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Who Owns the Music? Overseas sales of US recording artists are declining, but the media giants are establishing subsidiaries around the world to produce and distribute local music. Here are the top four recording artists in selected countries, with ownership information. |
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| Country | Artist | Title | Label | Company and home base |
| Brazil | E O Tchan | E O Tchan do Brasil | Universal | Seagram (Canada) |
| Pe. Marcelo Rossi | Musicas para Louvar A. Senhor | Universal | Seagram (Canada) | |
| Grupo Molejo | Brincadeira de Crianca | Warner | Time Warner (US) | |
| Leandro & Leonardo | Un Sonhador | BMG | Bertelsmann (Germany) | |
| France | Original Soundtrack | Notre Dame de Paris | Sony | Sony (Japan) |
| Original Soundtrack | Titanic | Sony | Sony (Japan) | |
| Louise Attaque | Louise Attaque | Sony | Sony (Japan) | |
| Celine Dion | S'il Suffisait d'Aimer | Sony | Sony (Japan) | |
| Japan | B'z | B'z The Best Pleasure | Rooms Records | Being, Inc. (Japan) |
| B'z | B'z The Best Treasure | Rooms Records | Being, Inc. (Japan) | |
| Every Little Thing | Time to Destination | Avex | Avex Group (Japan) | |
| Yumi Matsutoya | Neue Music | Toshiba/EMI | EMI (Japan) | |
| Mexico | Los Temerarios | Como te Recuerdo | Fonovisa | Televisa (Mexico) |
| Mecano | Ana, Jose, Nacho | BMG | Bertelsmann (Germany) | |
| Juan Gabriel | Celebracion de los 25 años | BMG | Bertelsmann (Germany) | |
| Mana | Sueños Liquidos | Warner | Time Warner (US) | |
| Poland | Original Soundtrack | Titanic | Sony | Sony (Japan) |
| Celine Dion | Let's Talk About Love | Sony | Sony (Japan) | |
| Modern Talking | Back for Good | BMG | Bertelsmann (Germany) | |
| Era | Ameno | Universal | Seagram (Canada) | |
| Russia | Depeche Mode | Ultra | Mute | Mute (UK) |
| Enigma | Le Roi Est Mort, Vive le Roi! | EMI | EMI | |
| George Michael | Older | EMI | EMI | |
| Paul McCartney | Flaming Pie | EMI | EMI | |
| South Africa | Whitney Houston | My Love Is Your Love | Arista | Bertelsmann (North America) |
| Boyzone | By Request | Polygram | Seagram (Canada) | |
| Vengaboys | Greatest Hits Bonus | EMI | EMI (South Africa) | |
| Ricky Martin | Ricky Martin | Sony/Columbia | Sony (Japan) | |
| South Korea | Seo Tae-Ji | Take 5 | Samsung | Samsung |
| H.O.T. | Set a Line (vol. 4) | Shinnara | (South Korea) | |
| Ryu Seung-Joon Ryu | Seung-Joon 2 | Seoul | (South Korea) | |
| Cool | Sorrow | Samsung | Samsung | |
All sources IFPI (International Federation of Phonographic Industry) except South Africa (Bryan Pearson). |
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