Universal Music Group

Universal Music Group (also known in the
United States

United States as UMG
Recordings, Inc. and abbreviated as UMG) is an American global music
corporation that is a subsidiary of the French media conglomerate
Vivendi. UMG's global corporate headquarters are located in Santa
Monica, California. It is considered one of the "Big Three" record
labels, along with
Sony Music

Sony Music and Warner Music Group.
Contents
1 History
1.1 Early history
1.2
Vivendi

Vivendi subsidiary
1.3 2010s and
EMI

EMI purchase
1.4 2012–present:
EMI

EMI integration and divisions reorganization
2 Labels
3 Multimedia content delivery
4 Locations
4.1 Los Angeles metropolitan area
4.1.1 Santa Monica
4.1.2 Hollywood
4.1.3 Universal City
4.2 New York City
4.3 London
4.4 Berlin
4.5 Warsaw
4.6 Other locations
5 See also
6 References
7 External links
History
For history prior to 1996, see MCA Records
Early history
Universal Music was once the record company attached to film studio
Universal Pictures. The company's origins go back to the formation of
the American branch of
Decca Records

Decca Records in September 1934.[1][2] The
Decca Record Co. Ltd. of England spun American Decca off in 1939.[3]
MCA Inc.

MCA Inc. merged with American Decca in 1962.
In November 1990, Japanese multinational conglomerate Matsushita
Electric agreed to acquire MCA for US$6.59 billion.[4][5] In 1995,
Seagram acquired 80% of MCA from Matsushita.[6][7] On December 9,
1996, the company was renamed Universal Studios, Inc.,[8] and its
music division was renamed Universal Music Group; MCA Records
continued as a label within the Universal Music Group. In May 1998,
Seagram purchased
PolyGram

PolyGram and merged it with
Universal Music Group

Universal Music Group in
early 1999.
Between 1995 and 2000, music companies were found to have artificially
inflated compact disc prices through the use of illegal marketing
practices such as minimum advertised pricing, doing so in order to end
price wars that began in the early 1990s by discounters such as Best
Buy and Target.[9] A settlement in 2002 included the music publishers
and distributors;
Sony

Sony Music, Warner Music, Bertelsmann Music Group,
EMI

EMI Music and Universal Music Group. In restitution for price fixing
they agreed to pay a $67.4 million fine and distribute $75.7 million
in CDs to public and non-profit groups but admitted no wrongdoing.[10]
It is estimated suppliers/customers were overcharged by nearly $500
million and up to $5 per album which conflicts with proof of sale and
purchase interests.[9]
Vivendi

Vivendi subsidiary
With the 2004 acquisition of
Universal Studios

Universal Studios by
General Electric

General Electric and
merging with GE's NBC,
Universal Music Group

Universal Music Group was cast under separate
management from the eponymous film studio. This is the second time a
music company has done so, the first being the separation of Time
Warner and Warner Music Group. In February 2006, the label became 100%
owned by French media conglomerate
Vivendi

Vivendi when
Vivendi

Vivendi purchased the
last 20% from Matsushita. On June 25, 2007,
Vivendi

Vivendi completed its
€1.63 billion ($2.4 billion) purchase of BMG Music
Publishing, after receiving European Union regulatory approval, having
announced the acquisition on September 6, 2006.[11][12]
In May 2007, UMG was accused of abusing the Digital Millennium
Copyright Act in order to quell criticism, by forcing
YouTube

YouTube to
remove several videos which contained UMG's music. Eventually, UMG
retracted its claims after being challenged by the Electronic Frontier
Foundation.[13] In the same year, UMG was accused of using the Digital
Millennium Copyright Act to indiscriminately remove content related to
the artist Prince, most notably a twenty-nine-second home video in
which a child danced to one of Prince's songs.[14] In April 2016, UMG
had the audio muted of a video clip showing
Katherine Jenkins
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Katherine Jenkins singing
the British national anthem. They claimed that "God Save the Queen"
was a copyrighted song, and
YouTube

YouTube initially complied with this
request, but later allowed the video to be viewed with the original
audio track.[15]
In May 2006, an investigation led by then New York Attorney General,
Eliot Spitzer, concluded with a determination that Universal Music
Group bribed radio stations to play songs from Ashlee Simpson, Brian
McKnight, Big Tymers, Nick Lachey,
Lindsay Lohan

Lindsay Lohan and other performers
under Universal labels. The company paid $12 million to the state
in settlement.[16]
In December 2007, UMG announced a deal with
Imeem which allows users
of the social network to listen to any track from Universal's
catalogue for free with a portion of the advertising generated by the
music being shared with the record label.[17] Two weeks after the deal
was announced Michael Robertson speculated on the secret terms of the
deal and argued that ultimately this was a bad deal for imeem. This
speculation lead to a flame war on the Pho digital media email list as
imeem representatives denied his claims and dismissed his theories as
unfounded.[18] All traffic was redirected to MySpace after the company
acquired
Imeem on December 8, 2009.
2010s and
EMI

EMI purchase
Doug Morris

Doug Morris stepped down from his position as CEO on January 1, 2011.
Former chairman/CEO of Universal Music International Lucian Grainge
was promoted to CEO of the company. Grainge later replaced him as
chairman on March 9, 2011.[19] Morris became the next chairman of Sony
Music Entertainment on July 1, 2011.[20] With Grainge's appointment as
CEO at UMG,
Max Hole was promoted to COO of UMGI, effective July 1,
2010.[21] Starting in 2011 UMG's Interscope Geffen A&M Records
will be signing contestants from American Idol/Idol series. On January
2011, UMG announced it was donating 200,000 master recordings from the
1920s to 1940s to the
Library of Congress

Library of Congress for preservation.[22]
In March 2011,
Barry Weiss became chairman and CEO of The Island Def
Jam Music Group and Universal Republic Records.[23] Both companies
were restructured under Weiss.[24] In December 2011,
David Foster

David Foster was
named Chairman of Verve Music Group.
In 2011,
EMI

EMI sold its recorded music operations to Universal Music
Group for £1.2 billion ($1.9 billion) and its music
publishing operations to a Sony-led consortium for
$2.2 billion.[25] Among the other companies that had competed for
the recorded music business was
Warner Music Group

Warner Music Group which was reported
to have made a $2 billion bid.[26]
IMPALA

IMPALA opposed the merger.[27]
In March 2012, the European Union opened an investigation into the
acquisition[28] The EU asked rivals and consumer groups whether the
deal would result in higher prices and shut out competitors.[29]
Coincidentally, UMG sister company
StudioCanal

StudioCanal had owned the
EMI

EMI Films
library for several years.
On December 9, 2011,
Megaupload

Megaupload published a music video titled "The
Mega Song", showing artists including Kanye West, Snoop Dogg, Alicia
Keys, and will.i.am endorsing the company. The music video was also
uploaded to YouTube, but was removed following a takedown request by
UMG.
Megaupload

Megaupload said that the video contained no infringing content,
commenting: "we have signed agreements with every featured artist for
this campaign."
Megaupload

Megaupload requested an apology from UMG, and filed a
lawsuit against the company in the
United States

United States District Court for
the Northern District of California, on December 12, 2011.[30][31] UMG
denied that the takedown was ordered under the terms of the Digital
Millennium Copyright Act, and said that the takedown was "pursuant to
the UMG-
YouTube

YouTube agreement", which gives UMG "the right to block or
remove user-posted videos through YouTube's CMS (Content Management
System) based on a number of contractually specified criteria."[32]
The video was subsequently returned to YouTube, with the reasons for
the UMG takedown remaining unclear.[33] Lawyers for will.i.am
initially claimed that he had never agreed to the project, and on
December 12, he denied any involvement in the takedown notice.[34]
On September 21, 2012, the sale of
EMI

EMI to UMG was approved in Europe
and the
United States

United States by the
European Commission

European Commission and Federal Trade
Commission respectively.[35] However, the
European Commission

European Commission approved
the deal only under the condition the merged company divest one third
of its total operations to other companies with "a proven track record
in the music industry". UMG divested Mute Records, Parlophone, Roxy
Recordings, MPS Records, Cooperative Music, Now That's What I Call
Music!, Jazzland, Universal Greece, Sanctuary Records, Chrysalis
Records,
EMI

EMI Classics, Virgin Classics, and EMI's European regional
labels to comply with this condition. UMG retained The Beatles
(formerly of Parlophone) and
Robbie Williams

Robbie Williams (formerly of Chrysalis.
The Beatles

The Beatles catalogue was transferred to UMG's newly formed
Calderstone Productions , while Williams' catalogue was transferred to
Island Records.[36][37]
2012–present:
EMI

EMI integration and divisions reorganization
Universal Music Group

Universal Music Group completed their acquisition of
EMI

EMI on September
28, 2012.[38] In November 2012, Steve Barnett was appointed chairman
& CEO of Capitol Music Group. He formerly served as COO of
Columbia Records.[39] In compliance the conditions of the European
Commission after purchase of EMI,
Universal Music Group

Universal Music Group sold the Mute
catalogue to the German-based
BMG Rights Management

BMG Rights Management on December 22,
2012.[40] Two months later, BMG acquired
Sanctuary Records

Sanctuary Records for close
to €50 million.[41]
On November 8, 2012, Universal Music and
Hewlett-Packard

Hewlett-Packard launched a
marketing operation: with a HP connected Music computer, the customer
can access music from Universal artists, as well as exclusive
content.[42]
On February 8, 2013,
Warner Music Group

Warner Music Group acquired the
Parlophone

Parlophone Label
Group (consisting of
Parlophone

Parlophone Records, Chrysalis Records, EMI
Classics,
Virgin Classics and
EMI

EMI Records' Belgian, Czech, Danish,
French, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Slovak and Swedish divisions)
for $765 million (£487 million).[43][44] Later in February,
Sony Music

Sony Music Entertainment acquired Universal's European share in Now
That's What I Call Music for approximately $60 million.[45] Play
It Again Sam acquired Co-Operative Music for £500,000 in March
2013.[46] With EMI's absorption into Universal Music complete, its
British operations will consist of five label units: Island, Polydor,
Decca, Virgin
EMI

EMI and Capitol.[47] In April 2013, Universal Music
Greece (excluding Nana Mouskouri) was sold to Victoras Antippas, who
renamed the company Cobalt Music.[48]
Edel AG

Edel AG acquired the MPS
catalogue from Universal in January 2014.[49]
On March 20, 2013, UMG announced the worldwide extension of their
exclusive distribution deal with the Disney Music Group, excluding
Japan and Russia. As a result of this deal DMG's labels and artists
have access to UMG's roster of multiplatinum and Grammy Award-winning
producers and songwriters on a worldwide basis.[50] The exclusive deal
also saw UMG granted unlimited access to all rights pertaining to
Disney's 85-year back catalog of soundtracks and albums.[51]
On April 2, 2013, the gospel music divisions of
Motown Records

Motown Records and EMI
merged to form a new label called
Motown

Motown Gospel.[52] In May 2013,
Japanese company
SoftBank

SoftBank offered 8.5 billion US dollars to
Vivendi

Vivendi for the acquisition of UMG, but
Vivendi

Vivendi rejected it.[53] As of
November 14, 2013, Universal Music will now distribute Warner Music
Group's releases in the Middle East as a result of the integration of
EMI's branch in the said region.[54][better source needed]
On April 1, 2014, Universal Music announced the disbandment of Island
Def Jam Music, one of four operational umbrella groups within
Universal Music. Universal CEO
Lucian Grainge said of the closure, "No
matter how much we might work to build 'IDJ' as a brand, that brand
could never be as powerful as each of IDJ's constituent parts."[55]
Effective on the day of the announcement,
Island Records

Island Records and Def Jam
will now operate as autonomous record labels. David Massey and
Bartels, who worked respectively at Island and Def Jam Records, will
lead the new record labels independently.[55]
Barry Weiss who
previously moved from
Sony Music

Sony Music to head up Island Def Jam Music back
in 2012 when
Motown Records

Motown Records was incorporated into Island Def Jam has
stepped down from Universal Music. Additionally, as part of the
changes to the labels,
Motown Records

Motown Records will be transferred to Los
Angeles to become part of the Capitol Music Group—previous Vice
President Ethiopia Habtemariam was promoted to Label President for
Motown

Motown Records.[55]
Republic Records

Republic Records now operates independently while
the Interscope Geffen A&M group remains unchanged.[55]
Universal Music Group

Universal Music Group started entering into the film and TV production
with the 2014 purchase of Eagle Rock Entertainment. UMG's first major
film production was Amy while taking part in Kurt Cobain: Montage of
Heck and The Beatles: Eight Days a Week documentaries. In January
2016, UMG made two hires David Blackman, from Laurence Mark Production
where he was president of production as head of film and television
development and production, and Scott Landis, theater producer as
special advisor on theatrical development and production. UMG
Executive Vice President Michele Anthony and Universal Music
Publishing Group chair and CEO Jody Gerson have over site of the
pair.[56] On February 11, 2017,
PolyGram

PolyGram Entertainment was relaunched
as a film and television unit of
Universal Music Group

Universal Music Group under David
Blackman.[57] Vivdendi and
Red Bull GmbH

Red Bull GmbH had their units, StudioCanal
and
Universal Music Group

Universal Music Group and Terra Mater Film Studios respectively,
create a co-development partnership for feature films in May 2017.[58]
In August 2017, UMG and Grace/Beyond agreed to develop three new
music-based television series, 27, Melody Island and Mixtape. 27 would
focus on musicians at the age of 27, an age at which several iconic
musicians died. Melody Island is an animated series based on uplifting
tropical island feel music with live craft segments.
Mixtape

Mixtape is
dramatically structured similar to how a mixtape works with each
connecting to a song.[59]
In December 2017,
Universal Music Group

Universal Music Group acquired the catalogues of
Stiff Records

Stiff Records and ZTT Records, along with Perfect Songs Publishing,
from Trevor Horn's SPZ Group.[60]
Labels
Further information: List of
Universal Music Group

Universal Music Group labels
Multimedia content delivery
Universal Music Group

Universal Music Group co-developed Vevo, a site designed for music
videos inspired by Hulu.com, which similarly allows free ad-supported
streaming of videos and other music content.[61]
Locations
Los Angeles metropolitan area
Santa Monica
Universal Music Publishing

Universal Music Publishing Headquarters in Santa Monica, California.
The UMG main global headquarters are located at 2220 Colorado Avenue
in Santa Monica. The
Santa Monica

Santa Monica headquarters oversees its legal
obligations in the US and Canada such as Human Resources, and any
legal issues surrounding the company. Interscope-Geffen-A&M and
Verve Music Group

Verve Music Group are based at their LA headquarters with John Janick
heading Interscope-Geffen-A&M[62] and
David Foster

David Foster heading
Verve.[63] Def Jam, Island and
Republic Records

Republic Records has some offices at
the
Santa Monica

Santa Monica headquarters. The building is also home to Universal
Music Enterprises (UME). UMG chairman & CEO
Lucian Grainge works
out of the company's
Santa Monica

Santa Monica headquarters. Universal Music
Publishing is headquartered at 2100 Colorado Avenue, which is down the
block from UMG's offices.
Hollywood
The
Capitol Music Group

Capitol Music Group is headquartered at the Capitol Records
Building in Hollywood.[64] Tom Cage was assigned to the record label
in 2004 after a short outing with A&M Records.
Universal City
The headquarter of the Universal Music GmbH is located in
Berlin-Friedrichshain
Universal Music Group Distribution

Universal Music Group Distribution is headquartered in Universal City,
CA.
New York City
UMG has a major workforce in New York City. UMG's New York City
headquarters deals mainly with Universal's marketing, Information
Systems, and finance. It is also where several of UMG's labels are
headquartered. Island Records, Def Jam Recordings, Republic Records,
Decca Label Group and the newly re-launched
Geffen Records are all
headquartered in New York City.
London
Universal Music Group

Universal Music Group Global (formerly known as Universal Music Group
International (UMGI)) is headquartered in Kensington, London. Global
manages UMG's offices in most countries outside of North America.
Berlin
Universal Music GmbH, the German subsidiary, is headquartered in
Berlin. It has moved in 2002 from Hamburg to the district
Friedrichshain

Friedrichshain at the river Spree.
Warsaw
Universal Music Group. Universal Music Polska
Other locations
Universal Music Latin Entertainment

Universal Music Latin Entertainment is headquartered in Woodland
Hills,
California

California while
Universal Music Group Nashville

Universal Music Group Nashville is
headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. Universal Music Group's parent
company, Vivendi, is headquartered in Paris, France.
See also
Companies portal
United States

United States portal
List of record labels
List of RIAA member labels
List of
Universal Music Group

Universal Music Group artists
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External links
Official website
UMG History page
Universal Music Group's channel on YouTube
Universal Music Group

Universal Music Group Career Opportunities listed on
EntertainmentCareers.net
Universal Music Group

Universal Music Group publishing catalog at MusicBrainz
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Havas Group (40%)
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Music industry
Companies and
organizations
Representatives
ARIA
BVMI
BPI
Music Canada
FIMI
IFPI (worldwide)
PROMUSICAE
RIAA
SNEP
Music publishers
BMG Rights Management
EMI

EMI Music Publishing
Fox Music
Imagem
MGM Music
Music catalog
Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Universal Music Publishing

Universal Music Publishing Group
Warner/Chappell Music
Record labels
Major:
Sony

Sony Music
Universal Music Group
Warner Music Group
Independent: Independent UK record labels
Live music
CTS Eventim
Live Nation
LiveStyle
Ticketmaster
Genres
Avant-garde
Blues
Contemporary R&B
Country
Crossover
Dance
Disco
Drum and bass
Easy listening
Electronica
Experimental
Folk
Funk
Gospel
Hip hop
Instrumental
Jazz
Latin
Metal
Motown
New Age
Operatic pop
Pop
Punk
Reggae
Rock
Soul
Soundtrack
World
Sectors and
roles
Album

Album cover design
Artists and repertoire (A&R)
Disc jockey
Distribution
Entertainment law
Music education
Music executive
Music journalism
Music publisher
Music store
Music venue
Musical instruments
Professional audio store
Promotion
Radio promotion
Record label
Record shop
Road crew
Talent manager
Tour promoter
Production
Arrangement
Composer
Conductor
Disc jockey
Hip hop producer
Horn section
Record producer
Recording artist
Rhythm section
Orchestrator
Session musician
Singer
Backup singer
Ghost singer
Vocal coach
Songwriter
Ghostwriter
Sound engineer
Release
formats
Album
Extended play

Extended play (EP)/Mini album
Single
Music video
Promotional recording
Phonograph record
Eight-track
Compact cassette
CD
DVD
Airplay
Music download
Streaming media
Live shows
Concert
Concert

Concert tour
Concert

Concert residency
Music festival
Music competition
Charts
ARIA Charts
Billboard Hot 100
Brasil Hot 100 Airplay
Canadian Hot 100
Gaon Music Chart
Irish Singles Chart
Italian Singles Chart
GfK Entertainment Charts
Entertainment Monitoring Africa
Oricon

Oricon Charts
New Zealand Singles Chart
SNEP Singles Chart
Sverigetopplistan
UK Singles Chart
Publications
Billboard
HitQuarters
Hot Press
Kerrang!
Mojo
Musica e dischi
NME
Q
Rolling Stone
Smash Hits
Top of the Pops
Television
Channels
CMT
TheCoolTV
Fuse
Heartland
Juice
MTV
MTV2
Tr3s
MuchMusic
The Music Factory
Viva
VH1
The Country Network
Series
Idol franchise
Popstars
Star Academy
The Voice
The X Factor
Rising Star
Achievements
Music award
Best-selling music artists
Best-selling albums
Best-selling albums by country
Best-selling singles
Highest-grossing concert tours
Highest-attended concerts
Global Recording Artist of the Year
Other
Album

Album sales
Album-equivalent unit
A-side and B-side
Backmasking
Christian music industry
Hidden track
Grammy Museum
White label
Category
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K-pop
Korean Wave
Korean hip hop
Korean rock
Trot
Terminology
Cultural technology
Fan rice
Idols
K-pop

K-pop fans
Sasaeng fan
Slave contract
Virtual concert
Artists
Individual artists
Idol groups
Events
List of K-Pop concerts held outside Asia
KCON
K-pop

K-pop Cover Dance Festival
K-Pop World Festival
Websites
Allkpop
Billboard K-Town
Timeline
Eat Your Kimchi
Soompi
Koreaboo
Music shows
Inkigayo (SBS)
M Countdown

M Countdown (Mnet)
Music Bank (KBS2)
Music on Top

Music on Top (JTBC)
Pops in Seoul (Arirang TV)
Show Champion

Show Champion (MBC Music)
Show! Music Core

Show! Music Core (MBC)
The Show (SBS MTV)
Simply K-Pop

Simply K-Pop (Arirang TV)
Music charts
List of
K-pop

K-pop on the Billboard charts
Albums
Songs
Gaon Music Chart
albums
singles
Billboard
K-pop

K-pop Hot 100
Notable labels
and publishers
Agencies
B2M Entertainment
Big Hit Entertainment
Blossom Entertainment
CJ E&M DigitalMusic
AOMG
Hi-Lite Records
1877 Entertainment
MMO Entertainment
The Music Works
Coridel Entertainment
Cube Entertainment
DSP Media
FNC Entertainment
Fantagio
Happy Face Entertainment
Imagine Asia
Blue Star Entertainment
Dream Tea Entertainment
YMC Entertainment
Jellyfish Entertainment
JYP Entertainment
kakao M
Plan A Entertainment
Starship Entertainment
MBK Entertainment
Music&NEW
Pledis Entertainment
S.M. Entertainment
Mystic Entertainment
Signal Entertainment Group
NH Media
TS Entertainment
Woollim Entertainment
YG Entertainment
Publishers
CJ E&M DigitalMusic
Genie Music
iMBC
Interpark Music
IRIVER
kakao M
Music&NEW
NHN Bugs
Pony Canyon

Pony Canyon Korea
SBS Contents Hub
SK Communications
Sony Music

Sony Music Korea
Soribada
Universal Music Korea
Warner Music Korea
Music award shows
Major
Asia Artist Awards
Asia Song Festival
Gaon Chart Music Awards
Golden Disc Awards
KBS Gayo Daechukje
Korean Music Awards
MBC Gayo Daejejeon
Mnet 20's Choice Awards
Mnet Asian Music Awards
SBS Gayo Daejeon
Seoul Music Awards
Digital music
Cyworld Digital Music Awards
Melon Music Awards
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Music of Japan
"Kimigayo" (National anthem)
Traditional
Instruments
Genres and styles
Bushi
Dainichido Bugaku
Danmono
Gagaku
Jōruri
Min'yō
Nagauta
Rōkyoku
Saimon Ondo (ja)
Komori-uta (lullaby)
Warabe Uta (ja)
Kazoe Uta (ja)
Ekaki Uta (ja)
Temari Uta (ja)
Post Meiji Restoration
(1868-)
Commercial song (ja)
Gakusēka (student song) (ja)
Kōka (school song) (ja)
Ryōka (dormitory song) (ja)
Daigaku-Ōenka (cheering song of university) (ja)
Enzetsuka/Enka
Gunka (military song)
Jazz
Kayōkyoku
Senji-kayō (ja)
Gunkoku-kayō (ja)
Radio calisthenics song
Ryūkōka
Shichōsonka (municipality song) (ja)
Shōka (ja)
Manshū-Shōka (ja)
Shin-min'yō (ja)
Post-War
(1945-)
1945-
Kayōkyoku
Mood-kayō (ja)
Idol-kayō (ja)
Group sounds
Image song
Pop
Rock
1970-
Chiptune
City pop
Denpa song
Disco (ja)
Electro
Electropop
Eurobeat
Hardcore punk
Hip hop
Metal
Noise
Noise rock
Nu-music (ja)
Ōenka (cheering song)
Reggae
Synthpop
Ska
Visual kei
Virtual idol song (ja)
1990-
Bitpop
Being-kei (ja)
Japanese net label scene
Kawaii metal
Komuro-kei (ja)
Onkyokei
Shibuya-kei
Visual kei
Eroguro kei
Nagoya kei
Vocaloid music
Ethnic and regional
Ainu music
Rekuhkara
Southern Islands
Charts
Oricon
Singles Chart
Albums Chart
Billboard Japan
Hot 100
RIAJ Digital Track Chart (discontinued)
Record companies
"Big 10"
(as of 2013)
Avex Group
Sony Music

Sony Music Entertainment Japan
Universal Music Group
King Record Co.
J Storm
Victor Entertainment
Being Inc.
Warner Music Group
Pony Canyon
Teichiku Entertainment
Others
Major
Independent
Musicians
List of musical artists from Japan
List of
J-pop

J-pop artists
List of Japanese composers
List of
Japanese hip hop

Japanese hip hop musicians
List of Japanese singers
Years
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
Online distributors
iTunes Store
Apple Music
Google Play Music
Amazon Music
Spotify
KKBox

KKBox (the successor of
LISMO

LISMO Unlimited)
RecoChoku (ja)
music.jp (ja)
mora
dwango.jp
e-onkyo music
Oricon

Oricon music store
Line Music
mysound (ja)
OTOTOY (ja)
AWA (ja)
Other topics
Awards
Shinto music
Okinawa Actors School
Min-On Concert