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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Label Occurrences
Island canonical 11

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf record label ⓘ
areaServed worldwide ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
distribution Universal Music Group ⓘ
focus artist development ⓘ
formerName Island Records Ltd. ⓘ
linked to: Island Records
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 Australia ⓘ
linked to: Island Records

Island Records UK ⓘ
linked to: Island Records

Island Records US ⓘ
linked to: Island Records
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 (Amy Winehouse album) ⓘ
linked to: Back to Black

Exodus (Bob Marley & The Wailers album) ⓘ
The Joshua Tree (U2 album) ⓘ
linked to: The Joshua Tree
ownedBy Universal Music Group ⓘ
parentOrganization Universal Music Group ⓘ
product recorded music ⓘ
signedArtist Amy Winehouse ⓘ
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 (11)

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 ⓘ
Living My Life → recordLabel → Island ⓘ
subject linked to: album "Living My Life"
Pride (In the Name of Love) → recordLabel → Island ⓘ