Find out if a song was released through Universal Music Group. Paste a Spotify or TikTok link to see its distributor, label, ISRC and UPC.
In store data
The label field shows the imprint, such as a frontline label, rather than the group name.
The ℗ line names the imprint, often with “a division of” or “under exclusive license to”.
UPCs come from the group’s own barcode prefixes, which makes them recognisable across imprints.
A Universal Music Group release
Drake, Wizkid, Kyla
Major label. The label line names the imprints and the distributor is the parent group.
Common questions
Paste the song’s Spotify or TikTok link into Pulse and it shows the distributor. By hand, check the source in the Spotify credits, then the ℗ line, the ISRC registrant code and the UPC prefix. See the full guide.
Usually not. The label field shows the imprint, such as a frontline label, rather than Universal Music Group itself.
Not necessarily to Universal Music Group itself. Universal Music Group often works with labels, so check the label field and the ℗ line to see which company controls the recording. See how to tell if an artist is signed.
Other major label groups
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