| Relentless Records | |
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| Parent company | Sony Music Entertainment |
| Founded | 1 December 1999 |
| Founder | Shabs Jobanputra, Paul Franklyn |
| Distributor(s) | Sony Music UK |
| Genre | Various |
| Country of origin | UK |
| Official website | www |
Relentless Records is a record label currently headed by co-founder Shabs Jobanputra.[1] Originally known for UK garage singles such as Artful Dodger's "Re-Rewind" and B-15 Project's "Girls Like Us", Relentless has also published albums by Joss Stone, KT Tunstall, Union of Knives and Cage the Elephant.
Relentless Records was formally registered as a company on 1 December 1999.[2] After first working with Virgin Records in 2003, the label was sold to it in 2009 (when Virgin was at that time a label of EMI Records).[3]
Affected by the November 2011 dissolution of EMI Group (the parent company of Virgin Records), Virgin's recorded music business was sold to Universal Music UK, a division of Universal Music Group. Propitiously, Jobanputra had departed EMI in April 2011, with a deal returning control of the Relentless name to him whilst leaving the label's roster signed to the major.[3]
In January 2012,[4] Relentless became part of Sony Music in the UK, reuniting Jobanputra with his former EMI/Virgin colleague Nick Gatfield.[5][6]
Notable artists signed under Relentless include:
Notable artists formerly signed under Relentless include:
Relentless Records is a boutique and independently minded record label providing a home for distinctive, creative talent.
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