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Old 07-02-2006, 11:13 PM   #384 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by riseagainstrocks
What are these labels?
Universal Music Group, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, EMI Group, and Warner Music Group.


edit: Nielsen SoundScan reported that the big four accounted for 81.87% of the world music market in 2005:[1]

* Universal Music Group (France/USA based) — 31.71%
* Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Japan/Germany based) — 25.61% (13.83% Sony, 11.78% BMG)
* Warner Music Group (USA based) — 15%
* EMI Group (UK based) — 9.55%
* independent labels — 18.13%
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