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May 23, 2022 · 40 Top Record Labels Ranked By Revenue, Market Share And Their Game-Changing Superstars
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- Universal Music Group. 2022 Annual Revenue: $10.0 billion. Universal Music Group, sometimes called UMG Recordings, Inc. is an American company. While they are an American company, their majority owner is a French media conglomerate called Vivendi, and a Chinese tech company, Tencent, owns a minority share.
- Sony Music Entertainment. 2022 Annual Revenue: $8.3 billion. Sony Music Entertainment is an American music company that is part of Sony Music Group and has a global reach.
- Warner Music Group. 2021 Annual Revenue: $5.9 billion. The third of the big three is Warner Music Group. Don’t feel bad for them, they’re still an incredible business and own some of the most successful labels in the world.
- Independent Music Labels. 2021 Annual Revenue: $9.9 billion. It may seem that all record labels fall under the big three, but some holdouts have resisted that trend.
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- Universal Music Group (UMG) Revenue: $9.4 Billion. Headquarters: Hilversum, Netherlands (corporate) and Santa Monica, California (operational.) Biggest Artists: Post Malone, Billie Eilish, Taylor Swift.
- Sony Music Entertainment (SME) Revenue: $5.77 billion. Headquarters: New York, New York. Biggest Artists: Pink, Black Eyed Peas, Adele, Michael Jackson. Sony Music Entertainment began back in 1929.
- Warner Music Group (WMG) Revenue: $5.3 billion. Headquarters: New York, New York. Biggest Artists: Ed Sheeran, Bruno Mars, Coldplay. Warner Music Group was launched in 1958 by movie moguls Warner Brothers.
- BMG Rights Management (BMG) Revenue: $784 million. Headquarters: New York, New York. Biggest Artists: Jason Aldean, Lenny Kravitz, David Bowie. Bertelsmann Music Group (BMG) is a German media company launched in 1985 when it combined with RCA Records.
- Universal Music Group. Hilversum, Netherlands. $6.8 billion. The Beatles, Queen, Lady Gaga, Drake, Taylor Swift, BTS, Kanye West (Ye), Adele, Elton John, Coldplay, Metallica, KISS, and many, many more.
- Sony Music Entertainment. Sony Group Corporation. New York, United States. $8.86 billion. Michael Jackson, Bruce Springsteen, Wu-Tang Clan, Harry Styles, Mark Ronson, Celine Dion, John Legend, Judas Priest, and many, many more.
- Warner Music Group. New York, United States. $5.3 billion. Neil Young, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Dua Lipa, Muse, Michael Bublé, Ed Sheeran, Deftones, Cher, and many, many more.
- Atlantic Records. Warner Music Group. New York, United States. $4 billion. Ray Charles, Led Zeppelin, Otis Redding, Aretha Franklin, Yes, Phil Collins, “Weird Al” Yankovic.
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