XL Recordings

XL Recordings
Industry	Music & Entertainment
Genre	Various
Founded	1989
Founder	Tim Palmer and; Nick Halkes
Headquarters	London, England, United Kingdom; ; New York, United States (satellite);
Key people	Richard Russell (CEO)
Parent	Beggars Group
Website	xlrecordings.com

XL Recordings is a British independent record label founded in 1989 by Tim Palmer and Nick Halkes. It has been run and co-owned by Richard Russell since 1996. It forms part of the Beggars Group.

It releases an average of six albums a year. The label releases albums worldwide and operates across a range of genres.^[1]

^ Tim Jonze (16 February 2011). "XL Recordings, the record label that's tearing up the rule book". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 November 2011.