Entries in 'Island Records' (124)

The 2020 Presidential Election might have divided the United States but, with Bon Jovi’s new album 2020, frontman Jon Bon Jovi is determined to bring people together. Music Week meets ...

Steve Winwood has paid tribute to his former bandmate Spencer Davis, who has died aged 81. The Spencer Davis Group had UK and US hits with Keep On Running and ...

Unknown T has outlined his mission to be a force for good in UK rap and has told Music Week that his rise has accelerated the commercial acceptance of drill. ...

Universal Music Philippines has announced the launch of Island Records Philippines. The new label division is intended to help domestic acts to achieve both local and global success.

The Lathums might have began life as an assignment at Pemberton’s The Music Projects College in 2018, but now the top marks are coming from fans. After releasing two EPs ...

Spotify UK will no longer use the term ‘urban’ to describe black music genres, Music Week can reveal. Instead, the market-leading streaming company will use the names of specific genres ...

Island Records has announced that their One Love Covid-19 Relief Auction, in support of NHS Charities Together & Feeding America, has raised £179,755.  Hosted by the actor, singer, director, composer and playwright Billy Porter, the auction comprised one-of-a-kind ...

Ska pioneer Millie Small has died, aged 73.  The singer introduced ska music to the world with her 1964 hit single My Boy Lollipop. 

Ah, the 1980s. The decade when luxury and excess would intertwine with the music industry like never before. This was when MTV and the music video went mainstream, while ...

The music industry puts too much emphasis on numbers and data, according to Miraa May. May is signed to Island and starred in Music Week’s On The Radar ...