Editing Capitol Records (section)

===Distribution under Universal Music Group===
In 2012, the recorded music operations of EMI were sold to the [[Universal Music Group]] and the world headquarters were re-established in the Capitol Tower in Hollywood as part of the subsequent reorganization of the [[Capitol Music Group]]. Steve Barnett, previously an employee of Columbia, was hired as chairman and CEO of the division.<ref>{{cite news|last=Brown|first=August|title=Steve Barnett to lead Capitol Music Group|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-xpm-2012-nov-26-la-et-ms-steve-barnett-capitol-music-group-20121126-story.html|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=November 26, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/official-steve-barnett-named-chairman-394025|title=It's Official: Steve Barnett Named Chairman and CEO of Capitol Music Group|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=November 26, 2012|language=en|access-date=March 10, 2019}}</ref>

Capitol filed a lawsuit against [[Vimeo]], an online video-sharing website, for audio copyright infringement. Capitol filed the claim after users were visibly lip-synching to some of their tracks.<ref>{{cite web|title=Vimeo Sued Over Lip Dubs|url=http://newteevee.com/2009/12/15/vimeo-sued-over-lip-dubs|publisher=Gigaom|access-date=April 18, 2013|first=Ryan|last=Lawler|date=December 15, 2009|archive-date=August 30, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100830131732/http://newteevee.com/2009/12/15/vimeo-sued-over-lip-dubs/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Following legal action by Capitol against the ReDigi.com online company in April 2013, the latter was found to have violated copyright law. Capitol Records claimed that ReDigi was guilty of copyright infringement due to a business model that facilitated the creation of additional copies of Capitol's digital music files, whereby users could upload the files for downloading or streaming to the new purchaser of the file. ReDigi argued that the resale of MP3/digital music files is permitted under certain doctrines ("fair use" and "first sale") but the court maintained that the doctrines' application "was limited to material items that the copyright owner put into the stream of commerce."<ref>{{cite web|title=Selling MP3s? You should have stuck with CDs|url=http://theconversation.com/selling-mp3s-you-should-have-stuck-with-cds-13219|work=The Conversation|publisher=The Conversation Media Group|access-date=April 18, 2013|first1=Anne|last1=Fitzgerald|first2=Tim|last2=Seidenspinner|date=April 17, 2013}}</ref>

In 2014, PGH Live Music joined the team and [[Katy Perry]] founded the record label Metamorphosis Music, starting a label venture with Capitol.<ref>{{cite web|title=Introducing my new label venture with @capitolrecords featuring my first artist FERRAS|url=https://twitter.com/katyperry/status/478992375168368642|date=June 17, 2014}}</ref> The name of the label was later changed to [[Unsub Records]] in 2016.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Kaufman|first1=Gil|title=Katy Perry Really Wants You to Get 'Together' with Her Latest Signing, CYN|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=July 14, 2017|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7865973/katy-perry-together-cyn|access-date=July 14, 2017}}</ref>

Also that year, Capitol rose to number two market share and won four categories at the [[57th Annual Grammy Awards|Grammy Awards]] for music by [[Beck]] and [[Sam Smith (singer)|Sam Smith]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Grammy Awards bring gold to revitalized Capitol Records|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-grammy-awards-capitol-records-sam-smith-beck-20150209-story.html|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=September 10, 2015|first=Randy|last=Lewis|date=February 9, 2015}}</ref>

In 2018, Capitol's electronic division [[Astralwerks]] relaunched with a new team and moved its entire operations to Capitol's tower in Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/8474574/astralwerks-relaunch-2018|title=Acclaimed Label Astralwerks Relaunches With New Team, Major Signings|magazine=Billboard|date=September 11, 2018|access-date=March 10, 2019}}</ref>

In 2019, [[Jeff Vaughn]] was named President of Capitol Records, assuming his position as of January 1, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/biz/news/jeff-vaughn-president-capitol-records-1203422258/|title=Jeff Vaughn Named President of Capitol Records|date=2019-12-03|website=Variety|language=en|access-date=2020-04-28}}</ref>

In 2021, [[Michelle Jubelirer]] was named the Chair & CEO of Capitol.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://variety.com/2021/music/news/michelle-jubelirer-capitol-music-group-promotion-chair-ceo-1235132161/ | work=Variety | title=Michelle Jubelirer Upped to Capitol Music Group Chair and CEO | date=December 13, 2021}}</ref>

In 2024, Capitol Records became part of UMG's Interscope Capitol Labels Group.