordings, a division of Maple Core Ltd., is a Canadian country music record label established by Ron Kitchener in 2003 and distributed through Universal Music Canada.

Patrice Bart-Williams

In 2008 Patrice released his album Free Patri-Ation on Universal.

Paul Kennerley

"It really excited me," Kennerley recalls in his artist biography for Universal Music Group.

Pavlo Tabakov

According to the rules of Ukrainian show The Voice of the country, the winner of the show gets the possibility to sign a contract with the record label Universal music.

Sonorous Entertainment

Physical and digital distribution in the United States for the series was undertaken by Sonorous' distribution partner Universal Music Group.

The Little Stevies

In North America The Little Stevies are signed to Canadian label 45 Records, a subsidiary of Universal Music Group.

Tyler Rix

Rix signed with Universal Music Group and his debut album, Ascent, was released in February 2009 reaching number one in the Classical Charts.


Abandon All Ships

Formed in 2006, the group is currently signed domestically to Universal Music Canada via Underground Operations, along with an American deal to Rise Records and its imprint Velocity Records.

All the Roadrunning

The concert on 28 June 2006 at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Los Angeles was recorded and released as a live album and DVD, Real Live Roadrunning, on 14 November 2006 by Mercury Records and Universal Music internationally, and by Warner Bros. Records in the United States.

Andrea Ross

Thanks to her record label Universal, Ross was able to donate her time to the Challenge Anneka challenge to record an album to raise money for children's hospices around the UK.

Based on a T.R.U. Story

Based on a T.R.U. Story is the debut studio album by American rapper 2 Chainz, released through Def Jam Recordings (Universal Music Group) on August 14, 2012 in the United States.

Bizzle

Two years later, Bizzle had been offered a deal by Barry Hankerson to sign with Blackground/Universal, but he also declined that offer.

Camoflauge

When I Represent, his solo album on the independent label Pure Pain, sold over 50,000 copies, Universal Music Group offered the rapper a deal.

Crash Kings

After the band performed for Sylvia Rhone, president of Universal Music Group's Motown Records, Crash Kings were led to Dave Sardy, who produced the band's eponymous debut album for Custard/Universal Motown.

DCD Rights

The company works with a wide range of international producers/directors and represents programmes on behalf of companies as diverse as BBC Productions, MTV, Universal Music Group, Sony BMG, EMI, US public groups such as Rainbow Networks (owners of AMC, IFC and Sundance).

Deadly Venoms

A legal dispute with A&M/PolyGram Records and the then-forthcoming merger between the MCA and PolyGram families of labels that formed the Universal Music Group forced its debut album, Deadly Venoms: The Antidote, to remain in its vaults, although the single “One More to Go” (featuring Inspectah Deck, Method Man, Cappadonna, Street Life, and GZA) b/w “Bomb Threat,” was released and the album was later leaked.

Dot-com company

Pioneered the digital distribution deal as one of first companies to sign agreements with Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, Bertelsmann Music Group and Warner Music Group.

Glenn Kaino

An expansion of his ongoing interest in finding platforms in which art and creativity expand beyond the boundaries of the cultural institution, Kaino has worked with Universal Music Group on Farmclub.com and Napster 2.0.

Gravitonas

This exclusive Swedish-Russian co-production was created through the joined forces of Universal Music Russia, Swedish record label SoFo Records, and Perpetuum Music.

Horror Vacui

It is the first work produbed by Universal Music Italia Srl and in which Linea 77 collaborated with the already globally famous producer Toby Wright.

Juan Pablo Esperanza, Amigo del Alma

Due to the religious success that surprised Daniela and producers, they wanted to include it in the album Me Vuelves Loca, but PolyGram was absorbed by Universal Music Group and the inclusion was canceled.

Khepera Records

The label was established in 2007 and is a division of 141 Entertainment with distribution digitally through INgrooves, a company that is a partner of Universal Music Group.

Marte Wulff

Jacket and Safety Pins are released on Wulff's own label It´s Definitely Records, distributed through Sonet/Universal.

Orchestral Favorites

In 2012, under a new distribution agreement between Gail Zappa (Frank's widow) and Universal Music Group, the CD was reissued yet again under the Zappa Records imprint.

Red Wanting Blue

On April 20, 2010 RWB announced that after fourteen years of operating as an independent band, they would be signing a three album contract with Fanatic Records (Caroline/Capitol Music Group/Universal Music Group) out of New York City.

Tabu Records

In 1999, Seagram bought PolyGram and merged it with the MCA family of labels, which became Universal Music Group.

The Best Part

J-Live moved to Payday Records, but when Payday's parent company London Records was bought from Universal Music Group by WEA, the album was again shelved.

The Spirit Music Jamia: Dance of the Infidel

The Spirit Music Jamia: Dance of the Infidel is the sixth album by the American multi-instrumentalist Me'shell Ndegeocello, initially released in France on Universal France on February 14, 2005, and then subsequently on the Shanachie label in the United States on June 21 of the same year (see 2005 in music).

Trisno

The group was signed to a major worldwide label, Universal Music Group, after scoring a Coca-Cola endorsement deal for the “Life Tastes Good” campaign set for Asia.

UMG Recordings, Inc. v. Augusto

Universal Music Group v. Augusto was a federal court case filed by Universal Music Group against Troy Augusto, a man who sold promotional CDs on eBay.

Vendor lock-in

As of January 6, 2009, all 4 big music studios (Warner Bros., Sony BMG, Universal, and EMI) have signed up to remove the DRM from their tracks, at no extra cost.

X-Perience

Journey of Life, released by Polydor/Universal, featured a song called The Meaning Of Life, a duet with Neue Deutsche Welle and Gothic icon Joachim Witt.

Yolandita Monge

Roma Entertainment (2012–present)
Universal (2008)
Univision (2006–2007)
Ole Music (2005)
Warner Music (2002)
BMG (1999–2001)
WEA Latina (1992–1998)
Sony (1980–1991)
Discofono (1979)
Coco Records (1975–1978)
Tecca Records (1974)
AudioVox (1973)
Patty Records (1969–1972)