Universal Republic Records
Universal Motown Republic Group
| Universal Motown Republic Group | |
|---|---|
| Parent company | Universal Music Group |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Distributing label | Self-Distributed (In the US) The Island Def Jam Music Group (Outside the US) |
| Genre(s) | Various |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Location | New York City, New York |
| Official Website | umrg.com |
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. UMRG was formed in 1999 by pooling together Universal Records, Motown Records, and Republic Records, (the former two are now defunct), but which gave way to the current incarnations of those labels at the time, Universal Motown Records and Universal Republic Records.
Universal Motown Republic Group was one of the three Universal Music Group umbrella units in North America to deal primarily with mainstream pop, rock, and urban performers; the others being: The Island Def Jam Music Group and Interscope-Geffen-A&M. Barry Weiss served as Chairman & CEO of the Company.[1] In the summer of 2011, changes were made at the Universal Motown Republic Group umbrella: Motown Records was separated from Universal Motown Records (causing it to shut down and transfer its artists to either Motown Records or Universal Republic Records) and the umbrella label and merged into the The Island Def Jam Music Group, making Universal Republic Records a stand alone label and shutting down Universal Motown Republic Group.[2]
Former labels under the Universal Motown Republic Group umbrella
Universal Motown Records
- Cash Money Records
- Young Money Entertainment
- SRC Records
- Loud Records
- Rowdy Records
- Custard Records
- Ecstatic Peace!
- Derrty Entertainment
Universal Republic Records
- Casablanca Records
- Republic Nashville
- Next Plateau Entertainment
- Serjical Strike Records
- Tuff Gong
- Brushfire Records
- Lava Records
- ANTI-
Artists
- Main article: List of Universal Motown Republic artists
References
- http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/record-labels/barry-weiss-named-chairman-ceo-of-island-1005079562.story
- http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/record-labels/ethiopia-habtemariam-named-senior-vice-president-1005312132.story
External links
- Official website
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| Universal Music Group: | Universal Music Publishing Group | Interscope-Geffen-A&M | The Universal Motown/Universal Republic Group | The Island Def Jam Music Group | Universal Music Classics Group | Universal Music Group Nashville | Verve Music Group | Machete Music | Sanctuary Records |
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