Virgin EMI Records was a British record label owned by the Universal Music Group that was formed in 2013.[1] In June 2020, the label was rebranded as EMI Records, and operates Virgin Records as an imprint of the new EMI Records.
History
Virgin EMI Records was founded in March 2013 through the merger of Mercury Records UK and Virgin Records.[2] It operated two distinct A&R and marketing streams—Virgin and EMI Records. Virgin EMI became one of Universal Music UK's front-line labels, alongside Polydor Records, Island Records