Kazi Uddin

MAJOR RECORD LABELS

A 'Major Label' is the name given to those labels that currently control over 80% of the records sold every year in

this country.

They run 90% of the music industry where the independent run the 10%.

The big 3 are :Universal Music Group(37%), Sony Music(34%) and Warner Music(19%).

MAJOR LABEL

Universal music group controls 37% of the music industry. They keep this up by having many subsidiary labels. Some

of them has become a big label in he music industry for example Def Jam.

UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP

Universal music group subsidiary labels: Show Dog – Universal MusicBlue Note RecordsAstralwerks RecordsThe Verve Music GroupUniversal Music EnterprisesUniversal Music Latin EntertainmentUniversal Music Group NashvilleUniversal Music ClassicsRepublic RecordsIsland RecordsInterscope Geffen A&MDef Jam RecordingsCapitol Music Group

WARNER MUSIC

Warner music group controls 19% of the music industry. They keep this up by having many subsidiary labels. Some

of them has become a big label in he music industry for example Bad Boys founded by P Diddy.

Sony controls 34% of the music industry. They keep this up by having many subsidiary labels. Some of them has become a big label in he music industry for example

Columbia records.

SONY

Sony subsidiary labelColumbia RecordsEpic RecordsRCA RecordsKemosabe RecordsSony Music NashvilleProvident Music GroupRCA InspirationSony MasterworksLegacy RecordingsRED DistributionIODA and The Orchard LabelsSony Music UKSony Music Japan