Universal Music is the UK’s leading music company, home to successful artists from across the musical spectrum. Over the past year, Universal Music UK has overseen chart-topping releases from the likes of Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, Celeste, Ariana Grande, Jack Savoretti, Paul Weller, Ben Howard, and Lana Del Rey, as well as helping to bring the extraordinary catalogues of The Beatles and Queen to new audiences. Its businesses also include Abbey Road, the world’s most famous recording studio, Mercury Studios, a music-first content studio, and releasing repertoire from Decca, the number one classical label in the world, which celebrated its 90th anniversary in 2019.
Universal Music UK is passionate about nurturing and inspiring the next generation of talent and is a founding partner of East London Arts & Music (ELAM), the free school for 16-19-year-olds set up in 2014 by Will Kennard –one half of Virgin EMI artists Chase & Status –with a mission to increase access routes into the creative industries. In 2020, the company also launched its Creative Differences project, led by the publication of the first handbook for embracing neurodiversity in the creative industries. Universal Music UK is a division of Universal Music Group (UMG), the world leader in music based entertainment, with a broad array of businesses engaged in recorded music, music publishing, merchandising and audio-visual content in more than 60 countries.