Universal Motown Records

Universal Motown Records
Universal Motown Records
Parent company	Universal Music Group (UMG)
Founded	2005
Founder	Universal Music Group
Defunct	2011
Status	Merged into Republic Records
Distributor(s)	Universal Motown Republic Group; (United States); Universal Island Records; (International);
Genre	Various
Country of origin	United States
Location	New York City, U.S.

Universal Motown Records was an American record label that operated as a division of Universal Motown Republic Group. It was a contemporary incarnation of the massively successful soul label Motown Records, and the "urban" half of the Universal Records label, although there were some rock artists on the label (along with its sub-labels) as well. Due to internal restructuring at UMG, it was shuttered in 2011, eventually replaced by Republic Records and a modern Motown under The Island Def Jam Music Group.