Universal Motown Records

Universal Motown Records
Universal Motown Records
Parent company	Universal Music Group (UMG)
Founded	2005
Founder	Universal Music Group
Defunct	2011
Status	Defunct
Distributor(s)	Universal Motown Republic Group; (United States); Universal Island Records; (International)
Fate	Merged into Republic Records
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 the contemporary incarnation of the legendary Motown Records label, and the "urban" half of UMG, although there were some rock artists on the label (along with its sub-labels) as well.