Universal Music Latin Entertainment, a division of
Universal Music Group
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, is a record company specialized in producing and distributing
Latin music
Latin music ( Portuguese and es, música latina) is a term used by the music industry as a catch-all category for various styles of music from Ibero-America (including Spain and Portugal) and the Latino United States inspired by Latin Amer ...
in
Mexico
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, the
United States
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, and
Puerto Rico
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. UMLE includes famous Latin music labels such as
Universal Music Latino
Universal Music Latin Entertainment, a division of Universal Music Group, is a record company specialized in producing and distributing Latin music in Mexico, the United States, and Puerto Rico. UMLE includes famous Latin music labels such as ...
,
Fonovisa Records,
Universal Music Mexico,
Capitol Latin
Capitol Latin (formerly EMI Latin) is a brand of Universal Music Latin Entertainment, a division of Universal Music Group. Previously, it was a subsidiary of EMI.
History
In 1989, José Behar, the former head of CBS Discos, signed Selena ...
,
Machete Music and
Disa Records.
The record company was created in 2008 with the acquisition of
Univision Music Group and combining it with Universal Music's top Latin artists, along with much of the Latin back catalog of UMG.
Labels
Univision Records (2001–2008)
Launched mid
2001
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, Univision Records already had an impressive artist roster:
Anasol,
Pilar Montenegro
Pilar Montenegro (; born María del Pilar Montenegro López on May 31, 1972, in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican Latin pop singer and actress.
Biography
When Montenegro was 10 years old she landed her first acting part in the TV series ''Juguem ...
,
Anaís
Anaís Martínez (born June 22, 1984) is a Latin Grammy Award-nominated Dominican-American singer from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. She rose to fame after winning the Puerto-Rican singing competition show ''Objetivo Fama'' in 2005.
Ea ...
,
Jennifer Peña, Graciela Beltrán, Iman, Los Forasteros,
Daniel René, and most recently
Mexican Ranchero music icon,
Pepe Aguilar.
* In 2003, Jennifer Peña became the only female artist nominated for a
Grammy
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in the "
Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album" category.
*The label was dissolved in May 2008 with Univision Music Group being acquired.
Fonovisa Records
Acquired in
2002
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back then by Univision Music Group,
Fonovisa is the largest Regional Mexican label in the music industry and since 1984 has launched major Latin stars into international markets and mainstream America.
* Fonovisa's impressive roster of over 120 artists include
multi-platinum
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artists
Marco Antonio Solís,
La Banda el Recodo, Conjunto Primavera,
Los Temerarios, and
Los Tigres del Norte.
Disa Records
Disa Records is the second largest Regional-Mexican label after Fonovisa. It was owned by the Chávez family of
Monterrey
Monterrey ( , ) is the capital and largest city of the northeastern state of Nuevo León, Mexico, and the third largest city in Mexico behind Guadalajara and Mexico City. Located at the foothills of the Sierra Madre Oriental, the city is ancho ...
until June 2001, when Univision acquired 50% of Disa from the Chávez family. In November 2006 Univision acquired the other 50% of the label making it a subsidiary of Univision Music Group.
* Disa represents over 50 artists, many of which are household names in Spanish-language music, including Palomo, Los Angeles Azules,
Grupo Bryndis, Liberación, El Poder del Norte, and most recently, renowned Mexican actress and singer,
Aracely Arámbula.
Machete Music
Machete Music includes the top reggaeton artists from Puerto Rico and Latin artists from all over the world. Artists like
Akwid,
Wisin & Yandel,
Ivy Queen
Martha Ivelisse Pesante Rodríguez (born March 4, 1972), known professionally as Ivy Queen, is a Puerto Rican singer, rapper, songwriter, and actress. She is considered one of the pioneers of the reggaeton genre, commonly referred to as the Qu ...
,
Daddy Yankee
Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez (born February 3, 1976), known professionally as Daddy Yankee, is a Puerto Rican rapper, singer, composer, and actor. Known as the " King of Reggaetón" by music critics and fans alike, he is the artist who coined ...
,
Don Omar,
Molotov, and others.
Universal Music Latino
Formed in 1997, Universal Music Latino includes top artists from the Latin music genre, including
Lucero,
Tono Rosario
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It is owned and governed by its members; composers, music publishers and text-writers. Through the managing agreement the originators give TONO an exclusive right ...
, music group
Belanova, music artists
Belinda,
Luis Fonsi
Luis Alfonso Rodríguez López-Cepero (born April 15, 1978), known by his stage name Luis Fonsi (), is a Puerto Rican singer. He is known for multiple songs, one of them being "Despacito" featuring rapper Daddy Yankee.
Fonsi received his first ...
,
Enrique Iglesias
Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler (; (born 8 May 1975) is a Spanish singer and songwriter. He started his recording career in the mid-1990s on the Mexican indie label Fonovisa and became the bestselling Spanish-language act of the decade. By th ...
,
Juanes
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,
Olga Tañón,
David Bisbal
David Bisbal Ferre (born 5 June 1979) is a Spanish singer, songwriter, and actor. He gained his initial fame as a runner-up on the interactive reality television show ''Operación Triunfo''.
He has since released five studio albums, all of whi ...
,
Paulina Rubio
Paulina Susana Rubio Dosamantes (; born 17 June 1971) is a Mexican singer. Referred to as "Honorific nicknames in popular music, The Golden Girl" and "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of Latin Pop", she first achieved recognition as ...
, and recently
Dulce María.
PolyGram Latino merged with Universal Music Latino after Universal Music Group's acquisition of PolyGram. In 2006 UML with Vene Music started Siente Music. Canadian born artist
Nelly Furtado
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She first gained fame with her trip hop-inspired de ...
and
Miami
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rapper
Pitbull have also joined Universal to release a Spanish album.
Capitol Latin
Following Universal Music Group's acquisition of EMI Music in 2012,
Capitol Latin
Capitol Latin (formerly EMI Latin) is a brand of Universal Music Latin Entertainment, a division of Universal Music Group. Previously, it was a subsidiary of EMI.
History
In 1989, José Behar, the former head of CBS Discos, signed Selena ...
was merged with UMLE. The label includes artists that were signed on at the time of the acquisition.
Aftercluv Dance Lab
A label which focuses mainly on the
electronic music
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Latin audience. Launched in 2014, musical acts that have signed on to the label include
Cher Lloyd,
3Ball MTY,
Juan Magan
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, Atellagali, Marcelo Cic, and
Buraka Som Sistema.
Defunct labels
*
RMM Records & Video
*
PolyGram Latino
**
Rodven Records
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List of artists on UMLE
This is a list of artist currently signed on to Universal Music Latin Entertainment.
List of former artists on UMLE
These are artists who were formerly signed on to either Universal Music Latin Entertainment or Universal Music Latino.
See also
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List of Universal Music Group labels
References
External links
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Labels distributed by Universal Music Group
Latin music record labels
Record labels established in 2008
Companies based in Los Angeles