Universal Music México

Mexican subsidiary of Universal Music Group

Universal Music Group México

Logo in use since January 2020

Formerly|

* Dusa Discos Universales S.A. (1963–1971)
* Polydor S.A. de C.V. (1971–1977)
* PolyGram Discos S.A. de C.V. (1977–1999)
* Universal Music México S.A. de C.V. (1999–2021)

Company type| Subsidiary
Industry|

* Music
* Entertainment

Founded| 1963; 62 years ago (1963)
Headquarters| Cuauhtémoc,

Mexico City

Mexico

Key people

| Alfredo Delgadillo (CEO)
Products| Music and entertainment
Revenue| See Universal Music Group
Parent| Universal Music Group
Subsidiaries|

* Raw Talent
* Universal Music Publishing México
* Fonovisa Records

Website| udiscover.mx

Universal Music Group México S.A. de C.V. (often referred to as just UMG México) is a Mexican subsidiary of the Universal Music Group founded in 1963. It was founded as Dusa Discos Universales in 1963, undergoing several name changes over the years, first being first acquired by Gramophon-Philips Group (PolyGram) in 1971. It has been known as Universal Music México since 1999, following PolyGram's merger with UMG through the acquisition of Seagram.

## History

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Philips logo, used throughout the Philips–PolyGram era.

### Dusa, Philips and PolyGram (1963–1999)

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The company was founded in 1963, under the name Dusa Discos Universales, during the 1960s it signed and launched talents such as Los Bonys, Gabriel Gaytán y Los Leos, Los Portorriqueños, Alvaro Zermeño, Rocío Durcal, among others. Dusa also distributed artists on record labels of the then Philips Phonographische Industries (such as Polydor and Mercury Records). They also released the famous compilation albums "Jugo de Hits".

Dusa was eventually purchased by Grammophon-Philips Group in 1971, briefly called Polydor (Mexico) from 1971 to 1977. Due to the name change from Grammophon-Philips to PolyGram, the Mexican subsidiary was renamed PolyGram Discos in 1977. During the Philips-PolyGram years, the company continued doing the same as Dusa, launching national artists and distributing global PolyGram artists in Mexico.[1]

### Universal Music México (1999–present)

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Due to Seagram's acquisition of PolyGram in 1998, PolyGram was merged with Universal Music Group (previously Decca and MCA), and its Mexican office was renamed as Universal Music México.[2]

Another important imprint and catalog of UMG México is Fonovisa Records, which was founded in Mexico in 1984 by Televisa; It had artists such as Los Tigres del Norte, Los Humildes, Los Bukis, Los Caminantes, Rigo Tovar, Timbiriche, Flans, Lucero, Thalía, Cristian Castro and Enrique Iglesias. In 2002, Televisa sold it to Univision Music Group, which would later be purchased by Universal Music Group (UMG) in 2008. Since then, Fonovisa acts as a mutual subsidiary between Universal Music México and Universal Music Latino.

## EMI Music Mexico

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The origins of EMI in Mexico arose in 1965, when Capitol Records arrived in Mexico under the name of Discos Capitol de México to form a local company with the aim of distributing the music of Capitol artists in Mexico.[3] On July 1, 1970, the company, due to circumstances, became managed by Capitol Records' parent conglomerate, Electric & Musical Industries (EMI). After this change in management, the company became known as EMI Capitol de México.[4]

In 1994, it was renamed EMI Music México again. After the purchase of EMI by Universal Music Group, the company and the catalog became part of Universal Music México the same year. UMG México currently uses the EMI logo as imprint.

## Labels

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* Fonovisa Records
* Virgin Music México

## References

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1. ^ "PolyGram Discos, S.A. De C.V." Discogs (in Spanish). Retrieved June 2, 2022.
2. ^ "Comerciales México Febrero 1995 Televisa" (in European Spanish). Retrieved June 2, 2022.
3. ^ "Discos Capitol de Mexico, S.A. De C.V." Discogs (in Spanish). Retrieved June 2, 2022.
4. ^ "EMI Capitol De Mexico, S.A. De C.V." Discogs (in Spanish). Retrieved June 2, 2022.

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Universal Music Group

People|

* Lucian Grainge
* Sherry Lansing
* James Mitchell
* Manning Doherty
* Bill Ackman
* Philippe Flageul
* Jody Gerson
* Boyd Muir

Interscope Capitol Labels Group|

| Capitol Music Group|

* Capitol Records
* Blue Note Records
* Astralwerks
* Harvest Records
* Capitol Christian Music Group
* ForeFront Records
* Motown Gospel
* Sparrow Records
* Priority Records

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Interscope Geffen A&M Records|

* Interscope Records
* Geffen Records
* A&M Records
* Interscope Films
* Aftermath Entertainment
* Darkroom
* Dreamville Records
* Kidinakorner
* LVRN Records
* Mad Love and Friends Keep Secrets Records
* Shady Records
* Cinematic Music Group
* Downtown Records

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Verve Label Group|

* Deutsche Grammophon
* Decca Records
* Decca Classics
* Mercury KX
* Impulse! Records
* Verve Records
* Verve Forecast Records

Republic Corps|

* Republic Records
* Motown
* Quality Control Music
* Rowdy Records
* Mercury Records
* Cash Money Records
* Young Money Entertainment
* SRC Records
* American Recordings
* Boominati Worldwide
* Brushfire Records
* Casablanca Records
* Federal Films
* Lava Records
* Universal Arabic Music
* XO
* Def Jam Recordings
* Island Records

Virgin Music Group|

* Virgin Records
* Caroline Records
* Fontana Records
* V2 Records
* PIAS Group

UM Latin Entertainment|

* Capitol Latin
* Disa Records
* Fonovisa Records
* Machete Music
* Universal Music Latino
* Universal Music México

UMG Nashville|

* MCA Nashville
* Mercury Nashville Records
* Lost Highway Records
* Capitol Records Nashville
* EMI Records Nashville

UM Australia|

* Island Records Australia
* Golden Era Records
* Modular Recordings
* Mercury Records Australia
* EMI Music Australia

UM Japan|

* Polydor Records
* EMI Records
* Universal D
* Virgin Music
* Def Jam Recordings
* Mercury Tokyo
* Universal Classics

UM UK|

* EMI Records
* Capitol UK
* Island UK
* Motown UK
* Polydor Records
* 0207 Def Jam
* Universal Music On Demand

UM Greater China|

* Capitol Records China
* EMI China
* PolyGram Records China
* Republic Records China
* Universal Music China
* Universal Music Hong Kong
* Universal Music Taiwan

UM France|

* Capitol Music France
* Decca Records France
* Island Def Jam France
* MCA France
* Polydor France
* Romance Musique
* PIAS France
* Virgin Records France

UM Philippines|

* Def Jam Philippines
* EMI Records
* Island Philippines
* Republic Records Philippines
* UMG Philippines

Universal Music Africa|

* U-Live Africa
* Motown Gospel Africa
* Def Jam Recordings Africa
* Universal Music Group Nigeria
* Universal Music South Africa
* Blue Note Records Africa
* Virgin Music Africa

Other UMG labels|

* Universal Music Enterprises
* Hip-O Records
* Universal Music Indonesia
* Universal Music Malaysia

Publishing division|

* Universal Music Publishing Group
* Universal Production Music

Film/TV units|

* Eagle Rock Entertainment
* PolyGram Entertainment
* Vevo

Non-UMG distributed labels|

* Big Machine Label Group
* Disney Music Group
* Hollywood Records
* S-Curve Records
* Walt Disney Records
* Roc Nation
* ECM Records
* Dew Process
* Nickelodeon Records
* Red Bull Records
* Because Music
* London Recordings
* Ed Banger Records

| International third-party licensees|

* Dreamus (South Korea (JYP Entertainment))
* Helicon (Israel)
* Tuff Gong (Caribbean)
* YG Plus (South Korea (HYBE Labels))
* Musica Studios (Indonesia)

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Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz label

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