Island Records has offered Justin Eshak and Imran Majid positions as the label’s new co-heads, and multiple sources tell Variety the pair has accepted. Eshak and Majid, pictured right and left above, ...

That feeling when you keep seeing egregious errors about something you know almost too much about. This was Neil Storey’s experience whenever he was exposed to anything related to Island Records, from ...

Iggy Azalea is officially done with Def Jam, as the Australian entertainer parts ways with the predominantly hip-hop label. After sharing her grievances with the label's CEO Steve Bartels last year, ...

Sabrina Carpenter is officially a part of the Island Records family! The 21-year-old signed a brand new record deal with the label and it was officially announced on Tuesday morning (January 26). Fans ...

Island Records has appointed Jay Schumer as executive vice president, head of marketing & business development in the US. In the new role, Schumer will oversee all marketing initiatives for the ...

Rob Uche has joined Island Records as senior A&R, Music Week can reveal. Uche arrives from Relentless Records/Sony Music UK, where he signed and developed Headie One under president Shabs Jobanputra.

Islands Records will mark its fiftieth anniversary in May 2009, with founder Chris Blackwell overseeing the weeklong "Island 50 Live" festival. By Andre Paine, Billboard, The Associated Press LONDON — ...

The Grammy-winning producer and DJ will release his newest track, featuring Chris Brown, to radio this week. By Emily Helwig Music producer and DJ Afrojack has signed an exclusive worldwide deal with ...

Thirty years after joining Island Records U.K. office as a promotions intern, the label's U.S. president Darcus Beese has become a key figure in the company's A&R tradition. By Dan Rys When Darcus ...

A leading record label has been rocked by a MeToo scandal, with a senior executive getting sacked over an inappropriate relationship with a young female singer. Bosses at Island Records, owned by the ...

Chris Blackwell didn't exactly have a master-plan when he founded Island Records with £1,000 in 1959. Thirty years on, he sold the company to PolyGram for $300 million. In the intervening years, ...