Universal Music Group (UMG) is 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 Music Group is a wholly owned subsidiary of French media conglomerate Vivendi.
Universal Music Group owns a music publisher, Universal Music Publishing Group, which became the world's largest following the acquisition of BMG Music Publishing in May 2007.
Vivendi's headquarters are in Paris, France. The UMG global headquarters are located in Santa Monica & New York City. The New York headquarters also known as UMGI (Universal Music International) deals mainly with Universal Records distribution internationally as well as marketing, and finance. The Santa Monica headquarters UME (Universal Music Enterprise) oversees all of its legal obligations in the US and Canada such as Human Resources, and any legal issues surrounding the company. Most of the labels under Universal are headquartered in New York City, and London however, Interscope/A&M/Geffen is headquartered in Los Angeles, Universal Music Latino in Miami, and Universal Music Group Nashville in Nashville.
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