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Drinks Americas Sells and Commences Shipment of $250,000 in Holiday Spirits Orders in First Month of Third Quarter...Vodka and Willie Nelson's Old Whiskey River Bourbon. The company also has a partnership with Universal Music's Interscope, Geffen, A&M Records to jointly develop and launch beverage products. Other products owned and distributed by Drinks... In this article: Revenue, Rheingold Beer, Joseph E. Seagram, The Coca-Cola Company, Universal Music, and Interscope Records |
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New Kerala | September 20, 2009
Pope to release his own music album!
...prayers, chants, etc., including "Regina Coeli", by California (USA) based record label Geffen Records owned by Universal Music Group (UMG), which is a subsidiary of Vivendi. Pope, accompanied by the choir of the Philharmonic Academy...
In this article: Vivendi, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Snoop Dogg, Elton John, Geffen Records, Ashlee Simpson, and Guns N Roses
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Yahoo! News | August 04, 2009
Pope Benedict tunes up for believers with first album (Reuters)
Colin Barlow, the president of Geffen Records which is owned by Vivendi's Universal Music Group, said he did not think it was odd to put out a religious record in Latin, Italian, Portuguese, French and German on a mainstream music label.
In this article: Pope Benedict XVI, Geffen Records, London, Reuters, Abba Pater, St Peter, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Vivendi, and Pope John Paul
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Daily Mail | September 26, 2009
Hey big spenders ...here's the GBP270k bill for luxury suite at The Ritz, says Dame Shirley
...money because they expect the album to be a huge hit. The Welsh-born singer signed a GBP500,000 two-album deal with Geffen Records, a subsidiary of Universal Music Group, in July. The Performance is her first collection of new songs for...
In this article: Geffen Records, UK, and Monte Carlo
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Wikipedia | October 25, 2009
DGC Records
DGC Records DGC Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and currently operates as an auxiliary label of Interscope Records. DGC Records (acronym for "David Geffen Company") was launched in 1990, as a subsidiary...
In this article: DGC Records, Interscope Records, Beck, Nirvana, Meiko, The Roots, PolyGram, MySpace Records, and Rise Against
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Business Wire Entertainment News | March 16, 2008
Mobile Electronics Manufacturer ECLIPSE Makes Driving More Enjoyable with the Music Video DVD Release ''ECLIPSE Driving Music 2008''
...operation. Universal Music Group consists of record labels Decca, Deutsche Grammophon, Emarcy, Interscope Geffen A&M Records, Geffen Records, Island Def Jam Music Group, Lost Highway Records, Machete Music, MCA Nashville, Mercury...
In this article: DVD, Fujitsu Ten Limited, Universal Music Enterprises, Valentine's Day, Vivendi, Universal Music Publishing Group, Philips, Lost Highway Records, and Machete Music
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Wikipedia | November 05, 2009
Rise Against
...Siren Song of the Counter Culture, in 2004. Dreamworks was shortly absorbed by the Universal Music Group, and Rise Against found itself with Geffen Records, a Universal Music Group subsidiary. Shortly after the band signed with Geffen,...
In this article: Rise Against, Siren Song of the Counter Culture, Appeal to Reason, The Sufferer & the Witness, Brandon Barnes, Tim McIlrath, Fat Wreck Chords, Recording Industry Association of America, and Billy Talent
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Deseret News | January 06, 2009
Utah songwriters sue singer Mary J. Blige
...singer Mary J. Blige of copyright infringement. The lawsuit, filed on Dec. 17, also names Blige's record label, Geffen Records, and its parent company, Universal Music and Video Distribution. The suit claims Jay Brian Ballard and Kim Jones,...
In this article: Mary J. Blige, Utah, Take Me as I Am, New Jersey, Work That, and Universal Music
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Business Wire Entertainment News | June 08, 2009
Olifant Vodka Shipments Exceed Expectations
...Badass Beer, in association with Kid Rock. Drinks Americas has formed a joint venture with Universal Music's Interscope, Geffen, and A&M Records to develop and market beverage products. For further information concerning Drinks...
In this article: Safe harbor, A&M Records, Joint venture, Copper, Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Securities and Exchange Commission, and Universal Music
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www.washingtonpost.com | March 17, 2009
Counting Crows Go Label-Free
Counting Crows Go Label-Free The Counting Crows have ended their eighteen-year label relationship with Geffen Records (now part of Universal Music Group), lead singer Adam Duritz says on the band's website. Duritz says the band will go it...
In this article: Counting Crows, Adam Duritz, Revenue, Geffen Records, Radiohead, and Nine Inch Nails
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Universal Music Group
(UMG) is the largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry. It is the largest of the "big four" record companies by its commanding market share and its multitude of global operations. Universal Music Group is a wholly owned subsidiary of international French media conglomerate Vivendi.
Universal Music Group owns a music publisher, Universal Music Publishing Group, which became the world's largest following the acquisition of BMG Music Publishing in May 2007.
Vivendi's headquarters are in Paris, France. The UMG global headquarters are located New York City. Other major offices are located in Universal City and Santa Monica, along with Universal Music Group Nashville in Nashville; in the UK the group has a number of offices in London and Romford.
- Name:
- Universal Music Group
- Type:
- Subsidiary of Vivendi
- Location:
- New York City, NY, United States
- Founded:
- 1990 (MCA Music Entertainment Group formed)
- Industry:
- Music entertainment
- Key People:
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- Doug Morris: Chairman and CEO
- Lucian Grainge: Chairman and CEO
- Revenue:
- $6.14 billion (2007)
- Parent Company:
- Vivendi (100%)
- Subsidiaries:
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- Universal South Records
- Decca Label Group
- Fontana Distribution
- Universal Music Latin Entertainment
- Island Def Jam Music Group
- Universal Motown Republic Group
- Universal Music Group Nashville
- Sanctuary Group
- V2/Co-operative Music
- Interscope-Geffen-A&M
- Universal Music Publishing Group
- Universal Music Enterprises
- Verve Music Group
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