the uk’s 4 major record labels

The Uk’s 4 major Record Labels

By Chloe Bullen

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A few examples of bands/artists signed to Sony :

The Ting Tings

The Clash

MGMT

Ke$ha

Sony Music Entertainment UK is part of one of the largest music and entertainment companies in the world. It has a broad array of local artists and international superstars, as well as a vast catalogue comprising of some of the most important recordings in history.

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A few examples of bands/artists signed to EMI :

* Whitesnake

*Iron Maiden

* Spice Girls

* Kate Bush

* The Beatles

The EMI Group (Electric & Musical Industries Ltd.) is a British music company. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry, making it one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major publishing arm - EMI Music Publishing - based in New York City. The company was once a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index but is now wholly owned by Terra Firma Capital Partners.

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A few examples of bands/artists signed to the Warner Music Group :

*Death Cab For Cutie

*Gnarls Barkley

*Basshunter

*Fleetwood Mac

*Enter Shikari

Warner Music Group (WMG) is the third-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry, making it one of the big four record companies. The current incarnation of the company was formed in 2004 when it was spun off from Time Warner, and as a result, Time Warner no longer retains any ownership. Warner Music Group also has a music publishing arm called Warner/Chappell Music, which is currently one of the world's largest music-publishing companies.

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A few examples of bands/artists signed to the Universal Music Group :

Lady Gaga

Gwen Stephani

Keri Hilson

Young Jeezy

Mariah Carey

Universal Music Group (UMG) is the largest business group and family 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.

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