Universal Music Group

Summary

Universal Music Group is a record company^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Universal Music Group is in the country of United States^[3].
• Universal Music Group is in the country of Netherlands^[4].
• Universal Music Group's instance of is recorded as record company^[5].
• Universal Music Group's instance of is recorded as major label^[6].
• Universal Music Group's instance of is recorded as record label group^[7].
• Universal Music Group's instance of is recorded as public company^[8].
• Universal Music Group's founder is recorded as MCA Inc.^[9].
• Universal Music Group is owned by Vivendi^[10].
• Universal Music Group is owned by Tencent^[11].
• Universal Music Group is owned by Pershing Square Holdings^[12].
• Universal Music Group followed MCA Inc.^[13].
• Universal Music Group followed PolyGram^[14].
• Universal Music Group's headquarters location is recorded as Santa Monica^[15].
• Universal Music Group's headquarters location is recorded as Broadway^[16].
• Universal Music Group's headquarters location is recorded as California^[17].
• Universal Music Group's headquarters location is recorded as New York^[18].
• Universal Music Group's chief executive officer is recorded as Lucian Grainge^[19].
• Universal Music Group's has organizational division is recorded as Universal^[20].
• Universal Music Group's has organizational division is recorded as Universal Music^[21].
• Universal Music Group's has organizational division is recorded as UTV Records^[22].
• Universal Music Group's has organizational division is recorded as Universal Classics & Jazz^[23].
• Universal Music Group's has organizational division is recorded as UMG Soundtracks^[24].
• Universal Music Group's has organizational division is recorded as Universal Soundtracks^[25].
• Universal Music Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Def Jam Recordings^[26].
• Universal Music Group's child organization or unit is recorded as MCA Records^[27].

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Founding

Universal Music Group's founder is recorded as MCA Inc.^[9].

Identity

Predecessors include MCA Inc.^[13] and PolyGram^[14].

Leadership

Universal Music Group's chief executive officer is recorded as Lucian Grainge^[19].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Santa Monica^[15], a city in the United States^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1769^[30]; Broadway^[16], a street^[31], in United States^[32]; California^[17], an U.S. state^[33], in United States^[34], founded in 1850^[35]; and New York^[18], an U.S. state^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 1788^[38]. Subsidiaries include Def Jam Recordings^[26], a record label^[39], in United States^[40], founded in 1984^[41], headquartered in New York City^[42]; MCA Records^[27], a record label^[43], in United States^[44], founded in 1962^[45]; Flip Records^[46], a record label^[47], in United States^[48], founded in 1994^[49]; Universal Music LLC^[50], a business^[51], in Japan^[52], founded in 1990^[53], headquartered in Akasaka^[54]; Universal Music Hong Kong^[55], a record label^[56], in Hong Kong^[57], founded in 1999^[58]; and EMI Records Japan^[59], a record label^[60], in Japan^[61], founded in 2013^[62].

Ownership

Owners include Vivendi^[10], an organization^[63], in France^[64], founded in 1987^[65], headquartered in Paris^[66]; Tencent^[11], a conglomerate^[67], in People's Republic of China^[68], founded in 1998^[69], headquartered in Maling^[70]; and Pershing Square Holdings^[12], an investment trust^[71], in United States^[72], founded in 2012^[73], headquartered in New York City^[74].

Why It Matters

Universal Music Group has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 62 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[75]