BMG Entertainment and Universal Music Group Announce International Expansion of Online Music Joint Venture, GetMusic.Business, Technology & Entertainment Editors UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif./NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 15, 2000 Aggressive Worldwide Expansion Underscores Companies' Commitment To Becoming Leading Global Internet Forces In a move that underscores their shared commitment to becoming leading global Internet forces, Universal Music Group and BMG BMG Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Germand: Federal Ministry for Health) BMG Be My Girl BMG Blue Man Group BMG Bertelsmann Music Group BMG Be My Guest BMG Browning Machine Gun BMG Bulk Metallic Glass Entertainment today announced the international expansion of GetMusic LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , their online music content and commerce joint venture. The global roll-out represents a substantial additional investment for the two leading music corporations since they founded GetMusic in April, 1999. The multiple-year commitment will expand the Internet content and commerce destination from the U.S. to markets in Europe, Asia and Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. . GetMusic is focused on creating an online community of music fans to build awareness for and drives sales of a wide range of artists, including Christina Aguilera  Some statements may be disputed, incorrect, , biased or otherwise objectionable. "Under Andrew's leadership, GetMusic has demonstrated strong momentum and a unique understanding of the online music community," said Strauss Zelnick, President and CEO of BMG Entertainment. "Based on the enthusiastic response of U.S. music fans, we are eager to bring GetMusic's convenience and accessibility to consumers across the globe." "We are excited about the wide range of programming initiatives that Andy and his team are instituting," said Doug Morris, Chairman and CEO, Universal Music Group. "Taking GetMusic global is the natural next step toward the goal of establishing a leading worldwide Internet presence." "Taking GetMusic international is a great testimonial to the ongoing support by both BMG and Universal Music Group," said Nibley. "By giving us additional resources to customize GetMusic for specific territories, we are able to offer our overseas customers an even more personal and engaging experience." About Universal Music Group Universal Music Group is the world's leading music company with wholly-owned record operations or licensees in 59 countries around the world. Its businesses also include Universal Music Publishing Group Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) is a music publishing company and is part of the Universal Music Group. It is one of the world's largest music publishing businesses. UMPG owns or administers more than 1 million copyrights. , one of the industry's largest global music publishing The contractual relationship between a songwriter or music composer and a music publisher, whereby the writer assigns part or all of his or her music copyrights to the publisher in exchange for the publisher's commercial exploitation of the music. operations. Universal Music Group consists of record labels A&M Records, Decca Record Company, Deutsche Grammophon Deutsche Grammophon is a German classical record label. The company has long been known for its high standards of audio fidelity. The Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft , Geffen Records Geffen Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group. Company history Beginnings , Interscope Records, Island Def Jam Here is a list of artists signed to The Island Def Jam Music Group. 0-9
in full Music Corporation of America Entertainment conglomerate. It was founded in Chicago in 1924 by Jules Stein as a talent agency. In the 1960s it bought Decca Records and Universal Pictures, and today it produces films, music, and television shows. Nashville, MCA Records, Mercury Records, Motown Records, Philips, Polydor, Universal Records, and Verve Music Group as well as a multitude of record labels owned or distributed by its record company subsidiaries around the world. The Universal Music Group owns the most extensive catalog of music in the industry which is marketed through two distinct divisions, Universal Music Enterprises Universal Music Enterprises is the catalogue division of Universal Music Group. It includes Hip-O Records, Universal Chronicles and UM3 (which is the international label for UME). (in the U.S.) and UM3 (outside the U.S.). Universal Music Group is a unit of The Seagram Company Ltd., a global entertainment and spirits and wine company. About BMG Entertainment BMG Entertainment is the $4.6 billion worldwide music and entertainment division of Bertelsmann AG, one of the world's leading media companies, with annual revenues of $18 billion. BMG owns more than 200 record labels in 53 countries, including Arista Records, RCA Records and Ariola Music. BMG also owns the world's largest music club and one of the world's largest music publishing companies, and has interests in television, and compact disc and cassette manufacturing. Bertelsmann's North America interests also include the Random House Inc. book publishing group and the Gruner+Jahr magazine publishing group, which includes McCall's, Parents, Family Circle and YM magazines, among others. About GetMusic LLC Based in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , GetMusic LLC is the comprehensive online music and lifestyle company financed by BMG Entertainment and Universal Music Group, corporations which represent a 45 percent combined market share of the U.S. music industry. GetMusic's combination of cutting-edge content, commerce and community offers music fans unprecedented access to their favorite artists and songs. Appealing to a wide range of musical tastes, GetMusic's network of genre channels covers adult contemporary, alternative, classical, country, pop, rock, and urban music. The GetMusic store features more than 250,000 music titles and distinctive value-adds. |
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