Island Records

Island Records
Island Records
Parent company	Universal Music Group (UMG)
Founded	4 July 1959
Founder	Chris Blackwell; Graeme Goodall; Leslie Kong
Distributor(s)	Republic (US); EMI/Island UK (UK); Universal Music Group (international); Island Def Jam (France); Island Philippines (Philippines); Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (most of Island Pictures film library)
Genre	Various
Location	United States; United Kingdom; Jamaica;
Official website	islandrecords.com

Island Records is a multinational record label owned by Universal Music Group. It was founded in Jamaica by Chris Blackwell, Graeme Goodall, and Leslie Kong in 1959,^[1] and was eventually sold to PolyGram in 1989. Island and A&M Records, another label recently acquired by PolyGram, were both at the time the largest independent record labels in history, with Island having exerted a major influence on the progressive music scene in the United Kingdom in the early 1970s.

Island Records operates four international divisions: Island US, Island UK, Island Australia, and Island France (known as Vertigo France until 2014). Current key people include Imran Majid and Justin Eshak who were named co-CEOs of Island Records in 2021. Partially due to its significant legacy, Island remains one of UMG's pre-eminent record labels.

^ Perrone, Pierre (1 May 2009). "Island: The record label that changed the world". The Independent. UK. Retrieved 1 May 2009.

[May-1] Perrone, Pierre (1 May 2009). "Island: The record label that changed the world". The Independent. UK. Retrieved 1 May 2009.

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