Universal Music Russia

Universal Music Russia
Parent companyUniversal Music Group
Founded17 March 1994; 30 years ago (1994-03-17) (as PolyGram Russia)
FounderBoris Zosimov [ru]
DefunctMarch 2, 2022; 2 years ago (2022-03-02)
StatusInactive
Distributor(s)
GenreVarious
Country of originRussia
LocationMoscow, Russia
Official websiteUniversal Music Group at the Wayback Machine (archived 12 December 2022)

Universal Music Russia (Russian: ЗАО «Юниверсал Мьюзик») was a Russian music label division of the international music holding company Universal Music Group.[1][2] The label's artists include Saifer, t.A.T.u., Noize MC, Anna Sedokova,[3] Anna Asti[4] and others.[5] Until January 2021, the head of the label was Dmitry Konnov.[6]

History

In 1998, Boris Zosimov [ru] left his post as director general of PolyGram Russia, replaced by Giedrius Klimkevicius, who previously worked as a leader for the distribution company «Бомба».[7]

In 1999, after the merger of PolyGram & Universal Music Group, the label became known as Universal Music Russia.[8]

On 20 January 2021, Maxim Vlasov became the director and Dmitry Konnov left.[9]

On 9 March 2022, the label suspended its activities and closed its offices in Russia. Subsequently, the label's website closed.

References

  1. ^ "COMPANY NEWS; POLYGRAM BUYS RUSSIAN ENTERTAINMENT GROUP - The New York Times". Archived from the original on 9 April 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Universal Music Russia запустит «провайдерский» музыкальный портал". roem.ru. 31 May 2012. Archived from the original on 29 September 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Анна Седакова подписала контракт с Universal, чтобы показать настоящую себя". InterMedia. 1 December 2020. Archived from the original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Anna Аst подписала контракт с крупнейшим в мире лейблом Universal Music Group". 12 January 2022. Archived from the original on 18 January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Локальные артисты". Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Глава Universal Music Russia Дмитрий Коннов: "Самая большая проблема российской музыкальной индустрии – полное отсутствие адекватного менеджмента"". InterMedia. 20 October 2020. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Зосимова убрали с Polygram – Газета Коммерсантъ". 14 February 1998. Archived from the original on 1 March 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  8. ^ "Реальные снегири / Журнал «Компания». Статьи". Archived from the original on 8 April 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  9. ^ Stassen, Murray (20 January 2021). "Maxim Vlasov named Managing Director of Universal Music Russia". Music Business Worldwide. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.