Universal Music India Pvt. Ltd. (UMI) was launched in 1999; it is a part of the Universal Music Group, an American-based, Dutch-listed multinational music corporation. Universal Music India is registered with the Indian Music Industry, a trust that represents the recording industry distributors in India. UMI appointed Devraj Sanyal as its managing director in 2011, succeeding Rajat Kakar, managing director of Universal Music India for the previous eight years.[1] It is the successor to the music label Music India, which in turn was the successor to Polydor India Pvt. Ltd.; all albums released under both labels are currently under license of Universal Music India.
Universal Music India brings the news, album updates, tour updates, trivia, of artists worldwide for their fans.[2] The 'Whats Hot Now' list includes a number of artists from the Universal Music Group (currently including Eminem, Rihanna, Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Enrique Iglesias, Avicii, Justin Bieber, Lorde and many more) and their details, album launches, tour dates etc.[3]
Its head office in Bandra East, Mumbai, oversees the company's interests in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Pakistan, in addition to India.[citation needed]
