6 Terms
Contributors in Record labels
Record labels
independent record label
Music; Record labels
A record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the major record labels. A great number of bands and musical acts begin on independent labels.
indie record label
Music; Record labels
A record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the major record labels. A great number of bands and musical acts begin on independent labels.
Sony Music Entertainment
Music; Record labels
The second-largest global recorded music company of the "big four" record companies and is controlled by Sony Corporation of America, the United States subsidiary of Japan's Sony Corporation.It was ...
Universal Music Group (UMG)
Music; Record labels
The largest group of record labels in the recording industry. It is the largest of the "big four" record companies by its commanding market share and its multitude of global operations. Universal ...
PolyGram
Music; Record labels
A major label recording company started by Philips as a holding company for its music interests in 1945. In 1962, PPI and DGG formed the Gramophon-Philips Group (GPG), with Philips taking a 50% share ...
Republic Records
Music; Record labels
A record label and subsidiary of Universal Motown Republic Group. They originally went by the name Cheese Factory Records. The label has been reincarnated into the current Universal Republic Records.
Universal Republic
Music; Record labels
A record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates as a division of Universal Motown Republic Group. It is based on the now-defunct Republic Records label founded by brothers Monte and ...
