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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 Island US president Darcus Beese, and MD Jon Turner. Partially due to its significant legacy, Island remains one of UMG's pre-eminent record labels.
Island Records has spent the past 6 decades blessing the world with truly great artists and incredible music. These artists, from Amy Winehouse and Bob Marley, to U2 and Mumford & Sons have helped define eras and shape the prevailing culture.
For sixty years, Island Records has been at the forefront of all the musical moments that mattered. One of the world's great labels, it has become a byword for artistic integrity and innovation, staying true to its long-established independent ethos by signing mavericks and game-changers who have altered the course of music in Britain, Jamaica ...
In 1958, Blackwell issued records by Laurel Aitken, Wilfred Edwards – later better known as Jackie Edwards – and Owen Gray on a label called R&B, and was amazed at their success in the local...
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Since Chris Blackwell first started Island Records in Jamaica in 1959, it has remained one of the world’s most legendary record labels and a coveted destination for new and established artists across genres. Today, Island is home to a varied roster across the US and UK.
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Until Blackwell sold the label to PolyGram in 1989, Island was the largest indie record label in history. In May 1962, Blackwell relocated the label to the UK in order to market music by Jamaican artists to immigrant communities in London and Birmingham.
