UMG Greater China Signs Catalog Acquisition Deal with Carrier Creative
The catalog boasts influential Mandopop artists such as Little Tigers and Johnny Chiang
Universal Music Group China (UMGC) has purchased the recorded rights to the Carrier Creative catalog of 1980s and 1990s Mandopop.
Why it matters:
The catalog acquisition is UMGC’s first in the region.
It includes recordings by the group Little Tigers, singer-songwriter Johnny Chiang, Nicky Wu, Alec Su, You Huan Pai Dui, Hong Hair Er, and Girl Group.
As per the announcement, this represents “one of the foundational catalogs of the modern Chinese era.”
Partnership:
As per Music Business Worldwide, the acquisition comes on the back of a 2025 partnership between UMGC and Taiwan-based music company Skyhigh Entertainment, which previously managed the catalog.
The collaboration resulted in the restoration, remastering, and global streaming relaunch of more than 600 recordings and 66 albums.
What they said:
Timothy Xu, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Universal Music Greater China: “The Little Tigers, Johnny Chiang and the broader Carrier Creative catalog represent one of the most important chapters in the history of Chinese-language popular music. These songs helped shape the sound, identity and collective memory of an entire generation. We are deeply grateful to Shirley Miao [Founder of Carrier Creative] for her trust in placing this extraordinary catalog with Universal Music, and we will honor that trust by preserving its legacy while creating new possibilities for these works in the years ahead.”
👋 Disclosures & Transparency Block
This story was written with information from Music Business Worldwide.
We covered it because it’s news of a catalog acquisition.
