Two days later, Justin Eshak and Imran Majid — the co-CEOs of her label, Island Records — gathered their staff at Island’s Manhattan headquarters to rewatch the episode. “She’s just a ...

Chris Blackwell didn't exactly have a master-plan when he founded Island ... Records, even if they occasionally competed for the same act. "I learned from him the value of creating a label ...

But he says Island Records understood what he was seeking in a label partner ... has been giving away 100,000 copies of a ...

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 ...

In our latest issue, Island Records UK president Louis Bloom outlines why he feels the Universal label has now laid “the foundation for huge success” going forward. Indeed, Island is on a red ...

Grammy-award winning singer-songwriter Angelique Kidjo, record label founder Chris Blackwell ... “Chris Blackwell founded and built Island Records into one of the most successful labels in ...

Defunct Irish rock group The Cranberries are accusing their longtime record label of shorting them ... the group’s three surviving members claim Island Records, a division of the Universal ...

Sparks have announced new album The Girl Is Crying in Her Latte which is out May 26 and finds the sibling duo of Ron & Russell Mael back on Island Records, the label that released such classics ...

Island Records triumphed in the A&R category at the Music Week Awards 2024. It follows the Universal Music UK label’s breakout success with The Last Dinner Party, winners of the BRITs Rising ...

Blackwell grew up in Jamaica, and, as the head of Island Records, helped launch the careers of reggae stars like Bob Marley and Jimmy Cliff, as well as rock bands like U2. His memoir is The Islander.