It was founded by Chris Blackwell, Graeme Goodall, and Leslie Kong in Jamaica and has been based in the United Kingdom since 1962. Blackwell sold the label to PolyGram in 1989.
Both Island, and another recent PolyGram acquisition, A&M, was at the time the largest independent record labels in history, with Island in particular having exerted a major influence on the progressive UK music scene in the early 1970s. The label operates as one of Universal Music's standalone labels since 2014, also handling Mercury Records.
The label's US roster include Demi Lovato , Nick Jonas, Keke Palmer, Taio Cruz, the Vamps, Kieza, Nikki Williams ,Shawn Mendes, Avicii, Bon Jovi, and Fall Out Boy, whereas the current UK roster includes U2, Mumford&Sons , Florence + the Machine, John Newman, Hozier, Disclosure, Will Young, and many more.
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