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Universal Music U.K. Restructures, Merging Island and EMI Labels

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Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Following Universal Music’s restructuring of its U.S. labels earlier this year, the company’s U.K.

division is reorganizing as well, notably with the merging of two iconic frontline labels, Island Records U.K. and EMI. The move, which takes effect Oct.

1, was announced to the company’s staff in an internal memo from UMG U.K. chairman-CEO David Joseph obtained by Variety; the news was first reported by Music Business Worldwide.

The restructuring will be accompanied by an unspecified number of layoffs. Similar to UMG U.S.’ merging of several labels into the Republic Corps and Interscope-Capitol Label Groups, the company’s U.K.

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