Universal Records

US record label (1995-2006)
Organization record_label Q2482872
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Universal Records

Summary

Universal Records is a record label[1]. It draws 89 Wikipedia views per month (record_label category, ranking #234 of 2,290).[2]

Key Facts

  • Universal Records is in the country of United States[3].
  • Universal Records's instance of is recorded as record label[4].
  • Universal Records's founder is recorded as Doug Morris[5].
  • Universal Records's founder is recorded as Daniel Glass[6].
  • Universal Records is owned by Universal Music Group[7].
  • Universal Records's genre is heavy metal music[8].
  • Universal Records's genre is pop music[9].
  • Universal Records's genre is country music[10].
  • Universal Records's genre is hip-hop[11].
  • Universal Records's genre is rock music[12].
  • Universal Records's genre is soul[13].
  • Universal Records's genre is contemporary R&B[14].
  • Universal Records's headquarters location is recorded as New York City[15].
  • Universal Records's Commons category is recorded as Universal Records (United States)[16].
  • 1995 marks the founding of Universal Records[17].
  • Universal Records's official website is recorded as https://UniversalRecords.com[18].
  • Universal Records's different from is recorded as Universal Records[19].
  • Universal Records's has list is recorded as list of Universal Records artists[20].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Production[21]

  • Country: US[22]

  • Began / founded: 1996[23]

  • Community tags: clean up[24]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 590538e9-b183-4163-ab5a-171fb021ed12[25]

Body

Founding

Founders include Doug Morris[5] and Daniel Glass[6]. 1995 marks the founding of Universal Records[17].

Operations

Universal Records's headquarters location is recorded as New York City[15].

Ownership

Universal Records is owned by Universal Music Group[7].

Why It Matters

Universal Records draws 89 Wikipedia views per month (record_label category, ranking #234 of 2,290).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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