The label group kept Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan in the family by purchasing the former’s masters and publishing catalog in a $500 million deal in December and the latter’s master recordings earlier in the year. Sony spent 2021 in acquisition overdrive. Includes revenue from: Columbia Records, RCA Records, Epic Records, Sony Commerical Music Group, Sony Latin Iberia, Sony Music Nashville, Alamo, Arista Records, RECORDS, Rimas Entertainment and The Orchard. UMG also became the home of Aerosmith’s entire recorded-music catalog. Billboard estimates the value of the catalog at $145 million. 1 and 3 labels of the year, respectively, in terms of revenue and market share.Ģ022 momentum: In February, UMG announced that it had acquired the song and master recording catalogs of its longtime artist Neil Diamond. UMG-owned labels Interscope Geffen A&M and Republic also finished the year as the Nos. The largest label group’s direct public offering became the most successful of 2021, putting the music giant’s valuation at $36.25 billion, as of May 18. Includes revenue from: Interscope Geffen A&M, Republic Records, Def Jam Recordings, Capitol Music Group, Universal Latino, Universal Music Group Nashville, Universal Music Enterprises, Island, Big Machine Label Group, Cash Money Records, Victor Victor Worldwide and Motown Records, as well as Roc Nation, and its distributed labels Concord and Disney Music Group, as well as its indie distributors Ingrooves and Virgin. revenue and market share estimated by Ed Christman. Big Loud and Rimas, the labels behind Morgan Wallen and Bad Bunny, respectively, can’t compete in terms of cold, hard numbers, but their artists have had such a huge impact on the market share of their major-label distributors over the past year that such clout, Billboard’s editors believe, merits higher rankings on this list.Īll U.S. Billboard compiled this ranking of the top 40 labels based on estimated 2021 revenue (unless otherwise specified), total market share (for labels) and that non-fungible token of industry success: cultural influence, along with a review of their wins so far this year. As the stardust settles on the May 15 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas - a celebration of the past year’s top hitmakers - it’s time to recognize the music groups and labels that released, marketed and promoted the artists and hits that brought home awards.
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