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List Of Universal Music Group Artists
This is a list of Universal Music Group musical artists. Bands are listed by the first letter in their name (not including the words "a", "an", or "the"), and individuals are listed by last name. 0–9 * 10cc * 10 Years (band), 10 Years * 2 Chainz * 3 Doors Down * 4minute (South Korea) * 4 Strings * 5 Seconds of Summer * The 1975 A–B * Anitta (singer), Anitta * A-Mei Chang (Taiwan) * Aaliyah * Abandon All Ships * AC/DC * Gracie Abrams * Ace of Base * Bryan Adams * Adéla * AFI (band), AFI * Afrojack * After Midnight Project * AGA (singer), AGA (Hong Kong) * Agoney * Airbourne (band), Airbourne * The Airborne Toxic Event * Aitana (singer), Aitana * AKB48 (Japan) * Akon * Yemi Alade * Alesso * All About Eve (band), All About Eve * The All-American Rejects * All That Remains (band), All That Remains * All Time Low * Gary Allan * Alphabeat * Alphaville (band), Alphaville * Alsou * Alter Bridge * Amaranthe * Amr Diab (Egypt) * Namie Amuro * Anastacia * Anberlin * Angels & Ai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Universal Music Group
Universal Music Group N.V. (often abbreviated as UMG and referred to as Universal Music Group or Universal Music) is a Netherlands, Dutch–United States, American multinational Music industry, music corporation under Law of the Netherlands, Dutch law. UMG's corporate headquarters are located in Hilversum, Netherlands, and its operational headquarters are located in Santa Monica, California. The biggest music company in the world, it is one of the "Record label#Major labels, Big Three" record labels, along with Sony Music, Sony Music Entertainment and Warner Music Group. Tencent acquired ten percent of Universal Music Group in March 2020 for €3 billion and acquired an additional ten percent stake in January 2021. Pershing Square Holdings later acquired ten percent of UMG prior to its Initial public offering, IPO on the Euronext Amsterdam stock exchange. The French Vincent Bolloré, Bolloré family still owns 28 percent of UMG (18 percent directly, and ten percent through Vive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bryan Adams
Bryan Guy Adams (born November 5, 1959) is a British and Canadian singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, and photographer. He is estimated to have sold between 75 million and more than 100 million album, records and Single (music), singles worldwide, placing him on the list of best-selling music artists. Adams was the most played artist on Canadian radio in the 2010s and has had 25 top-15 singles in Canada and over a dozen in the US, UK, and Australia. Adams released his Bryan Adams (album), eponymous debut album when he was 20 years of age. He rose to fame in North America with the 1983 top ten album ''Cuts Like a Knife''; the album featured its title track and the ballad "Straight from the Heart (Bryan Adams song), Straight from the Heart", which became his first US top-ten hit. His 1984 Canadian and US number one album, ''Reckless (Bryan Adams album), Reckless'' became the first album by a Canadian to be certified diamond in Canada and made him a global star with si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alesso
Alessandro Renato Rodolfo Lindblad (born 7 July 1991), better known by his stage name Alesso (), is a Swedish DJ and record producer. He has worked with numerous artists, including Tove Lo, Theo Hutchcraft, Ryan Tedder, Hailee Steinfeld, Calvin Harris, Katy Perry, Anitta, Usher, David Guetta, Sebastian Ingrosso, Liam Payne, TINI, and Stray Kids. He has performed at numerous music festivals, including Coachella, Electric Daisy Carnival, Creamfields, Tomorrowland, and Ultra Music Festival. In 2012, MTV named Alesso one of the " EDM Rookies to Watch". He was ranked 13th on '' DJ Magazine''s 2015 list of the top 100 DJs and number 20th in year 2016 on ''DJ Magazine'' among the list of Top 100 DJs in the world. His debut full-length album '' Forever'' was released in 2015 by Def Jam Recordings. Early life Lindblad was born in Stockholm, and is of Swedish and Italian descent. He started playing piano at age 7, but became interested in electronic dance music when he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yemi Alade
Yemi Eberechi Alade (born 13 March 1989), known professionally as Yemi Alade, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter, actress and activist from the Akoko part of Ondo State. Her music is a mixture of Afropop, highlife, dancehall, pop music, pop and Rhythm and blues, R&B, and has been of influence in several countries across Africa. She sings in English, Igbo language, Igbo, Nigerian Pidgin, Pidgin, Yoruba language, Yoruba, French, Swahili language, Swahili and Portuguese language, Portuguese. Alade won the ''Peak Talent Show'' in 2009 after which she signed to Effyzzie Music Group, and had a hit with her single "Johnny (Yemi Alade song), Johnny" in 2014. Following the releases of her albums ''King of Queens (album), King of Queens'' and ''Mama Africa (Yemi Alade album), Mama Africa,'' Alade embarked on Tourism, world tours consecutively. In 2016, she debuted on ''Billboard'' at No 4 on the Next Big Sound Chart She won the MTV Africa Music Awards, MTV African Music Awards for Best femal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akon
Aliaune Damala Bouga Time Puru Nacka Lu Lu Lu Badara Akon Thiam (born April 16, 1973), known mononymously as Akon (), is a Senegalese-United States, American singer, songwriter, rapper, record producer, businessman, and philanthropist. An influential figure in world music, he rose to prominence in 2004 following the release of his single "Locked Up (song), Locked Up" (featuring Styles P). Styled in hip-hop, it preceded the release of his debut studio album ''Trouble (Akon album), Trouble'' (2004), which became his commercial breakthrough and spawned the Contemporary R&B, R&B-styled follow-up, "Lonely (Akon song), Lonely" the following year. His second album, ''Konvicted'' (2006), was met with continued success and was nominated for Best Contemporary R&B Album at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards, while its lead singles, "I Wanna Love You (Akon song), I Wanna Love You" (featuring Snoop Dogg) and "Smack That" (featuring Eminem), both received nominations for Best Rap/Sung Collaboratio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AKB48
AKB48 (pronounced ''A.K.B. Forty-Eight'') is a Japanese idol musical girl group named after the Akihabara area in Tokyo, where the group's theater is located. AKB48 has sold more records than any other female musical act in Japanese history. AKB48's producer, Yasushi Akimoto, wanted to form a girl group with its own theater and performing daily so fans could always see them live (which is not the case with usual pop groups giving occasional concerts and seen on television). This "Idols You Can Meet" concept includes teams which can rotate performances and perform simultaneously at several events and "handshake" events, where fans can meet group members. Akimoto has expanded the AKB48 concept to several girl groups within Japan, and internationally in Mainland China, Indonesia, Thailand, Taiwan, Philippines and Malaysia. AKB48 have been characterized as a social phenomenon. They are among the highest-earning musical acts in Japan, and are the List of best-selling girl groups#Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aitana (singer)
Aitana Ocaña Morales (born 27 June 1999), known mononymously as Aitana, is a Spanish Pop music, pop singer and actress. She first gained national recognition in 2017, placing as the runner-up in the Operación Triunfo (series 9), revival series of the Spanish reality television talent competition ''Operación Triunfo (Spanish TV series), Operación Triunfo''. While competing on the show, Aitana recorded the single "Lo malo, Lo Malo" with fellow contestant Ana Guerra. The song became an instant hit in Spain, debuting at number-one and holding the spot for several weeks. Following the competition, Aitana signed a 360 deal, 360º record deal with Universal Music Group, Universal Music and released her debut solo single "Teléfono" to commercial success and streaming-breaking records. Her debut studio album, ''Spoiler (album), Spoiler'', was released in 2019 and received a Latin Grammy Award, Latin Grammy nomination for Latin Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album, Best Pop Vocal A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Airborne Toxic Event
The Airborne Toxic Event is an American Rock music, rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 2006. It consists of Mikel Jollett (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Steven Chen (guitar, keyboards), Adrian Rodriguez (electric bass, backing vocals), Daren Taylor (drums), and Miriam "Mimi" Peschet (backing vocals, violin). Anna Bulbrook (vocals, violin) and Noah Harmon (electric bass) were formerly members of the band. Named after a section in Don DeLillo's novel ''White Noise (novel), White Noise'', the group is known for its blend of rock music and orchestral arrangements, having performed frequently with the Calder Quartet, a string quartet based in Los Angeles. The group has also played concerts with the Louisville Orchestra and the Colorado Symphony Orchestra. History Formation and early years (2006–2007) Initially a writer and essayist, Jollett began seriously writing songs with an acoustic guitar following a week in March 2006, during which he underwent a break-up, learn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Airbourne (band)
Airbourne are an Australian hard rock band formed in Warrnambool, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, in late 2003. Founding members are Joel O'Keeffe on lead vocals and lead guitar, his younger brother Ryan O'Keeffe on drums and David Roads on rhythm guitar and backing vocals. They were joined by Justin Street on bass guitar and backing vocals in mid-2004. Roads amicably left in 2017, Mathew Harrison joined in 2018 and was replaced by Jarrad Morrice on rhythm guitar and backing vocals in mid-2022, who was replaced in turn by Brett Tyrrell in mid-2023. The band's debut album, ''Runnin' Wild (Airbourne album), Runnin' Wild'' (2007), peaked in the top 30 on the ARIA Charts, ARIA Albums Chart. It appeared on the United Kingdom UK Albums Chart, Albums Chart and United States Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200. By August 2013, it was certified with a silver award by British Phonographic Industry, BPI. Their second album, ''No Guts. No Glory.'' (2010) reached the top 20 on the AR ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agoney
Agoney Hernández Morales (Adeje, Province of Tenerife, Tenerife, Spain, 18 October 1995), also known as Agoney, is a Spanish singer, composer and performer who rose to fame from his participation on the ''Operación Triunfo (series 9), Operación Triunfo 2017'' programme. Due to his great vocal potential and the versatility of his voice—and in reference to his home of the Canary Islands—he has been nicknamed "the Canary with the golden voice". Early life Agoney Hernández Morales was born on 18 October 1995 in Adeje, Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Santa Cruz de Tenerife. At the age of six, he began to play the trumpet in a band, and later continued studying music in Tenerife. He attended a performing arts high school and before entering ''Operación Triunfo'', he worked as a singer at a hotel in Tenerife. Career ''Operación Triunfo 2017'' In 2017 Agoney appeared at the casting of ''Operación Triunfo (series 9), Operación Triunfo 2017'', a reality talent show tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AGA (singer)
Agatha Kong Hoi-ka (; born 21 January 1988), better known by her stage name AGA, is a Hong Kong singer-songwriter. She debuted under Universal Music Hong Kong in 2013 with the song "Hello" (哈囉). Life and career AGA was born in Hong Kong on 21 January 1988. She has two older sisters Catherine and Regina, who died from cancer in 2015. Prior to becoming a singer, AGA worked as a flight attendant, hoping to save enough money to study music abroad. After being discovered by renown Hong Kong producer Schuman (), she began composing demos for him. Her first song to be used by a singer was Stephanie Cheng's "The Fifth Kind" (). In 2012 she signed with Universal Music Hong Kong as a singer. She made her debut as a solo artist in 2013 with the single "Hello" (). Her debut eponymous EP was released digitally on 2 September 2013. AGA won the Best Newcomer Award Gold Prize () at the 2013 Ultimate Song Chart Awards. She returned to the charts with the single "One" in July 2014. One ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
After Midnight Project
After Midnight Project (commonly abbreviated "AMP") was an American rock band from Los Angeles, California, led by vocalist Jason Evigan. The band was formed in 2004, and disbanded in 2012. History After Midnight Project began in 2004 in Los Angeles, California. They are known for their energetic live shows, extensive touring, and close connection to fans. They are also featured in the end credits with their song "Take Me Home" for the game ''Prey (2006 video game), Prey''. With the release of their EP, ''The Becoming (EP), The Becoming'', in 2007, they caught the attention of Universal Motown and were signed. They entered the studio with producer, John Feldmann, upon being signed, to record their debut full-length album, Let's Build Something to Break, which was released on August 11, 2009. The album's first single, "Take Me Home" entered the airwaves in June 2009. AMP performed on the Vans Warped Tour in preparation for the release of that album. In 2009 band did multiple in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
