Famous Music Recording Labels

A record label is a line in the music market that deals with recording, producing, marketing and also promoting its artists’ music work which includes videos and audio recordings. For a musician to have good music that is attractive to its listeners, he or she has to work with a good record label. Here are some of the famous record labels in the world.

Universal Music Group

This is a French-owned music recording company but it is based in the United States. Its headquarters are in California. It was founded in 1934 as Decca Records and later changed to MCA Records. In 2014, the CEO, Lucian Grainge, took charge of the label that serves artists worldwide.

Writers of Drake’s God’s plan are among the group of writers who won the Grammy’s awards in 11 categories. Republic Records is a label under UMG that works with artists such as Arianna Grande, Lil Wayne among others.

Sony Music UK

This outfit is operated and owned by Sony Music Entertainment. It is based in the United Kingdom and Jason Iley has been CEO since 2014. The company is independent and operates with the aim of promoting UK musicians. Artists from Sony music won five individual accolades at the BRITs 2015. The UK company won a total of 7 awards in 2017 out of the possible 11 which was a great achievement by all means.

Warner Music Group

Warner is an entertainment record label in America which has its headquarters in New York City. It was founded by Warner Bros n 1958. The group has a lot of employees so as to ensure it gives good services to its musicians. Artists such as Madonna, Anne-Marie, and Ciara among others work under this label and have made great strides in music and also winning a lot of awards.

BMG Rights Management

BMG management is based in Berlin, Germany. It is a music company of international level that deals with publishing and recording of music. It is a private company founded in 2008 and has its headquarters in Berlin. As of 2018, BMG management has offices in 12 countries and serves people from all over the World. It works with artists such as Avril Lavigne and Roger Waters. In 2018, they won the Publishers of the Year Award and also the Independent Publisher of the Year award.

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