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Machete Music

Parent company	Universal Music Group
Founded	2005^[1]
Distributor(s)	Universal Music Group
Genre	new school hip hop, gangsta rap, R&B, chicano rap, rock
Country of origin	Puerto Rico
Official Website	www.machetemusic.com

Machete Music is an urban music label owned by Universal Music Group. The record label had been largely associated with reggaeton music, but in recent years, it has been also been signing non-urban artists such as Malverde, Mala Rodriguez and Chino XL.^[2]^[3] The label is part of Universal Music Latin Entertainment. Machete Music is one of the strongest label mainly about Reggaeton.

According to Toy Selectah (also known as Toy Hernández, A&R of the label from 2004 to 2007), its president Gustavo López "suggested the name Machete, in part because of Control Machete, Hernández's former band".^[1]

Contents

1 Artists signed on with Machete Music
- 1.1 Affiliated Labels
2 See also
3 References
4 External links

Artists signed on with Machete Music

Affiliated Labels

References

^ ^a ^b Juan Data: Dr. Cumbiaton (Profile and interview of Toy Selectah) Remezcla, 31 May 2009 (Archived by WebCite at [1])
^ Malverde Interview: The Legend Continues
^ Chino XL Interview - "Return of the Poison Pen"

External links

Vivendi

List of assets owned by Vivendi

Directors

Jean-René Fourtou
Henri Lachmann
Claude Bébéar
Gérard Brémond
Fernando Falcó y Fernández de Córdova
Sarah Franck
Gabriel Hawawini
Patrick Kron
Andrzej Olechowski
Pierre Rodocanachi

Universal Music Group

Universal Music Publishing Group
Interscope-Geffen-A&M (Interscope Records, Geffen Records, A&M Records, A&M/Octone Records, DGC Records)
The Island Def Jam Music Group (Island Records, Def Jam Recordings, Motown Records, Mercury Records)
Universal Republic Records
Universal Music Group Nashville (MCA Nashville, Mercury Nashville, Lost Highway Records)
Decca Label Group (Decca Records, Universal Music Classical)
Verve Music Group (GRP Records, Impulse! Records, Verve Records, Verve Forecast Records)
Universal Music Enterprises (Hip-O Records)
Show Dog-Universal Music
Universal Music Latin Entertainment (Universal Music Latino, Disa Records, Fonovisa Records, Machete Music)
Universal Music Group Distribution (Universal Music Distribution, Fontana Distribution, UMGD Digital)
Universal Music UK (Polydor Records, Mercury Music Group, Island Records Group, Geffen UK, Universal Music TV, Decca Records (UK))
V2/Co-Operative Music
V2 Records (Cooperative Music)
Bravado
Twenty-First Artists
Trinifold
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Employees: 34,031 (2005)
Stock symbol: (Euronext: VIV)
Website: Vivendi.com

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