ɪn ˈeɪpɹəl tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈɪftiːn, jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsəl mjˈuːzɪk dˌɪstɹɪbjˈuːʃən wʌz dɪsmˈæntəld tuː “kɹiːˈeɪt ˈiːvən stɹˈɔŋɡɚ tˈaɪz bᵻtwˌiːn ˌaʊɚ sˈɛntɹəlˌaɪzd tˈiːmz ænd lˈeɪbəlz” ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋ tə pˈɛɹənt kˈʌmpəni jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsəl mjˈuːzɪk ɡɹˈuːp.
In April 2015, Universal Music Distribution was dismantled to “create even stronger ties between our centralized teams and labels” according to parent company Universal Music Group.