EMI Group (UK)

EMI Group was Britain's biggest music company, with an international profile secured by its position as the traditional home of several of the country's biggest groups including at various times The Beatles, the Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Pink Floyd and Queen. For many years it was also part of one of the country's largest businesses, with interests in retail, film and even electronics. Restructured during the late 1980s to concentrate on music, it enjoyed a run of success until management problems and falling record sales pushed it into a frustrating and fruitless search for a bigger partner. Several attempts were made to merge with either Warner Music or BMG only to founder on disagreements over terms or regulatory objections. EMI was eventually acquired in 2007 by investment manager Guy Hands, but his subsequent restructuring programme served only to alienate the talent, leading to an exodus of artists and management. With performance in steady decline and debts mounting, EMI's bankers Citigroup seized control of the business at the beginning of 2011 and put it up for sale. Providing regulators approve, it will now be broken up between Universal Music and Sony.

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EMI Group website

EMI Records	Abbey Road Studios
Virgin Records	EMI Music Publishing
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