
Universal Music Group (UMG), formerly MCA Music Entertainment Group — The largest holding of record labels in the music industry. The label's corporate headquarters are located in Gilversum, the Netherlands, operational — in Santa Monica, California. UMG is one of the "Big Three" record labels along with Sony Music and Warner Music Group. On September 21, 2021, UMG became a public company with a value of 46 billion euros.
In 2019, Fast Company named Universal Music Group the Most Innovative Music Company and named UMG one of the 50 Most Innovative Companies in the World, and “amid the digital transformation of the music industry, Universal is redefining what a modern label should look like.” UMG has signed licensing agreements with more than 400 platforms worldwide.
Among the leading artists whose recordings were issued by this holding are such musicians and groups as: ABBA, Eminem, Rammstein, Sum 41, U2, Jimi Hendrix, Luciano Pavarotti, Madonna, Treibhaus, 3 Doors Down, Imelda May, Mirami. , Tarkan, Sophie Ellis-Bextor. Also, over the past two years, Voice of the Country participants have joined the collaboration with the label: Ganzer Ivan, Natalya Gordienko and Pavel Tabakov.