2019-present
Dark Horse Records was revived in 2020 under the guidance of Dhani Harrison and David Zonshine. They subsequently signed a distribution deal with BMG Rights Management. Its inaugural releases included an Attitudes compilation, reissues of Shankar’s In Concert 1972, Shankar’s 1997 Chants of India[28] and the single “For Real–For Tom,” honoring the late Tom Petty, featuring Harrison, Jakob Dylan, Amos Lee, Lukas Nelson, Micah Nelson and Willie Nelson. Dark Horse re-released out of print albums from the label’s 1974-1977 back catalog, its Indian label imprint, HariSongs, and Leon Russell's catalog.[29] Since its relaunch, Dark Horse Records has released work from Yusuf / Cat Stevens,[30] Billy Idol,[31] Steve Perry,[32] Benmont Tench (Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers),[33] Huun-Huur-Tu, Nina Simone, Jon Lord (Deep Purple/Whitesnake) Robin Nolan, the 101ers and Traveling Wilburys.
In March 2021, the record label released Assembly, a new remastered collection of Joe Strummer's solo work.[34][35] Part of the publishing deal for Strummer’s catalog included the three Mescaleros albums, his scores, hundreds of his songs, and the final Clash album, Cut The Crap.[36][37]
In February 2023, Harrison’s twelve solo albums and publishing became part of Dark Horse Records, in partnership with BMG.[38] Harrison’s solo studio albums were released in Dolby Atmos on Apple Music.[39]
Dark Horse released the Steve Perry & Willie Nelson duet of the Journey song "Faithfully," with profits going to Farm Aid in May 2025.[40][41] The label’s release of Billy’s Idol’s 2025 album, Dream Into It made the Top 10 on the Billboard Album Sales Chart,[42] a first for Idol. It was one of the highest charting non-George Harrison releases in Dark Horse Records’ history, reaching #2 on the Germany Top 100.[43][44] Also that year, Finn Wolfhard directed the music video of Harrison’s 1973 hit "Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth).”
In 2025, Dark Horse Records released two of Billy Preston’s remastered albums that George Harrison produced, That’s The Way God Planned It and co-produced Encouraging Words. Sometimes referred to as the fifth Beatle, Preston died in 2006.[45]
The George Harrison-produced The Radha Krsna Temple album was reissued in 2025. Originally released in 1971, it had been out of print since 2010. It features the singles “Hare Krishna Mantra,” and “Govinda.”
Traveling Wilburys, which consisted of George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison, Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty, and Jim Keltner won the 32nd Grammy Award in the Best Rock Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal Award for its album Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 in 1990.[46][47] The band followed the record up with Traveling Wilburys Vol. 3. Both records were released digitally in 2026.[48]
