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...group and became very involved in the Rastafarian faith. In 1972 the group got their first big break when they signed a contract with Island Records. The group released Catch A Fire and followed with a 1973 tour of the US and UK. They also...

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...returned to her first record label in a bid to revive her career - after previously vowing to go it alone. The superstar split from Island Records last year (08) after executives failed to promote her 2008 album Discipline and she...

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...of the most successful rock bands in the world. Globally, the Grammy Award-winning band has sold more than 120 million albums and performed more than 2,600 concerts in over 50 countries for more than 34 million fans. SOURCE Island Records

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...and Justin Bieber seem like an unlikely duo on the surface, but ever since Usher took JB under his wing and signed him to a new venture with Island Records, they've been showing up everywhere together. (Maybe Usher can take Justin to get...

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...he had to return to the same state benefits office he had boasted about leaving. Garvey was delighted when the group signed to Island Records in the 1990s, and he was thrilled to be able to stop receiving government handouts as a means of...

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...O2 tomorrow, no doubt his fans will just be glad to see him back performing. It seems appropriate that he should choose the year of Island Records' 50th anniversary to go back on the road -- it was on Chris Blackwell's label that he had his...

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...This Sunday, November 15th APPEARING ON "THE ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW" TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17TH, HIS SECOND APPEARANCE IN TWO WEEKS ISLAND RECORDS STAR IS THE FIRST SOLO ARTIST TO SEND 4 SONGS FROM A DEBUT ALBUM INTO THE BILLBOARD HOT 100's...

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At sundown, the two colours merge to hypnotic effect. Set on a tropical 20-acre beachside estate, Pink Sands was formerly owned by Island Records boss Chris Blackwell, who enlisted Barbara Hulanicki, founder of the Sixties boutique Biba, to...

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...ever since. 'Amelle has been in the group for over four years and she's been part of our biggest album as a group. I think it's unfair. 'We were signed as Sugababes to Island Records and I'm still signed to Island Records as Sugababes.'

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...mother who posted clips of him on YouTube. Today, Bieber could be the biggest tween heartthrob in music. After signing with Island Records, with the support of his mentor, Usher, the 15-year-old released his debut single, "One...

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