Island

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Island is a prominent record label known for signing and promoting influential artists across rock, pop, and reggae music.

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Island canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf record label
areaServed worldwide
country United Kingdom
distribution Universal Music Group
focus artist development
formerName Island Records
surface form: Island Records Ltd.
foundedAs independent label
foundedBy Chris Blackwell
Graeme Goodall
Leslie Kong
genre pop music
reggae music
rock music
hasLogo Island Records palm tree logo
hasSubsidiary Island Records
surface form: Island Records Australia

Island Records
surface form: Island Records UK

Island Records
surface form: Island Records US
headquartersLocation London, England
inception 1959
industry music industry
language English
laterBecame major-label imprint of Universal Music Group
locationFounded Kingston, Jamaica
notableFor promoting reggae music internationally
signing influential rock and pop artists
notableWork Back to Black
surface form: Back to Black (Amy Winehouse album)

Exodus (Bob Marley album)
surface form: Exodus (Bob Marley & The Wailers album)

The Joshua Tree
surface form: The Joshua Tree (U2 album)
ownedBy Universal Music Group
parentOrganization Universal Music Group
product recorded music
signedArtist Amy Winehouse
Bob Marley and the Wailers
surface form: Bob Marley & The Wailers

Cat Stevens
Grace Jones
Keane
Nick Drake
PJ Harvey
Roxy Music
Sean Paul
Shaggy
The Cranberries
Traffic
U2
website https://www.islandrecords.com/

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

War recordLabel Island
The First Time recordLabel Island
Babyface recordLabel Island
album "Living My Life" recordLabel Island
subject surface form: Living My Life