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V2 Records is an independent record label which was started in 1996 by Richard Branson, four years after he sold Virgin Records to EMI. Over the years V2 acquired Junior Boy's Own, Gee Street Records and Big Cat Records. The label also licenses many labels, such as Wichita, Luaka Bop, City Slang and Modular.

In 2006 Branson sold V2 Records North America to Sheridan Square Entertainment for $15 million. They since have merged V2 North America with their label Artemis Records. The new label is no longer "part of the Virgin group."

In May 2006, much of V2's catalog, including multiplatinum artists Moby and The White Stripes, was added to eMusic, making the label one of the most high-profile featured on the online music site, which mostly sells DRM-free independent music at a cost considerably lower than many of its competitors.

In October 2006 it was announced the label had signed popular punk rock band Alkaline Trio.

[edit] Notable artists

12 Girls Band The Adored Aimee Mann Alice Temple Alkaline Trio Amusement Parks on Fire Ane Brun At the Drive-In Bloc Party The Blood Brothers Blood Meridian Brendan Benson Carla Bruni The Cribs The Crystal Method The Datsuns N'Dea Davenport

Declan O'Rourke dEUS dope Duke Special Elbow Every Move a Picture Grandaddy Gosling The Greenhornes Hundred Reasons Isobel Campbell Josh Ritter Langhorne Slim Lethal Bizzle Little Man Tate Madasun Madness

Margot and the Nuclear So and So's Mark Lanegan The Meligrove Band Mercury Rev Michael Hutchence Moby Nada Surf Over It P.M. Dawn Ray Davies Skin Stereophonics Sugarcult The White Stripes

[edit] See also

• List of record labels

[edit] External links

• Official site
• virginbrand.com Unofficial blog of the Virgin Group

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