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    Universal Music Group is the largest music corporation in the world, originating from the American branch of Decca Records in 1934. It is divided into four sections and owns Universal Music Publishing Group, the second largest music publishing company. Universal is headquartered in Santa Monica, California and has been linked to major artists like Jack Johnson, The Killers, and Eminem. Sony Music Entertainment is the second largest record label and owns Columbia Records and other labels. It formed a joint venture with Bertelsmann in 2004. Warner Music Group is the only publicly traded major music company and aims to help artists achieve long term success while providing high quality music to consumers.

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    Universal Music Group is the largest music corporation in the world, originating from the American branch of Decca Records in 1934. It is divided into four sections and owns Universal Music Publishing Group, the second largest music publishing company. Universal is headquartered in Santa Monica, California and has been linked to major artists like Jack Johnson, The Killers, and Eminem. Sony Music Entertainment is the second largest record label and owns Columbia Records and other labels. It formed a joint venture with Bertelsmann in 2004. Warner Music Group is the only publicly traded major music company and aims to help artists achieve long term success while providing high quality music to consumers.

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    Universal Music Group is the largest music corporation in the world, originating from the American branch of Decca Records in 1934. It is divided into four sections and owns Universal Music Publishing Group, the second largest music publishing company. Universal is headquartered in Santa Monica, California and has been linked to major artists like Jack Johnson, The Killers, and Eminem. Sony Music Entertainment is the second largest record label and owns Columbia Records and other labels. It formed a joint venture with Bertelsmann in 2004. Warner Music Group is the only publicly traded major music company and aims to help artists achieve long term success while providing high quality music to consumers.

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    Universal Music Group is the largest
    music corporation in the world.
    Universal Music was once the music
    company attached to film studio
    Universal Pictures. Its origins go back
    to the formation of the American branch
    of Decca Records in 1934. Universal
    music group distribution has been the
    industry market leader for the past 10
    years which is overwhelming! The company is divided into 4 sections called
    Universal music distribution, Fontana, Vivendi Entertainment and UMGD digital.

    Universal is an American-based, French-owned multinational music corporation, it
    currently operates as a subsidiary of Paris-based media conglomerate Vivendi. UMG
    also owns Universal Music Publishing Group, which is the second largest music
    publishing company in the world. Universal Music Group's global corporate
    headquarters are located in Santa Monica, California. Universal have been linked with
    some of the worlds best artists such as Jack Johnson, The Killers, Miley Cyrus,
    Taylor Swift, Kanye West, Lionel Richie and Eminem.

    Sony music entertainment is part of the big four
    and is the second largest music record label. The
    company which evolved into sony music was
    founded in 1929 as the American Record
    Corporation through the merger of serveral smaller
    record compaines. Sony music also owns many
    record labels such as Columbia records for example.
    Amazingly, Japan is the only countyry where sony
    does not have right to the Columbia name as it is
    controlled by Nippon Columbia. In August 2004,
    Sony entererd into a 50-50 joint venture with
    Bertelsmann by merging Sony music and
    Bertelsmann music group to form Sony BMG music
    entertainment. Sony have been involed with some of the worlds biggest aritsts such
    as, Micheal Jackson, Chris Brown, Justin Timberlake and Beyonce.


    Warner music group is the worlds only
    publicy traded major music company and
    comprises an array of businesses aimed at
    helping aritsts achieve long term creative and
    fininacal success while providing consumers
    with the highest quality music content
    avaliable. Warner music group is owned by
    Chairman and CEO of the company Edgar
    Brontam Jr alongside head of management and executive for the most asepcts of the
    company Mark Ansorge. Warner music group was reported being the highest US
    market share growth of all major music companies in total albums sold between 2004-
    2008.

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