The company Universal is also ‘Vertically integrated’ like Sony. (See

Sony power point for details).

Record Labels universal own.A&M/Octone, Barclay, Decca, Deutsche Grammophon, Disa, ECM, Emarcy, Fonovisa, Interscope Geffen A&M Records, Island Def Jam Music Group, Machete Music, Mercury Records, Polydor Records, Show Dog–Universal Music, Universal Motown Republic Group, Universal Music Latino, Universal Music Group Nashville (which includes Lost Highway, MCA Nashville and Mercury Nashville), and Verve Music Group.

Artists signed to universal.• In North America: Akon, All American Rejects, Erykah Badu, Beck, Justin Bieber, The Black Eyed Peas, Mary J. Blige,

Bon Jovi, Busta Rhymes, Colbie Caillat, Mariah Carey, Keyshia Cole, Sheryl Crow, Daddy Yankee, Drake, Dr. Dre, Eminem, Melissa Etheridge, Far East Movement, Fergie, 50 Cent, Nelly Furtado, The Game, Vince Gill, Godsmack, Keri Hilson, Hinder, India.Arie, Jack Johnson, Kid Cudi, The Killers, Lady Gaga, Lil Wayne, LMFAO, Jennifer Lopez, Ludacris, Maroon 5, M.I.A., Nicky Minaj, Nelly, Ne-Yo, OneRepublic, Owl City, Rihanna, Rick Ross, Soulja Boy Tell ’Em, Gwen Stefani, Sting, George Strait, Sugarland, Timbaland, Shania Twain, Josh Turner, Stevie Wonder, 3 Doors Down, and Kanye West. Through an arrangement with Hollywood Records, UMG also distributes Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez and the Scene, and through an arrangement with Big Machine, Rascal Flatts and Taylor Swift.

• In Europe: Bryan Adams, David Bisbal, Bjork (outside North America), Marco Borsato, Calogero, Cheryl Cole, Coti, Taio Cruz, Sergio Dalma, Ilse Delange, Duffy, Elbow, Mylene Farmer, Feist, Florence + The Machine, Ich + Ich, Jessie J, Jamiroquai, Elton John, Jovanotti, Kaiser Chiefs, Keane, Ronan Keating, La Roux, Lena, Annie Lennox, Amy Macdonald, Imelda May, Metallica (outside North America), Mika, Mumford & Sons, Florent Pagny, Vanessa Paradis, Paco de Lucia, Rammstein, Rolling Stones, Rosario, Rosenstolz, André Rieu, Paulina Rubio, Alejandro Sanz, Michel Sardou, Scissor Sisters, Jay Sean, Bob Sinclar, Snow Patrol, Take That, Tamara, Tokio Hotel, U2, Unheilig, Amy Winehouse, Zazie, and Zucchero.

• In Latin America: Axel, Babasonicos, Belanova, Bersuit, Café Tacuba, Chino & Nacho, Coti, Don Omar, Pedro Fernandez, Luis Fonsi, Juan Gabriel, Enrique Iglesias, Jennie Rivera, Juanes, Fanny Lu, Dulce Maria, Merche, Molotov, Zeca Pagodinho, Sandy, Ivete Sangalo, Joan Sebastian, Marco Antonio Solis, Los Tigres del Norte, Diego Torres, Caetano Veloso (outside North America), and Wisin y Yandel.

Facts about Universal!• Universal Studio is the largest movie studio in the world and is one of the oldest in the US. While the

Hollywood studio is the original one, there are now similar parks built all around the world, including in Singapore, Dubai and Japan.

• Universal Studios Hollywood was first and foremost a movie production studio for most of its life. Opened in 1909 as the IMP (International Moving Pictures), it produced its first film in 1914, a historical war movie called Damon and Pythias.

• In 1910, the studio was open to the public, allowing visitors to see how films were made.

• In 1959, MCA bought the studio in order to start making TV shows and programs in the smaller rooms and studio facilities. In 1961, the studio started offering backstage tours to visitors through small tram buses and trains that would stop at different stages in between takes and filming.

• Famous films produced at Universal Studios Hollywood include To Kill A Mockingbird, Hitchcock's The Birds, Showboat and Spartacus.