Universal Records

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Universal Records
Parent company	Universal Music Group
Founded	1995
Distributing label	Universal Motown Records Group (US)
Genre(s)	Various
Country of origin	US
Official Website	http://universalrecords.com/

Universal Motown Records formely Universal Records is a American record label owned by Universal Music Group located in New York, Manhattan.

[edit] History

Founded in 1995 as Rising Tide Records, the following year its name was changed to Universal Records and began to thrive. As the 1990s ended and the 2000s began, the label had notable success with acts like 98 Degrees, Jack Johnson, Juvenile, and Nelly.

Subsequently Universal Records merged with Motown Records to form The Universal Motown Records Group, under which it operates today.

[edit] Subsidiary labels

• Blackground Records
• Cash Money Records
  • Young Money Entertainment
• Derrty Ent.
• Freedream
• New Door Records
• Republic Records
• Trill Entertainment
• Chamillitary Entertainment
• The Inc. Records
• Tug Entertainment
• Dope House Records

• MPire Records
• Latium Records

[edit] See also

• Universal Records artists
• List of record labels