Universal Music Group (DW's vision)

Universal Music Group (also known in the United States as UMG Recordings, Inc. and abbreviated as UMG) is an American global music corporation that is a subsidiary of MCA Inc. UMG's global corporate headquarters are located in Santa Monica, California. It is considered one of the "Big Six" music companies, along with CBS Records Group, Warner-Elektra-Atlantic, PolyGram, RCA, and EMI. In 2019, Fast Company named Universal Music Group the most innovative music company and listed UMG among the Top 50 most innovative companies in the world and "amid the music industry's digital transformation, Universal is redefining what a modern label should look like." UMG has signed licensing agreements with more than 400 platforms worldwide.