Universal Music Russia (Russian: ЗАО «Юниверсал Мьюзик») is a Russian music label division of the international music holding company Universal Music Group.^[1] The label's artists include Saifer, T.A.T.u, Noize MC, Anna Sedokova,^[2] Anna Asti^[3] and others.^[4] Until January 2021, the head of the label was Dmitry Konnov.^[5]

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Universal Music Russia
Founded	1994; 30 years ago (1994)
Founder	Boris Zosimov
Status	Inactive
Distributor(s)	PolyGram (1994-1999), Universal Music Group (1999-2022)
Country of origin	Russia
Location	Moscow

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In 1998, Boris Zosimov left his post as director general of PolyGram Russia, replaced by Giedrius Klimkevicius, who previously worked as a leader for the distribution company «Бомба».^[6]

In 1999, after the merger of PolyGram & Universal Music Group, the label became known as Universal Music Russia.^[7]

On 20 January 2021, Maxim Vlasov became the director and Dmitry Konnov left.^[8]

On 9 March 2022, the label suspended its activities and closed its offices in Russia. Subsequently, the label's website closed.