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Universal Records (defunct record label)

Index Universal Records (defunct record label)

Universal Records was a record label owned by Universal Music Group and operated as part of the Universal Motown Republic Group. [1]

46 relations: Akon, Atlantic Records, Big Sha, Bill Whelan, Billie Myers, Chamillionaire, Daniel Glass, Doug Morris, Erykah Badu, Europe, Flaw (band), Godsmack, Goldfinger (band), Jack Johnson (musician), Juvenile (rapper), Lifer (band), Lil Wayne, List of record labels, List of Universal Records artists, Lost Boyz, MCA Inc., MCA Music Inc. (Philippines), MCA Records, Mika (singer), Motown, Mushroomhead, Nelly, New York (state), New York City, Panasonic, Paul McGuinness, Philippines, Record label, Republic Records, Rising Tide Records, Riverdance, Seagram, Sony Music, United States, Universal Motown Records, Universal Motown Republic Group, Universal Music Group, Universal Pictures, Universal Records (Philippines), 3 Doors Down, 98 Degrees.

Akon

Aliaume Damala Badara Akon Thiam (born April 16, 1973), better known as Akon, is an American singer, songwriter, businessman, record producer and actor of Senegalese descent.

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Atlantic Records

Atlantic Recording Corporation (simply known as Atlantic Records) is an American major record label founded in October 1947 by Ahmet Ertegün and Herb Abramson.

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Big Sha

Mihail Mihaylov born on December 27, 1972, better known as Big Sha or by his previous name, Misho Shamara, is a Bulgarian rapper from Varna, Bulgaria.

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Bill Whelan

Bill Whelan, (born 22 May 1950 in Limerick, Ireland) is an Irish composer and musician.

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Billie Myers

Billie Myers (born 14 June 1971 in Coventry, West Midlands, England) is an English rock singer-songwriter.

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Chamillionaire

Hakeem Seriki (born November 28, 1979), better known by his stage name Chamillionaire, is an American musician, rapper, entrepreneur, and investor from Houston, Texas.

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Daniel Glass

Daniel Glass is an American music industry executive whose output has included work with artists Billy Idol, Wilson Phillips, Sinéad O'Connor, Jon Secada, Warren Zevon, Blur, Huey Lewis and the News, Goldfinger, Reel Big Fish, Erykah Badu, Baha Men, Kurupt, The Pretenders, Sugarcult, and, in 2007, the launch of Glassnote Entertainment Group artists – Secondhand Serenade, Justin Nozuka, Grammy Award winning Phoenix, Grammy Award winning Mumford & Sons, The Temper Trap, Two Door Cinema Club, Givers, Oberhofer, Little Green Cars, Daughter, Robert DeLong, Flight Facilities, Half Moon Run, Jeremy Messersmith, Chvrches, Grammy Award winning Childish Gambino, Panama Wedding, HOLYCHILD, Tor Miller, SNNY, Aurora, Flo Morrisey, James Hersey, Mansionair, Lawrence Taylor, The Strumbellas, Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear and Jade Bird.

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Doug Morris

Doug Morris (born November 23, 1938) is an American record executive.

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Erykah Badu

Erica Abi Wright (born February 26, 1971), known professionally as Erykah Badu, is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, disc jockey, activist, and actress.

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Europe

Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere.

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Flaw (band)

Flaw is an American rock band from Louisville, Kentucky.

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Godsmack

Godsmack is an American rock band from Lawrence, Massachusetts, formed in 1995.

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Goldfinger (band)

Goldfinger is an American punk rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1994.

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Jack Johnson (musician)

Jack Hody Johnson (born May 18, 1975) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, actor, record producer, documentary filmmaker and former professional surfer.

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Juvenile (rapper)

Terius Gray (born March 25, 1975), better known by his stage name Juvenile, is an American rapper and actor who was a member of the former hip hop group the Hot Boys.

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Lifer (band)

Lifer was an American nu metal and alternative metal band from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.

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Lil Wayne

Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. (born September 27, 1982), known professionally as Lil Wayne, is an American rapper.

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List of record labels

For lists of record labels, see.

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List of Universal Records artists

This is a list of current, and former, artists for American label Universal Records of Universal Motown Republic Group, or one of its associated labels.

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Lost Boyz

Lost Boyz is a hip hop group from South Jamaica, Queens, New York City.

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MCA Inc.

MCA Inc.

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MCA Music Inc. (Philippines)

MCA Music Inc. is a Philippine regional branch of the multinational Universal Music Group.

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MCA Records

MCA Records was an American record label owned by MCA Inc., which later gave way to the larger MCA Music Entertainment Group (now Universal Music Group), which the label was part of until its dissolution in 2003.

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Mika (singer)

Mika (born Michael Holbrook Penniman Jr.; 18 August 1983), stylised as MIKA, is a Lebanese-born English singer and songwriter.

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Motown

Motown is an American record company.

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Mushroomhead

Mushroomhead is an American alternative metal band from Cleveland, Ohio.

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Nelly

Cornell Iral Haynes Jr. (born November 2, 1974), known professionally as Nelly, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, entrepreneur, investor, and occasional actor from St. Louis, Missouri.

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New York (state)

New York is a state in the northeastern United States.

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New York City

The City of New York, often called New York City (NYC) or simply New York, is the most populous city in the United States.

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Panasonic

, formerly known as, is a Japanese multinational electronics corporation headquartered in Kadoma, Osaka, Japan.

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Paul McGuinness

Paul McGuinness (born 17 June 1951) is the main shareholder and founder of Principle Management Limited, a popular music act management company based in Dublin, in the Republic of Ireland.

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Philippines

The Philippines (Pilipinas or Filipinas), officially the Republic of the Philippines (Republika ng Pilipinas), is a unitary sovereign and archipelagic country in Southeast Asia.

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Record label

A record label, or record company, is a brand or trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos.

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Republic Records

Republic Records is an American record company.

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Rising Tide Records

Rising Tide Records was a record label started by Doug Morris, former head of Warner Music Group, and Daniel Glass, who became President.

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Riverdance

Riverdance is a theatrical show consisting mainly of traditional Irish music and dance.

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Seagram

Seagram Company Ltd. (formerly traded as Seagram's) was a Canadian multinational conglomerate formerly headquartered in Montreal, Quebec.

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Sony Music

Sony Music Entertainment (SME) is a Japanese-owned global music conglomerate owned by Sony and incorporated as a general partnership of Sony Music Holdings Inc. through Sony Entertainment Inc., a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America. (in Japanese), Sony Corporation The company was first founded in 1929 as American Record Corporation and renamed Columbia Recording Corporation in 1938, following its acquisition by the Columbia Broadcasting System. In 1966, the company was reorganized to become CBS Records, and Sony Corporation bought the company in 1988, renaming it under its current name in 1991. In 2004, Sony and Bertelsmann established a 50-50 joint venture called Sony BMG Music Entertainment, which transferred the businesses of Sony Music and Bertelsmann Music Group into one entity. However, in 2008, Sony acquired Bertelsmann's stake, and the company reverted to the SME name shortly after; the buyout allowed Sony to acquire all of BMG's labels, including former Columbia Pictures subsidiary Arista Records as well as RCA Records, and led to the dissolution of BMG, which instead relaunched as BMG Rights Management. Sony Music Entertainment is the second largest of the "Big Three" record companies in the world, behind Universal Music Group (UMG) and ahead of Warner Music Group (WMG). Sony's music publishing division is the world's largest music publisher after the acquisition of EMI. It also owns SYCO Entertainment, which operates some of the world's most successful reality TV format including Got Talent and The X Factor.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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Universal Motown Records

Universal Motown Records was an American record label that operated as a division of Universal Motown Republic Group.

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Universal Motown Republic Group

Universal Motown Republic Group, also abbreviated as UMRG, was an umbrella label founded in 1999 by Universal Music Group to oversee the labels assigned to its unit.

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Universal Music Group

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 a subsidiary of the French media conglomerate Vivendi.

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Universal Pictures

Universal Pictures (also known as Universal Studios) is an American film studio owned by Comcast through the Universal Filmed Entertainment Group division of its wholly owned subsidiary NBCUniversal.

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Universal Records (Philippines)

Universal Records Philippines Inc. is a Filipino record label founded in 1977 as a part of Warner Music Group.

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3 Doors Down

3 Doors Down is an American rock band from Escatawpa, Mississippi, that formed in 1996.

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98 Degrees

98 Degrees (stylized as 98°) is an American pop and contemporary R&B vocal group consisting of four vocalists: brothers Nick and Drew Lachey, Justin Jeffre, and Jeff Timmons.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Records_(defunct_record_label)

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