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Island Records is having its best run in years, thanks to the leadership of the record label's co-CEOs, Justin Eshak and Imran Majid.
The Cranberries say record label stiffed them out of $5 million in royalties. EXCLUSIVE: In a federal lawsuit, the band accuses Island Records of taking an “excessive” cut of their streaming ...
Island Records Co-CEO Justin Eshak added, “I’m a huge admirer of Brittany. She’s already solidified herself as one of the great talents of her generation and is just getting started.
How did you come to be such an expert on Island Records’ history? I joined EMI in 1972 as a very junior member of their salesforce. EMI distributed Island at the time.
Chris Blackwell didn't exactly have a master-plan when he founded Island Records with £1,000 in 1959. Thirty years on, he sold the company to PolyGram for $300 million.
Island Records has announced the promotion of Jackie Winkler to senior vice president, head of A&R, effective Sept. 5. “Jackie is an exceptional leader and A&R executive,” said co-CEOs Imran ...
Island Records President Louis Bloom added, "Sparks have always been one of the most original, ground-breaking and creative groups in pop and their longevity is partly down to their ability to ...
Sparks have announced their first new album for Island Records in 47 years.The Girl Is Crying in Her Latte is due out May 26. It will mark Sparks’ return to the label after parting ways ...
After signing with Republic Records in 2019 and releasing numerous projects on the imprint, rapper Coi Leray has announced that she has inked a new deal with Island Records, releasing a new single ...
I’m releasing my debut album with Island Records in March. I wanted you to be the first to know. It’s album #15 if we’re ...
Hitting shelves this month, the first volume of the Island Book Of Records charts every album released on the label in the UK between 1959 and the end of 1968, with insight from a host of names ...
Neil Storey began working on ‘The Island Book of Records’ in 2007, concerned that “a musical generation is slowly dying out.” We spoke with the author upon the release of 'Volume I: 1959-1968' ...