| Universal Music Enterprises | Universal Music Enterprises (UMe) is the centralized U.S. catalog and special markets entity for the Universal Music Group. Working in concert with all of the company's record labels, UMe provides a frontline approach to catalog management, a concentration of resources, a greater emphasis on strategic marketing initiatives and opportunities in new technologies. UMe is comprised of five business units: Catalog Management; UTV Records, the television marketing unit; Hip-O Records; Universal Music Special Markets; and Universal Film & Television Music.
Representing some of the most influential and legendary recording artists of this century, UMe manages the most extensive catalog of music in the industry including: ABBA, Louis Armstrong, Chuck Berry, James Brown, The Carpenters, Eric Clapton, Patsy Cline, John Coltrane, The Commodores, Bing Crosby, Count Basie, Bo Diddley, Bill Evans, Ella Fitzgerald, The Four Tops, Judy Garland, Marvin Gaye, Jimi Hendrix, Billie Holiday, Buddy Holly, The Jackson Five, The Mamas & The Papas, Bob Marley, Nirvana, The Police, Smokey Robinson, Cat Stevens, Rod Stewart, The Supremes, The Temptations, Conway Twitty, Herbert von Karajan, Muddy Waters, Hank Williams, and The Who.
| | Universal Music Group | Universal Music Group (UMG) is the world's largest music company. Its global operations encompass the development, manufacture, marketing, sales and distribution of recorded music through a network of subsidiaries, joint ventures and licensees in 63 countries around the world, representing 98% of the global music market. UMG's businesses also include music publishing, and mail order music/video clubs.
UMG is the global market leader and the market leader in North America, Europe, Latin America and a close second in Asia. UMG is also the market leader in three-quarters of the countries where it operates including such key music markets as the U.S., U.K., Germany, France, Canada, and Brazil. With over 12,000 employees worldwide, UMG leads the music industry in global sales.
UMG's strength and legacy of music flows from a diverse family of record labels which include: Decca, Deutsche Grammophon, Interscope Geffen A&M, Island Def Jam Music Group, MCA Records, MCA Nashville, Mercury Nashville, Motor Music, Motown Record Company, Philips, Polydor, Universal Records, Universal Classics and Verve Music Group.
| | Film & Television Music | The Film & Television Music division of UMe is responsible for marketing and licensing UMG's recordings to film, soundtracks, television, commercials, new media and consumer products.
The division works closely with each UMG label group to provide placement and cross-promotional opportunities for current and catalog artists.
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