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Music 'Majors' Left After Sony-BMG Merger
07/20/2004 1:18 PM, AP
The Associated Press
The Sony-BMG merger leaves four music "majors" with about 80 percent of the $32 billion global music market. They are:
_Universal Music Group: Artists include Sting, Sheryl Crow , Marvin Gaye, Vince Gill and Diana Krall on labels including A&M Records, Motown, MCA, GRP and Impulse labels.
_Sony-BMG: Artists include Aerosmith , George Michael , Barbra Streisand , Avril Lavigne and Elvis Presley on labels including Columbia, Epic, Arista and RCA.
_Warner Music Group: Artists include Madonna , Craig David , Alanis Morrisette, Bjork, The Corrs, Cher, David Gray and Linkin Park on labels including Atlantic, Elektra, Maverick, Rhino, and Warner Bros. Records.
_EMI Group: Artists include David Bowie , Janet Jackson , Lenny Kravitz , Robbie Williams and Radiohead on labels like Capitol Records, Chrysalis and Virgin.
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