Parent company Universal Music Group Genre Reggaeton, urban Country of origin Puerto Rico | Distributor(s) Universal Music Group Founded 2005 Parent organization Universal Music Group | |
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Official website www.universalmusica.com/machete Artists Don Omar, Daddy Yankee, Yandel, Wisin Y Yandel, Chino & Nacho Albums Glou, Wisin vs Yandel: Los Extrat, Pa'l Mundo, Don Omar Presents: Meet the, King of Kings Profiles | ||
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Machete Music is an urban music label owned by Universal Music Group. The record label had been largely associated with reggaeton music, but in recent years, it has been also been signing non-reggaeton artists such as Malverde, Mala Rodriguez and Chino XL. The label is part of Universal Music Latin Entertainment. Machete Music is one of the strongest label mainly about Reggaeton.
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According to Toy Selectah (also known as Toy Hernández, A&R of the label from 2004 to 2007), its president Gustavo López "suggested the name Machete, in part because of Control Machete, Hernández's former band". In 2010, the label launched its Machete Music Tour 2010 in celebration of the label's fifth anniversary. The label claims 80% of Latin Rhythm Billboard chart sales. In the five years between the label's establishment in 2005 and 2010, Machete has had 27 top ten albums on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart with eleven of those being number one albums.