EMI Records Japan

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This article is about the former Japanese label of EMI Records Japan. For the main record company, see EMI Records.
This article is about the former Japanese label of Virgin Records Japan. For the main record company, see Virgin Records.
EMI Records Japan
Parent companyUniversal Music Japan
FoundedApril 1, 2013 (Original)
DefunctFebruary 2014
StatusRebranded as EMI Records
Rebranded as Virgin Music
Distributor(s)Universal Music Japan
GenreVarious
Country of originJapan
Official websitewww.universal-music.co.jp/emi-records/
www.universal-music.co.jp/virgin-records/

EMI Records Japan was a Japanese record label which operated as a sublabel of

Aoyama, Minato, Tokyo. In February 2014, the sublabel had been divided into two separate sublabels, EMI Records, which contains the combined Nayutawave Records and more than half of the EMI Records Japan roster, and EMI R, which consists of the remaining EMI Records Japan artists. In July 2014, EMI R was renamed to Virgin Records
.

History

After the

Nayutawave Records, renaming the latter as EMI Records. The remainder of the roster were moved to another sub-label, called EMI R.[7] By June 2014, the EMI artists that were transferred to Nayutawave to form the EMI Records unit began using the UPCH catalogue code.[8] On April 14, 2014, Universal Music Japan announced that EMI R and sublabels Universal International and Delicious Deli Records will be having their joint partnership by forming Virgin Music, with Universal International's EMI label distribution be merged later on.[9] In July 2014, EMI R was once again renamed to Virgin Records. Virgin Records was subsequently tied-up with another UMJ sublabel Delicious Deli Records to form an umbrella label named Virgin Music.[10]

References

  1. ^ Sweney, Mark (September 21, 2012). "Universal's £1.2bn EMI takeover approved – with conditions". The Guardian. London. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
  2. ^ Sisario, Ben (September 28, 2012). "Universal Closes on EMI Deal, Becoming, by Far, Biggest of Remaining Big Three". The New York Times.
  3. ^ Universal Music Japan's Kazuhiko Koike To Head EMI Japan (Billboard)
  4. ^ ユニバーサル ミュージック EMIミュージック・ジャパン 役員人事のお知らせ (UNIVERSAL MUSIC JAPAN)
  5. ^ 株式会社EMIミュージック・ジャパン　吸収合併のお知らせ (UNIVERSAL MUSIC JAPAN)
  6. ^ McClure, Steve (May 2, 2013). "Universal-EMI is the dinosaur in the room". The Japan Times. Tokyo. Archived from the original on May 3, 2013.
  7. ^ "ユニバーサル、1/1付組織変更および人事異動を発表 | Musicman-NET". www.musicman-net.com. Archived from the original on 2013-12-22.
  8. ^ "News".
  9. ^ "新レーベル 「Virgin Music」 設立について".
  10. ^ "新レーベル 「Virgin Music」 設立について".

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