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Island Records Island Records is a multinational record label owned by Universal Music Group. It was founded in 1959 by Chris Blackwell, Graeme Goodall, and Leslie Kong in Jamaica, and was eventually sold to PolyGram in 1989. Island and A&M Records, anoth ...

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* Adrian Eagle *

Alice Skye Alice Skye is an Australian singer and songwriter. She is a Wergaia woman from Horsham. In 2017, she was the Triple J Unearthed National Indigenous Winner. She released her debut album ''Friends with Feelings'' in 2018 and toured nationally wi ...

* Amber Van Day * Angèle *

Anthrax (American band) Anthrax is an American heavy metal band from New York City, formed in 1981 by rhythm guitarist Scott Ian and bassist Dan Lilker. The group is considered one of the leaders of the thrash metal scene from the 1980s and is part of the "Big Four" o ...

Ariana Grande Ariana Grande-Butera ( ; born June 26, 1993) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Her four-octave vocal range has received critical acclaim, and her personal life has been the subject of widespread media attention. She has received ...

* Aydan * Azure Ryder

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Baby Queen Arabella Latham (born 19 August 1997), known professionally as Baby Queen, is a South African singer based in London. Born and raised in Durban, South Africa, she moved to London at 18 to pursue a career in music and signed to record label Polyd ...

* Baker Boy * Barkaa * Banners * Belly * Ben Howard * Benee * Birdz * Blanco *

Bon Jovi Bon Jovi is an American Rock music, rock band formed in 1983 in Sayreville, New Jersey. It consists of singer Jon Bon Jovi, keyboardist David Bryan, drummer Tico Torres, guitarist Phil X, and bassist Hugh McDonald (American musician), Hugh McD ...

* Briggs * Broods

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* Camylio * Cap Carter * Catfish and the Bottlemen * Charlie Collins *

Chaka Khan Yvette Marie Stevens (born March 23, 1953), better known by her stage name Chaka Khan (), is an American singer. Her career has spanned more than five decades, beginning in the 1970s as the lead vocalist of the funk band Rufus. Known as the " Qu ...

* Charlieonafriday * Chelsea Cutler * Chiiild * Clare Bowditch * Conan Gray

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* D-Aye * Dean Lewis *

Demi Lovato Demetria Devonne Lovato ( ; born August 20, 1992), known as Demi Lovato, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. After appearing on the children's television series ''Barney & Friends'' (2002–2004), Lovato rose to prominence for pl ...

* Dermot Kennedy * Disclosure * Dizzee Rascal * Drake

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* Easy Life * Eliott * Ella Eyre *

Emily Burns Emily Burns (born 22 September 1994) is a British singer-songwriter. Her music style is influenced by artists such as Tove Lo, Kehlani, Sigrid and Banks. Background Burns was born in Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland, but raised at Rugby, Warw ...

Emotional Oranges Emotional Oranges is an American R&B/ pop group from Los Angeles, California. History The group formed in 2017 in Los Angeles, California when "A", an audio engineer for Drake, and "V", a vocal coach for Adele, met at a bat mitzvah in 2017. ...

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* The Feeling *

FLO ''Flo'' is an American sitcom television series and a spin-off of ''Alice'' that aired on CBS from March 24, 1980, to June 30, 1981. The series starred Polly Holliday reprising her role as sassy and street-smart waitress Florence Jean "Flo" Castl ...

Flyte ''Flyte'' is a 2006 children's novel by Angie Sage and the second book in the ''Septimus Heap'' series. The book's cover was modelled after the in-story book: ''How to Survive Dragon Fostering: A Practykal Guide'' with the Flyte Charm lying on ...

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* Giggs * Gwen Bunn

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Hailee Steinfeld Hailee Steinfeld (born December 11, 1996) is an American actress and singer. She is the recipient of List of awards and nominations received by Hailee Steinfeld, various accolades, including a Peabody Award, and nominations for an Academy Award ...

* Harlee * Havana Brown * Hilltop Hoods *

Hozier Andrew John Hozier-Byrne (born 17 March 1990), known professionally as Hozier ( ), is an Irish musician, singer and songwriter. His music primarily draws from folk, soul and blues, often using religious and literary themes. He had his interna ...

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Isabella Manfredi Isabella "Izzi" Rubi Manfredi (born 1987) is an Australian pop singer, songwriter and activist from Sydney, New South Wales. Manfredi is best known as the former lead vocalist of indie rock band the Preatures. Her debut single "Jealousy" was r ...

* Iyah May

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* Jack Fowler *

Jack Garratt Jack Robert Garratt (born 11 October 1991) is an English singer, songwriter and composer from Little Chalfont, Buckinghamshire. He released his debut studio album ''Phase'' on 19 February 2016. At the 2016 Brit Awards he received the Critics' ...

* Jaden Smith * James Hype *

James TW James Taylor-Watts (born 27 October 1997), better known as James TW, is an English singer-songwriter. His single " When You Love Someone" peaked at number 28 on the ''Billboard'' Adult Pop Songs chart. Early life Taylor-Watts was born in England ...

* Jamie Cullum * Jarryd James *

Jazmin Bean Jasmine Adams (professionally known as Jazmin Bean) (born February 7, 2003) is an English singer, songwriter, social media personality, and makeup artist. Based in London, they first gained attention online for their "extreme" makeup looks. They ...

* Jazmine Flowers *

Jeremy Zucker Jeremy Zucker (born March 3, 1996) is an American singer-songwriter, best known for his songs "Comethru", "You Were Good to Me", and "All the Kids Are Depressed". Since he first began publishing music in 2015, Zucker has released multiple EPs a ...

* Jessia *

Jessie J Jessica Ellen Cornish (born 27 March 1988), known professionally as Jessie J, is an English singer. Born and raised in London, she began her career on stage, aged 11, with a role in the West End musical '' Whistle Down the Wind''. She studied ...

Jessie Reyez Jessica Reyez (born June 12, 1991) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. Her 2016 single "Figures" peaked at number 58 on the Canadian Hot 100 in 2017 and was certified triple Platinum by Music Canada and Platinum by the RIAA. Her 2017 EP, ''K ...

* Johnny Orlando * Jordan Nash * Josie Proto * JP Cooper * Jufu

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* Keane * Keshi * Kevin George * Kid Brunswick *

Kid Cudi Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi (born January 30, 1984), also known by his stage name Kid Cudi ( ), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, actor and fashion designer. Born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, Cudi would move to New Yo ...

* Kidd Kenn * The Killers * Kim Petras * Kobie Dee * Kris Wu

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* LA Women * Lakyn * The Lathums * Lil Wayne * Lola Young * Londin Thompson * Los Leo * Lost Girl

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* M Huncho * Marcellus Juvann * Mason Maynard * Matt Corby * The McClymonts *

Meduza ''Meduza'' ( rus, Медуза, t=jellyfish) is a Russian- and English-language independent news website, headquartered in Riga. It was founded in 2014 by a group of former employees of the then-independent ''Lenta.ru'' news website. Free mob ...

* Metro Boomin * The Million * Miraa May *

Mishlawi Tarik Ali Mishlawi, known by his stage name Mishlawi, is an American people, American hip-hop performing artist, who grew up in Portugal. Dubbed as ''"Portuguese hip hop, Portuguese Hip Hop's revelation"'' by La Vanguardia, and commonly referre ...

* Miss LaFamilia *

Mt. Desolation Mt. Desolation are an English band formed by Tim Rice-Oxley and Jesse Quin, members of the rock band Keane (band), Keane, as a side-project. Their Mt. Desolation (album), self-titled debut album was released on 18 October 2010. The live band co ...

* Mumford & Sons

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* The Naked and Famous * Navos * Nick Jonas * Nicki Minaj * Noah Kahan * Noisy * Nooky * NOTD

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Oh Wonder Oh Wonder are an English, London-based alt-pop duo consisting of Anthony Vander West (né West) and Josephine Vander West (née Vander Gucht). Since releasing their debut album, they have seen international success with their alt-pop singles. O ...

* Olivia O'Brien *

OneRepublic OneRepublic is an American pop rock band formed in Colorado Springs, Colorado, in 2002. It consists of lead vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Ryan Tedder, lead guitarist and violist Zach Filkins, rhythm guitarist Drew Brown, bassist and cellis ...

* Owenn

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* Peach PRC * Philla * Picard Brothers *

Polish Club Polish Club (Polish: ''Wspólny Język'', literally "Common Language") is a bridge bidding system which was developed in Poland, where it is the most popular bidding system, and which is also used by players of other countries. It is a type of sm ...

* Post Malone * Poutyface

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* Ray BLK *

Remi Wolf Remi Francis Wolf (born February 2, 1996) is an American singer and songwriter from California. As a senior at Palo Alto High School, she appeared as a contestant on ''American Idol'' in 2014. After completing her studies at USC Thornton School ...

* The Riot * Ritual * Robyn * Ruby Boots * Running Touch * Rynx

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Sabrina Carpenter Sabrina Annlynn Carpenter (born May 11, 1999) is an American singer and actress. Carpenter made her acting debut with an appearance in the television crime show ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' and had a recurring role on Fox Broadcasting ...

* Sam Tompkins * San Joseph * Sea Girls *

Sean Paul Sean Paul Ryan Francis Henriques OD (born 9 January 1973) is a Jamaican rapper and singer who is regarded as one of dancehall's most prolific artists. Paul's singles "Get Busy" and "Temperature" topped the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart in the ...

* Selasie * Seth Sentry * Shane Nicholson * Shawn Mendes * Sigrid * Ski Mask the Slump God * Skip Marley * Sneakbo * Stacey Ryan *

Sparks Sparks may refer to: Places *Sparks, Georgia * Sparks, Kansas *Sparks, Kentucky *Sparks, Maryland * Sparks, Nebraska *Sparks, Nevada *Sparks, Oklahoma *Sparks, Texas * Sparks, Bell County, Texas * Sparks, West Virginia Books * ''Sparks'' (Raffi ...

* The Specials * Sports Team * The Streets *

Steve Winwood Stephen Lawrence Winwood (born 12 May 1948) is an English musician, singer, and songwriter whose genres include blue-eyed soul, rhythm and blues, blues rock, and pop rock. Though primarily a keyboard player and vocalist prominent for his disti ...

* Swedish House Mafia

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* Tame Impala * Tekno *

Thundamentals Thundamentals are an Australian hip hop group originating from the Blue Mountains region bordering the metropolitan area of Sydney. The members are currently Tuka, Jeswon, and Morgs. They have released five studio albums. History Band origin ...

* Tigerlily * Tom Chaplin * Toni Braxton * Tori Forsyth * Trials * Twocolors

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* U2 * Unknown T

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* Vera Blue

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* The Wanted * The Weeknd * WEISS * Winterbourne

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* Yard Act * Yorke * Young Devyn

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* Zak Abel * Ziekel

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* 49ers * The 77s * The 88

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* Ai ( Universal Sigma/Island) *

Aleka's Attic Aleka's Attic were an alternative folk/rock band from Gainesville, Florida, Gainesville, Florida, formed by River Phoenix and Josh Greenbaum in April 1987. History The original line up of Aleka's Attic included River as lead singer and played gu ...

* Alex Reece (Quango/Island) * Alexei Sayle * AlunaGeorge *

Amazing Blondel Amazing Blondel are an England, English acoustic progressive folk band, containing Eddie Baird, John Gladwin, and Terry Wincott. They released a number of LPs for Island Records in the early 1970s. They are sometimes categorised as psychedelic ...

* Amazulu (Mango/Island) * Amber Lily * Ambersunshower (Gee Street/Island) *

American Hi-Fi American Hi-Fi is an American rock band formed in Boston in 1998. The band consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Stacy Jones, lead guitarist Jamie Arentzen, bassist and backing vocalist Drew Parsons, and drummer Brian Nolan. Prior t ...

* Amnesia (Supreme/Island) * Amy Winehouse * Andrew W.K. * Andy Gibb * Angélique Kidjo (Mango/Island) * Annie *

Anthrax Anthrax is an infection caused by the bacterium ''Bacillus anthracis''. It can occur in four forms: skin, lungs, intestinal, and injection. Symptom onset occurs between one day and more than two months after the infection is contracted. The sk ...

(Megaforce/Island) * Apache Indian (Mango/Island) *

Arrow An arrow is a fin-stabilized projectile launched by a bow. A typical arrow usually consists of a long, stiff, straight shaft with a weighty (and usually sharp and pointed) arrowhead attached to the front end, multiple fin-like stabilizers c ...

(Mango/Island) * Art * Art of Noise (ZTT/Island) *

Aswad Aswad are a British reggae group, noted for adding strong R&B and soul influences to the reggae sound. They have been performing since the mid-1970s, having released a total of 21 albums. Their UK hit singles include the number one "Don't Tur ...

* Autopilot Off * Avicii

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* The B-52's (outside Americas/Australia) * Bad Company (UK/Europe) *

Beenie Man Anthony Moses Davis (born 22 August 1973), better known by his stage name Beenie Man, is a Jamaican Dancehall deejay. Biography Davis was born in the Waterhouse district of Kingston in 1973.Moskowitz, David V. (2006) ''Caribbean Popular Mus ...

(Island Jamaica) *

Bernard Szajner Bernard Szajner is a French composer, musical theorist, visual artist. He is credited with the invention of the laser harp, which he patented. Early life Szajner was born in Grenoble, France on 27 June 1944, into a family of Polish Jews who h ...

* Bill Laswell (Axiom/Island) * Bhundu Boys * Black Uhuru * Black Rebel Motorcycle Club * Blancmange * Blessing Annatoria (Island UK) * Bob Dylan (Island UK) * Bob Marley (Tuff Gong/Island) * Bomb the Bass (Quango/Island) * Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E. (4th & B'way/Island) * Boukman Eksperyans (Mango/Island) *

Boy Kill Boy Boy Kill Boy were an English rock band based in Leytonstone, East London. The band produced two studio albums and six singles before splitting in 2008. Their highest charting single was "Suzie", which reached #17 in the UK singles chart in 2006. ...

Blue in Heaven Blue in Heaven were an Irish rock quartet from Churchtown, Dublin, Ireland, active from 1982 to 1989 and led by singer Shane O'Neill. They reformed in 1990 as The Blue Angels. O'Neill later went on to form Supernaut with Dave Long from Into Parad ...

Brian Eno Brian Peter George St John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno (; born Brian Peter George Eno, 15 May 1948) is a British musician, composer, record producer and visual artist best known for his contributions to ambient music and work in rock, pop an ...

* Bronco * The Bronx * Bryan Ferry (E.G./Island) * Bryn Haworth *

Brutha Brutha was an American R&B and soul group consisted of five brothers: Anthony Harrell, Cheyenne Harrell, Grady Harrell III, Jacob Harrell and Jared Overton. The group was formed in 2002 and Brian McKnight first introduced them on the 2003 '' So ...

Buckwheat Zydeco Stanley Dural Jr. (November 14, 1947 – September 24, 2016), better known by his stage name Buckwheat Zydeco, was an American accordionist and zydeco musician. He was one of the few zydeco artists to achieve mainstream success. His music gro ...

* The Buggles * Buju Banton (Loose Cannon/Island) *

Burning Flames Burning Flames are an Antiguan soca band from St. John. Their music is influenced by calypso, reggae, ragga, funk, and zouk.Broughton, Simon; Ellingham, Mark; McConnachie, James;Duane, Orla (2000) ''World Music: The Rough Guide - Latin and Nort ...

* Burning Spear * Busted *

By All Means By All Means was an American male/female vocal group, consisting of James Varner, Lynn Roderick, and Billy Sheppard. Their single "I Surrender to Your Love" was released on the Fourth And Broadway label, and entered the UK Singles Chart on 18 Ju ...

(4th & B'way/Island)

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Cat Stevens Yusuf Islam (born Steven Demetre Georgiou; ), commonly known by his stage names Cat Stevens, Yusuf, and Yusuf / Cat Stevens, is a British singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. His musical style consists of folk, pop, rock, and, later in ...

(outside North America) * Caviar *

Chaba Fadela Chaba Fadela (born Fadela Zalmat, 5 February 1962) is an Algerian raï musician and actress. Early life Raised in a poor neighborhood in Oran, Algeria and starred in the Algerian film ''Djalti'' at the age of 14. She launched her musical career ...

(Mango/Island) * Chaka Demus & Pliers (Mango/Island) * Charlélie Couture * Charlie Peacock * The Chieftains *

Christina Grimmie Christina Victoria Grimmie (March 12, 1994 – June 10, 2016) was an American singer and YouTuber. In 2009, she began posting covers of popular songs onto YouTube. After releasing her debut EP, '' Find Me'' (2011), her YouTube channel reached ...

* Cimorelli * CKY *

Claire Hamill Josephine Claire Hamill (born 4 August 1954) is an English singer-songwriter. In addition to her solo career, she has collaborated with Wishbone Ash and Yes's Steve Howe. Life and career Claire Hamill was born in Port Clarence, County Durham ...

Claytown Troupe Claytown Troupe are an English alternative rock band from Bristol, England who came to success in 1989. Early history – 1984 – 1988 The Claytown Troupe were formed in 1984 in Bristol by lead singer Christian Riou, who claimed in an ''NME' ...

* Clocks *

Clouds In meteorology, a cloud is an aerosol consisting of a visible mass of miniature liquid droplets, frozen crystals, or other particles suspended in the atmosphere of a planetary body or similar space. Water or various other chemicals may com ...

* Clubland (Great Jones/Island) * Cord * The Cranberries

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Daddy-O ''Daddy-O'' is a 1958 B-movie starring Dick Contino, Sandra Giles and Bruno VeSota. It was directed by Lou Place and written by David Moessinger. The film is notable for its soundtrack as being the debut film score for John Williams. The fil ...

Damone Damone may refer to: * Damone (band), an American hard rock/glam metal band * Damone (given name) * Damone, one of the 50 daughters of Danaus In Greek mythology, Danaus (, ; grc, Δαναός ''Danaós'') was the king of Libya. His myth is a ...

* Daniel Bedingfield * Darol Anger (Six Degrees/Island) * Def Leppard (US/Canada/Argentina) * Dennis Cowan *

Deus ''Deus'' (, ) is the Latin word for "god" or "deity". Latin ''deus'' and ''dīvus'' ("divine") are in turn descended from Proto-Indo-European *'' deiwos'', "celestial" or "shining", from the same root as '' *Dyēus'', the reconstructed chief g ...

* Die Trying * Dillinger * Dino (4th & B'way/Island) * The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy (4th & B'way/Island) *

The Distractions The Distractions are an English punk rock/ new wave band from Manchester, England. History The band was originally formed in 1975 by college friends Mike Finney (vocals) and Steve Perrin (guitar), alongside Lawrence Tickle (bass) and Tony Tr ...

* Dogs (band) *

Double Dee and Steinski Double Dee and Steinski is a duo of hip hop producers, composed of Doug "Double Dee" DiFranco and Steven "Steinski" Stein. They achieved notoriety in the early 1980s for a series of underground hip-hop sample-based collages known as the "Lesso ...

(4th & B'way/Island) * Doug E. Fresh (Gee Street Independent/Island) * Dr. Strangely Strange * Dhar Braxton (Sleeping Bag/Fourth and Broadway/Island) * Dream Warriors (4th & B'way/Island) *

Drivin' N' Cryin' Drivin' n' Cryin' is an American Southern rock band from Atlanta, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, United States. History The band was formed in 1985 in Atlanta when Kevn Kinney, Kevin Kinney hooked up with Frank French at the latter's recording ...

* Drizabone (4th & B'way/Island) * Dru Hill

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* Earl Brutus (Fruition/Island) * Eddie and the Hot Rods * Eek-A-Mouse (Peace Posse/Island) *

Electric Company ''The Electric Company'' is an American educational children's television series produced by the Children's Television Workshop (CTW, now known as Sesame Workshop). It was co-created by Paul Dooley, Joan Ganz Cooney, and Lloyd Morrisett. Th ...

(Supreme/Island) * Electrovamp * Elkie Brooks *

Elton John Sir Elton Hercules John (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight; 25 March 1947) is a British singer, pianist and composer. Commonly nicknamed the "Rocket Man" after his 1972 hit single of the same name, John has led a commercially successful career a ...

(Rocket/Island) (US) * Emerson, Lake & Palmer (UK/Europe) *

Engine Alley Engine Alley are a rock band from Kilkenny, Ireland, active since the 1990s. Their biggest success came in the early 90s, with many television appearances and successful singles. They have toured the UK, United States and Europe and continue to ...

* Eric B. & Rakim (4th & B'way/Island) *

Etta James Jamesetta Hawkins (January 25, 1938 – January 20, 2012), known professionally as Etta James, was an American singer who performed in various genres, including gospel, blues, jazz, R&B, rock and roll, and soul. Starting her career in 1954, sh ...

Everlast Erik Francis Schrody (born August 18, 1969), known by his stage name Everlast, is an American musician, singer, rapper, and songwriter, who was the frontman for hip hop group House of Pain. He was also part of the hip hop supergroup La Coka ...

* Melissa Etheridge

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Fairport Convention Fairport Convention are an English folk rock band, formed in 1967 by guitarists Richard Thompson and Simon Nicol, bassist Ashley Hutchings and drummer Shaun Frater (with Frater replaced by Martin Lamble after their first gig.) They started o ...

* The Feeling * Fefe Dobson * Fightstar * Dr. Fiorella Terenzi *

Florence and the Machine Florence and the Machine (stylised as Florence + the Machine) are an English indie rock band that formed in London in 2007, consisting of lead vocalist Florence Welch, keyboardist Isabella Summers, guitarist Rob Ackroyd, harpist Tom Monger, and ...

* Fotheringay * Frankie Goes to Hollywood (ZTT/Island) * Frankmusik *

Free Free may refer to: Concept * Freedom, having the ability to do something, without having to obey anyone/anything * Freethought, a position that beliefs should be formed only on the basis of logic, reason, and empiricism * Emancipate, to procur ...

(outside US/Canada until 1972) * Freestyle Fellowship (4th & B'way/Island)

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* Gabriella Cilmi *

Galinha Pintadinha Galinha Pintadinha, (English translation: Little Dappled Chicken) also known in English-speaking territories as "Lottie Dottie Chicken" is a Brazilian project for children's music, created by Juliano Prado and Marcos Luporini, and animated by '' ...

* Gavin Christopher *

George Michael George Michael (born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou; 25 June 1963 – 25 December 2016) was an English singer and songwriter. He is considered one of the most significant cultural icons of the MTV generation and is one of the best-selling musici ...

(Ægean/Island) * Georgie Fame * Gianna Kondor *

Grace Jones Grace Beverly Jones (born 19 May 1948) is a model, singer and actress. Born in Jamaica, she and her family moved to Syracuse, New York, when she was a teenager. Jones began her modelling career in New York state, then in Paris, working for ...

Gravediggaz Gravediggaz was an American Hip hop music, hip hop group from New York, known for its Black comedy, dark sense of humor and abrasive, menacing soundscapes. Gravediggaz blended hardcore hip hop, gangsta rap and Heavy metal music, heavy metal with ...

(Gee Street/Island) * Gregory Isaacs

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* Hanson * Harry Belafonte * Hi Tension * Hinda Hicks * Hoobastank *

Howie B. Howie is a Scottish locational surname derived from a medieval estate in Ayrshire, southwest Scotland. While its ancient name is known as "The lands of How", its exact location is lost to time. The word "How", predating written history, appear ...

(Island Independent)

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* Iamnotshane * If * Iggy Azalea * Illusuion * Incredible String Band * Injected * Innerpartysystem *

Insane Clown Posse Insane Clown Posse, often abbreviated as ICP, is an American hip hop duo. Formed in Detroit in 1989 as a gangsta rap group, ICP's best known lineup consists of rappers Violent J (Joseph Bruce) and Shaggy 2 Dope (originally 2 Dope; Joseph Utsler ...

* Isis (4th & B'way/Island) * The Isley Brothers

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* J. Holiday * Jackie Edwards * Jade Warrior * The Jags *

Janet Jackson Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16, 1966) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and dancer. She is noted for her innovative, socially conscious and sexually provocative records, as well as elaborate stage shows. Her sound and choreog ...

* Javine Hylton *

Jennifer Lopez Jennifer Lynn Affleck (' Lopez; born July 24, 1969), also known as J.Lo, is an American singer, actress and dancer. In 1991, she began appearing as a Fly Girl dancer on the sketch comedy television series ''In Living Color'', where she rema ...

Jess Roden Jess Roden (born 28 December 1947) is an English rock singer, songwriter and guitarist. Biography Roden's first band was The Raiders followed by The Shakedown Sound which also included the guitarist, Kevyn Gammond, and keyboard player, August E ...

* Jessie Ware * Jethro Tull (Chrysalis/Island) * Jimmie's Chicken Shack (Rocket/Island) *

Jimmy Buffett James William Buffett (born December 25, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, author, and businessman. He is best known for his music, which often portrays an "island escapism" lifestyle. Together with his Coral Reefer Band, Buffet ...

(Margaritaville/Island) *

Jimmy Cliff James Chambers OM (born 30 July 1944), known professionally as Jimmy Cliff, is a Jamaican ska, rocksteady, reggae and soul musician, multi-instrumentalist, singer, and actor. He is the only living reggae musician to hold the Order of Merit, t ...

John Cale John Davies Cale (born 9 March 1942) is a Welsh musician, composer, singer, songwriter and record producer who was a founding member of the American rock band the Velvet Underground. Over his six-decade career, Cale has worked in various styl ...

* John Martyn *

Jon McLaughlin John or Jon McLaughlin may refer to: Arts and entertainment * John McLaughlin (musician) (born 1942), English jazz fusion guitarist, member of Mahavishnu Orchestra * Jon McLaughlin (musician) (born 1982), American singer-songwriter * John McLaugh ...

* Jim Capaldi *

Julian Cope Julian David Cope (born 21 October 1957) is an English musician and author. He was the singer and songwriter in Liverpool post-punk band the Teardrop Explodes and has followed a solo career since 1983 in addition to working on musical side proj ...

* Justin Bieber

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* Keisha Buchanan * Kerli * Kevin Ayers * Khaled (Mango/Island) * Khalil *

Kid Creole & the Coconuts Kid Creole and the Coconuts is an American musical group created by August Darnell with Andy Hernandez and Adriana Kaegi. Its music incorporates a variety of styles and influences, in particular a mix of disco and Latin American, Caribbean, an ...

(Europe) *

Kim Fowley Kim Vincent Fowley (July 21, 1939 – January 15, 2015) was the American record producer, songwriter and musician who was behind a string of novelty and cult pop rock singles in the 1960s, and managed The Runaways in the 1970s. He has been ...

* King Crimson (UK/Europe) * King Sunny Adé (Mango/Island) *

Kruder & Dorfmeister Kruder & Dorfmeister, named after members Peter Kruder and Richard Dorfmeister, is an Austrian duo, known for their trip hop/downtempo remixes of pop, hip hop and drum and bass songs. Career In 1993, they released their first EP '' G-Stoned'' ...

(Quango/Island) * KSI (Universal/Island) * Kym Marsh

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* Ladytron *

LaTour Latour may refer to: People * LaTour, American musician Surname * House of Baillet ** Alfred de Baillet Latour (1901–1980), **Henri de Baillet-Latour (1876–1942), Belgian aristocrat and the third president of the International Olympic Comm ...

(Smash/Island) * Laura Warshauer *

Leatherwolf Leatherwolf is an American heavy metal band that formed in Huntington Beach, California in 1981. They split up in 1992, but reunited in 1999. The group is also nicknamed the "Triple Axe Attack" for pioneering the use of a 3-guitar line-up in he ...

* Lee "Scratch" Perry *

Letter Kills Letter Kills was an alternative rock band from Southern California, formed in August 2002. They were signed to Island Records. The band cites their Christianity, Christian beliefs as the reason they got together. The name "Letter Kills" comes f ...

Linda Thompson Linda Diane Thompson (born May 23, 1950) is an American songwriter, former actress and beauty pageant winner. Thompson began her acting career as a " Hee Haw Honey" on the American television variety show '' Hee Haw''. She was also a girlfrien ...

* Local H *

Low Art Thrill Rumblefish were a UK indie pop group, formed in Birmingham in 1986. After several releases on independent labels they were signed by East West who issued the band's only album while still together in 1992. History The band was formed in 1986 ...

(Fruition/Island) * Luciano (Island Jamaica) * Lucy Walsh

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Mach Five The is the racing car Speed Racer (Go Mifune in the Japanese version) drives in the anime series of the same name (known as "''Mach Go! Go! Go!''" in Japan). The car was designed, built, and created by "Pops Racer" (Daisuke Mifune), Speed Race ...

* Macy Gray * Madison Beer * Marc Broussard *

Mariah Carey Mariah Carey (; born March 27, 1969) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and record producer. Referred to as the " Songbird Supreme", she is noted for her five-octave vocal range, melismatic singing style and signature use of the whi ...

(MonarC/Island) * M/A/R/R/S (4th & B'way/Island) * Material (Axiom/Island) *

Malcolm McLaren Malcolm Robert Andrew McLaren (22 January 1946 – 8 April 2010) was an English impresario, visual artist, singer, songwriter, musician, clothes designer and boutique owner, notable for combining these activities in an inventive and provoc ...

* Margareth Menezes (Mango/Island) * Marianne Faithfull *

Max Romeo Max Romeo (born Maxwell Livingston Smith; 22 November 1944)"Respect to th ...

* McFly * Melissa Etheridge * Mica Paris * Michael Nesmith * The Mighty Bop (Quango/Island) *

Mikaila Mikaila Dominique Enriquez (born December 15, 1986), known as Mikaila, is an American singer, actress, and songwriter from Edmond, Oklahoma. She is best known for her role as Melina Finch in the PBS series ''Wishbone''. Early life Mikaila became ...

* Miles Jaye *

Mobb Deep Mobb Deep was an American hip hop duo from New York City. The duo consisted of rappers Prodigy and Havoc. They are considered to be among the principal progenitors of hardcore East Coast hip hopEdwards, Paul, 2009, ''How to Rap: The Art & Scien ...

(4th & B'way/Island) * Mona Lisa *

Morrissey Steven Patrick Morrissey (; born 22 May 1959), known professionally as Morrissey, is an English singer and songwriter. He came to prominence as the frontman and lyricist of rock band the Smiths, who were active from 1982 to 1987. Since then ...

* Morten Harket (We Love Music/Island) * Mott the Hoople (except US/Canada) * Mountain * Murray Head * Mutya Buena

N

* N-Dubz * Nasty Pop * Natalie Imbruglia * Nearly God (Durban Poison/Island Independent) *

New Kingdom New is an adjective referring to something recently made, discovered, or created. New or NEW may refer to: Music * New, singer of K-pop group The Boyz Albums and EPs * ''New'' (album), by Paul McCartney, 2013 * ''New'' (EP), by Regurgitator, ...

(Gee Street/Island) *

Nick Drake Nicholas Rodney Drake (19 June 1948 – 25 November 1974) was an English singer-songwriter known for his acoustic guitar-based songs. He did not find a wide audience during his lifetime, but his work gradually achieved wider notice and recognit ...

* Nico * Nightcrawlers (Great Jones/Island) * Nine Black Alps *

Nine Inch Nails Nine Inch Nails, commonly abbreviated as NIN and stylized as NIИ, is an American industrial rock band formed in Cleveland in 1988. Singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer Trent Reznor was the only permanent member of the band ...

(Europe) * Nirvana UK * No Warning * Noel (4th & B'way/Island) *

Nuance Nuance may refer to: * Nuance Communications, company that sells voice and productivity software * Music: ** Nuance (American band), 1980s dance music group ** Nuance (Canadian band), 1980s pop rock group from Quebec {{Disambiguation ...

(4th & B'way/Island)

O

* The Orb

P

* Peshay (Island Blue) * Pete Wingfield * Peter Sarstedt * Peter Skellern * Phil Manzanera (E.G./Island) * Phranc * Pitchshifter * PlayRadioPlay! * PM Dawn (Gee Street/Island) * Positive K * The Pogues * Poppy *

Pound Pound or Pounds may refer to: Units * Pound (currency), a unit of currency * Pound sterling, the official currency of the United Kingdom * Pound (mass), a unit of mass * Pound (force), a unit of force * Rail pound, in rail profile Symbols * Po ...

* Praxis (Axiom/Island) * Primer 55 *

Propaganda Propaganda is communication that is primarily used to influence or persuade an audience to further an agenda, which may not be objective and may be selectively presenting facts to encourage a particular synthesis or perception, or using loaded ...

Puressence Puressence was a British rock band from Failsworth, Greater Manchester, England, formed in May 1992. Band membership The band, at their break-up, consisted of: *James Mudriczki: Vocals *Lowell Killen: Guitar *Kevin Matthews: Bass guitar *Tony ...

Q

* Queen (except US/Canada) * Quicksand *

Quintessence Quintessence, or fifth essence, may refer to: Cosmology * Aether (classical element), in medieval cosmology and science, the fifth element that fills the universe beyond the terrestrial sphere * Quintessence (physics), a hypothetical form of da ...

R

* Redd Kross * Renaissance (except the US and Canada) * Richard Thompson *

Ringo Starr Sir Richard Starkey (born 7 July 1940), known professionally as Ringo Starr, is an English musician, singer, songwriter and actor who achieved international fame as the drummer for the Beatles. Starr occasionally sang lead vocals with the ...

* Rival Schools * Robert Owens (4th & B'way/Island) *

Robert Palmer Robert Allen Palmer (19 January 1949 – 26 September 2003) was an English singer and songwriter. He was known for his powerful, soulful voice and wikt:sartorial, sartorial elegance, and his stylistic explorations, combining Soul music, so ...

* Robbie Williams * Rockers Hi-Fi (4th & Broadway) * The Rocket Summer * Roni Size (Talkin' Loud/Island) * Ronnie Lane * Ronny Jordan (4th & B'way/Island) * Roxy Music (Europe) * Rusted Root * Ryan Star

S

* Salif Keita (Mango/Island) *

Saliva Saliva (commonly referred to as spit) is an extracellular fluid produced and secreted by salivary glands in the mouth. In humans, saliva is around 99% water, plus electrolytes, mucus, white blood cells, epithelial cells (from which DNA can be ...

* Sandy Denny * Shankar (Axiom/Island) *

Sheep on Drugs Sheep on Drugs are a British techno/industrial music group, formed by Duncan X ( King Duncan) (vocals) and Lee Fraser (a.k.a. Dead Lee) (guitar/keyboards), and currently composed of Fraser and Johnny Borden (vocals/keyboards). Biography Dunca ...

(Smash/Island) * Shelby Lynne (Island Nashville) * Simon Shaheen * The Slits * Sly & Robbie * Soraya * Soup Dragons * Spanner Banner (Island Jamaica) * Speedy Keen * Spencer Davis Group *

Spooky Tooth Spooky Tooth were an English rock band originally formed in Carlisle in 1967. Principally active between 1967 and 1974, the band re-formed several times in later years. History Prior to Spooky Tooth, four of the band's five founding members h ...

Spring Heel Jack Spring Heel Jack is an English electronic music duo, consisting of John Coxon and Ashley Wales. Formed in 1993 in London, England, Spring Heel Jack began their career exploring drum and bass and jungle, but have since branched out into free ...

(Island Independent) *

Startled Insects Startled Insects, later known as The Insects, are an instrumental English pop-jazz band. History Startled Insects began around 1983 in Bristol, England, as a collective of three producers/multi-instrumentalists, Tim Norfolk, Bob Locke and Rich ...

* Steel Pulse *

Stereo MCs Stereo MC's are an English hip hop/ electronic dance group which formed in Nottingham, England, in 1985. They had an international top 20 hit with their single "Connected". After releasing eight albums for Island Records, K7, Graffiti Recording ...

(Gee Street/Island) * Steve Harvey *

* Stevie Salas * Sue Draheim * Sugababes *

Sum 41 Sum 41 is a Canadian rock band from Ajax, Ontario. Originally called Kaspir, the band was formed in 1996 and currently consists of Deryck Whibley (lead vocals, guitars, keyboards), Dave Baksh (lead guitar, backing vocals), Jason "Cone" McCas ...

* Sutherland Brothers & Quiver

T

* Taio Cruz (Mercury/Island) * Takota * Terra Naomi * Third World * Thrice * Thursday * Tom Tom Club * Tone Loc (Delicious Vinyl/Island) *

Tony D Anthony Depula (June 28, 1966 – April 4, 2009), known professionally as Tony D, was an American hip hop artist from Trenton, New Jersey. Career Although he was an MC and a DJ, he was most famous for being an influential producer in hip hop ...

(4th & B'way/Island) * Toots & the Maytals * Tom Waits * Tori Amos * Tove Lo * Traffic * Talvin Singh * Tricky * Tripping Daisy * Trouble Funk * Twiztid *

Tyler James Tyler James may refer to: * Tyler James (American musician) (born 1982), American singer-songwriter * Tyler James (English musician) (born 1985), English singer-songwriter See also * James Tyler (disambiguation) *Tyler James Williams Tyler Ja ...

U

* Ultravox * Uman (Six Degrees/Island) *

Umar Bin Hassan Umar Bin Hassan (born Gilbert Jerome Huling in Akron, Ohio, 1948) is an American poet and recording artist, associated with The Last Poets. He sold his younger sister's record player to purchase a bus ticket to New York City, where he joined the L ...

(Axiom/Island) *

Utada Utada (written: 宇多田) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Hikaru Utada , who is also known by the mononym Utada, is a Japanese-American pop singer, songwriter and producer. By 2010, Utada had become one of the ...

V

* V * V V Brown *

Vain Vain may refer to: * Vain (horse) (1966–1991), a champion Australian Thoroughbred racehorse * Vain Stakes, an Australian Thoroughbred horse race * Vain (band), a glam metal band formed in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1986 * Vaginal intraepithe ...

* Vanessa Amorosi * Vinegar Joe * The V.I.P.'s

W

* Wallis Bird * Wally Badarou * War * The Waterboys * The Wedding Present * White Noise * Wild Tchoupitoulas (Mango/Island) * Wiley * Will Downing (4th & B'way/Island) * William S. Burroughs (Island Red Label) * Willie Nelson *

Wilton Place Street Band Wilton Place Street Band was an American disco group of studio musicians put together by record producer Trevor Lawrence in Los Angeles, California for the purpose of recording an instrumental disco cover version of the theme tune to ''I Love Lucy'' ...

* Wolfmother *

Wynder K. Frog Mick Weaver (born 16 June 1944, Bolton, Lancashire, England) is an English session musician, best known for his playing of the Hammond B3 organ, and as an exponent of the blues and funk. Career Weaver's band performed as Wynder K. Frog and beca ...

X

X-Clan X Clan (formerly stylized as XCLAN and often incorrectly spelled X-Clan) is a hip hop group from Brooklyn, New York, originally consisting of Grand Verbalizer Funkin' Lesson Brother J, Professor X the Overseer, Paradise the Architect, and Su ...

(4th & B'way/Island)

Y

* The Yeah You's * Yello (Smash/Island) * Young MC (Delicious Vinyl/Island)

Z

Chaba Zahouania Cheba Zahouania ( ar, الشابة الزهوانية) (also spelled Chaba), born Halima Mazzi ( ar, حليمة مازي) (born May 15, 1959) is Moroccan & Algerian singer known for raï music. She has lived in France since her singing partner, Ch ...

(Mango/Island)

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