Wow, so Vivendi Universal (aka UMG) just agreed to acquire BMG, which means universal is gonna absorb the second biggest record label in the world brining UMG's total ownership of the music biz percentage to about...60% with EMI and Warner about 10% each. the bottom 20% of the music industry is split up by tiny independants that aren't really considered a factor, so operative share, Universal owns about 80% of music as we know it.

Here's a list of the record labels that they'll own:


Interscope-Geffen-A&M

* A&M Records
* Geffen Records
* Interscope Records
o Aftermath Entertainment
o Cherrytree Records
o G-Unit Records
o Kickball Records
o Fort Plains Recordings
o Maloof Music
o Mosley Music Group
o Nothing Records
o Shady Records
o Star Trak Entertainment
o Tiny Evil Records
o Vagrant Records
o The Black Wall Street Records

The Island Def Jam Music Group

* Def Jam Recordings
o Dame Dash Music Group
o Def Soul Records
o Disturbing tha Peace Records
o Roc-A-Fella Records
o Russell Simmons Music Group
o Desert Storm Records
o Island Records
o Lost Highway Records
o Roadrunner Records
o Decaydance Records

Universal Motown Records Group

* Universal Motown Records
o Blackground Records
o Cash Money Records
o Motown Records
o Street Records Corporation
* Universal Republic Records
o Brushfire Records
o Casablanca Records
o Next Plateau Records
o Republic Records
o Rowdy Records
o Tuff Gong Records
o Universal South Records
o Uptown Records


Independent labels distributed by Universal

* MySpace Records
* Weapons of Mass Entertainment
* Concord Records
* Hollywood Records
* 19 Entertainment<-----the guys who masterminded American Idol
* Bungalo Records
* Treacherous Records
* Softlite Records

* Brightside Recordings
* BMG Latin
* Bros Records
* Burgundy Records
* Columbia Records
o C2 Records
o Loud Records
* Epic Records
o Caribou Records
o Daylight Records
o 550 Music
o Ruthless Records
* Federation Records
* Legacy Recordings
o Windham Hill Records
* Ode Records
* Ravenous Records
* RCA Music Group
o RCA Records
o RCA Victor Records
o Arista Records/J Records
o Bluebird Records
o Phonogenic Records
* Provident Music Group
o Provident Label Group
+ Brentwood Records
+ Benson Records
+ Essential Records
+ Flicker Records
+ Beach Street Records
+ Reunion Records
+ Praise Hymn Music Group
+ Provident Special Markets
o Provident-Integrity Distribution
* Sony BMG Nashville
o Arista Nashville
o BNA Records
o RCA Nashville
* Sony BMG Masterworks
o RCA Red Seal
o Sony Classical
o deutsche harmonia mundi
o Arte Nova Classics
* Sony Wonder
* Sony Urban Music
* Zomba Music Group
o Battery Records
o Epidemic Records
o La Face Records
o Jive Records
o Music for Nations Records
o Pinacle Records
o Rough Trade Records
o Silvertone Records
o So So Def Records
o Verity Records
o Volcano Records/Zoo Records
o X-Cell Records
* RED Distribution
* Sony BMG International Companies
* Sony Discos


Independent labels distributed by Sony BMG

* GOOD Music
* Nick Records
* One Records



and this don't even include the movie studios and radio stations they own.
fuckin sick

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