Virgin Records
British record label
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| September 2022 | UMG consolidated Virgin Music Label & Artist Services, Ingrooves Music Group, and mtheory Artist Partnerships into the newly launched Virgin Music Group. JT Myers and Nat Pastor were appointed as Co-CEOs of the new division. |
| February 2021 | Universal Music Group announced rebranding of the Caroline Music Group as Virgin Music Label & Artist Services, inspired by the spirit and ethos of Virgin Records. |
| June 16 2020 | Universal rebranded Virgin EMI Records as EMI Records and appointed Rebecca Allen (former president of UMG's Decca label) as the label's president, with Virgin Records now operating as an imprint of the label. |
| 2017 | Both Virgin Records and Delicious Deli imprints in Japan ceased operations, with all artists placed under the main Virgin Music label. |
| 2016 | Universal revived Virgin France as an imprint of Mercury Records' French division, with Etienne Daho as its first artist. |
| 2014 | Third incarnation of Virgin Music (JPN) was established as a sublabel following the merge of EMI R and Delicious Deli Records. |
| 2013 | Virgin Music was folded into EMI Records Japan after its merger with Universal. |
| March 2013 | UMG absorbed Virgin's UK operations to create Virgin EMI Records. |
| 2012 | Universal Music Group (UMG) purchased EMI, thereby acquiring Virgin Records. |
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