Top record labels: artists, market share

Here's a look at the top record labels, their artists and their U.S. market share as of Oct. 9: - UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP: 35.12 percent market share in U.S. Labels include: Geffen Records, Island Def Jam Music Group, Motown Records, Verve Music Group, Decca Music Group. Artists include: Gwen Stefani, Elton John, Jimi Hendrix, Kanye West, Shania Twain. - SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT INC.: 22.79 percent market share. Labels include: Arista Records, Columbia Records, Jive Records, RCA... [read full story]