1. The four major record labels

2. Warner Music Group “ Warner Music Group Corp. (NYSE: WMG) is the world's only publicly-traded major music company aimed at helping artists achieve long-term creative and financial success while providing consumers with the highest-quality music content available.” Warner Music Group includes some of the best known record labels such as Asylum, Atlantic, Cordless, East West, Elektra, Nonesuch, Reprise, Rhino and Roadrunner. They also have many licensees in more than 50 countries . Warner Music Groups includes a growing artists business which offers artist management, touring, merchandise, fan clubs and sponsorships.

3. Universal Music Group “ Universal Music Group (UMG) is the world’s leading music company” Universal Music Group is split into two major business; recorded music and music publishing. They discover, develop, market and distribute recorded music in 77 different countries and they represent 98% of the music market. They also distribute music videos, DVD products, and legal downloads online. UMG have a business called Universal Music Publishing Group and it is the world's leading publishing business. It owns rights to all kinds of music and licenses them so they can be used in films and advertisements, for example.

4. Sony Music Entertainment “ Sony Music Entertainment UK is part of one of the largest music and entertainment companies in the world. ” Sony Music Entertainment has a wide range of artists, local and international. They also have a huge catalogue containing some of the most important recordings in history. They have three frontline labels; RCA, Columbia and Epic. They also release music from other labels such as Zomba and Jive.