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scope="row" class="infobox-label">Parent company</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Universal_Music_Group" title="Universal Music Group">Universal Music Group</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">1996</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founder</th><td class="infobox-data agent"><a href="/wiki/Richard_Branson" title="Richard Branson">Richard Branson</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Distributor(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Virgin_Music_Group" title="Virgin Music Group">Virgin Music Group</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Genre</th><td class="infobox-data category">Various</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country of origin</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data label">32 1211 GN Hilversum The Netherlands</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Official website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://v2benelux.com">v2benelux<wbr />.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>V2 Records</b> (or <b>V2 Music</b> and <b>V2 Benelux</b>; V2 being an abbreviation for <b>Virgin 2</b>) is a <a href="/wiki/Record_label" title="Record label">record label</a> that was purchased by <a href="/wiki/Universal_Music_Group" title="Universal Music Group">Universal Music Group</a> in 2007, sold to <a href="/wiki/PIAS_Group" title="PIAS Group">PIAS</a> in 2013<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and partially acquired by Universal in 2022 (as part of larger PIAS 49% equity acquisition).<sup id="cite_ref-:1_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2024, Universal acquired the remaining 51% of PIAS that it didn’t already own.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In <a href="/wiki/Benelux" title="Benelux">Benelux</a>, V2 would operate separately from PIAS from 2013 to 2022, since the label was bought from Universal in 2007, henceforth Universal Music Group fully owns V2. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=V2_Records&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The label was founded in 1996 by <a href="/wiki/Richard_Branson" title="Richard Branson">Richard Branson</a>, five years after he sold <a href="/wiki/Virgin_Records" title="Virgin Records">Virgin Records</a> to <a href="/wiki/EMI" title="EMI">EMI</a>. V2 management was led by the same individuals that built Branson's balloon and the control position was held by a Canadian public corporation.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> The company was restructured after running into financial difficulties with Branson taking control and reinventing the brand. </p><p>The label was owned 95% by <a href="/wiki/Morgan_Stanley" title="Morgan Stanley">Morgan Stanley</a>, the chief <a href="/wiki/Financier" class="mw-redirect" title="Financier">financier</a> of the company, and 5% by Branson.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Dates_and_numbers#Chronological_items" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers"><span title="The time period mentioned near this tag is ambiguous. (August 2022)">when?</span></a></i>]</sup> Over the years V2 acquired <a href="/wiki/Gee_Street_Records" title="Gee Street Records">Gee Street Records</a>, <a href="/wiki/Junior_Boy%27s_Own" title="Junior Boy's Own">Junior Boy's Own</a>, <a href="/wiki/Blue_Dog_Records" title="Blue Dog Records">Blue Dog Records</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Big_Cat_Records" title="Big Cat Records">Big Cat Records</a>. The label also distributed many labels, such as <a href="/wiki/Wichita_Records" class="mw-redirect" title="Wichita Records">Wichita</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fania_Records" title="Fania Records">Fania</a>, <a href="/wiki/Luaka_Bop" title="Luaka Bop">Luaka Bop</a>, <a href="/wiki/City_Slang" title="City Slang">City Slang</a> and <a href="/wiki/Modular_Recordings" title="Modular Recordings">Modular</a>. <a href="/wiki/Stereophonics" title="Stereophonics">Stereophonics</a> were the first band to sign to the label.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>V2 now operates in <a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Belgium" title="Belgium">Belgium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a>, <a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a>, <a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a>, <a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Greece" title="Greece">Greece</a>, <a href="/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands">Netherlands</a>, <a href="/wiki/Spain" title="Spain">Spain</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland">Ireland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sweden" title="Sweden">Sweden</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a>, and <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2011)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> It was distributed in the US by <a href="/wiki/Bertelsmann_Music_Group" title="Bertelsmann Music Group">BMG</a>; however it left for <a href="/wiki/Warner_Music_Group" title="Warner Music Group">WEA</a> shortly after the formation of <a href="/wiki/Sony_BMG" title="Sony BMG">Sony BMG</a>. Its headquarters were located at 14 East 4th Street in <a href="/wiki/Manhattan" title="Manhattan">Manhattan</a>, the former US home of <a href="/wiki/Island_Records" title="Island Records">Island Records</a>, which was in the same building as the former <a href="/wiki/Greenwich_Village" title="Greenwich Village">Greenwich Village</a> branch of <a href="/wiki/Tower_Records_(music_retailer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tower Records (music retailer)">Tower Records</a>. </p><p>In April 2005, <b><a href="/wiki/Cooperative_Music" class="mw-redirect" title="Cooperative Music">Cooperative Music</a></b> was set up by the <b>V2 Music Group</b> as a transnational marketing and distribution operation which licenses independent labels, as opposed to individual artist companies which is the standard industry practice, for release in Europe, Australia and Japan. This in-house licensing division has an exclusive international marketing team with representation in the UK, Ireland, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Holland, Belgium, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Australia and Japan. </p><p>In May 2006, much of V2's catalogue, including multi-<a href="/wiki/Platinum_disc" class="mw-redirect" title="Platinum disc">platinum</a> artists <a href="/wiki/Moby" title="Moby">Moby</a> and <a href="/wiki/The_White_Stripes" title="The White Stripes">The White Stripes</a>, was added to <a href="/wiki/EMusic" title="EMusic">eMusic</a>, making the label one of the most high-profile featured on the online music site, which mostly sells <a href="/wiki/Digital_rights_management" title="Digital rights management">DRM</a>-free independent music at a cost considerably lower than many of its competitors. </p><p>In August 2007, V2 Music Group was sold for £7 million to <a href="/wiki/Universal_Music_Group" title="Universal Music Group">Universal Music Group</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Subsequently, in October 2007, UMG partnered the US operations of its independent distribution arm <a href="/wiki/Fontana_Distribution" title="Fontana Distribution">Fontana Distribution</a>, known as Fontana International, with London-based <a href="/wiki/Cooperative_Music" class="mw-redirect" title="Cooperative Music">Cooperative Music</a> of V2 Music. The intent was to enhance expansion through international agreements, and so independent labels from Europe under Cooperative Music would gain access to the independent American marketplace through <a href="/wiki/Fontana_Distribution" title="Fontana Distribution">Fontana International</a>'s diverse connections in independent marketing, promotion and distribution support. Cooperative Music has had significant success with various acts such as <a href="/wiki/Fleet_Foxes" title="Fleet Foxes">Fleet Foxes</a>, <a href="/wiki/Phoenix_(band)" title="Phoenix (band)">Phoenix</a> and <a href="/wiki/The_Black_Keys" title="The Black Keys">The Black Keys</a>. </p><p>In 2013, [PIAS] has acquired Cooperative Music (including V2) from Universal Music Group.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In November 2022, <a href="/wiki/Universal_Music_Group" title="Universal Music Group">Universal Music Group</a> purchased a 49% stake in [PIAS] (including V2).<sup id="cite_ref-:1_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="V2_Benelux">V2 Benelux</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=V2_Records&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: V2 Benelux"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>V2 Benelux</b> was founded by Richard Branson in 1997 as part of the V2 International group with affiliates in USA, UK, Scandinavia, Germany, France, Italy and Benelux. In February 2007 the directors of V2 Benelux, Chris Boog and Tom Willinck, rounded off a successful management buy out together with their distributor, <b>Bertus Distribution</b>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>From September 2014 to November 2022, V2 Music offered full in-house label services in the Benelux, France, as well as Germany, Switzerland and Austria via Bertus Music Vertrieb GmbH. </p><p>Now, since November 2022, V2 Music offers full in-house label services in Benelux, France, as well as Germany, Switzerland and Austria via Virgin Music Label & Artist Services due to V2's partial acquisition by Universal. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="V2_North_America">V2 North America</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=V2_Records&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: V2 North America"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2006 Branson sold <b>V2 North America</b> to <b>Sheridan Square Entertainment LLC</b> (SSE)<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> for $15 million. SSE then merged its label <b><a href="/wiki/Artemis_Records" title="Artemis Records">Artemis Records</a></b> into V2 North America. The new label was effectively divested from the <a href="/wiki/Virgin_Group" title="Virgin Group">Virgin Group</a>. Sheridan Square was later acquired by IndieBlu, which itself was acquired by <a href="/wiki/Entertainment_One" class="mw-redirect" title="Entertainment One">Entertainment One</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-billboard-1_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-billboard-1-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 12 January 2007, V2 North America announced that it was undergoing restructuring to focus on its back catalogue and digital distribution.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As a result, their employees were let go and their roster of artists left as free agents. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=V2_Records&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_record_labels" class="mw-redirect" title="List of record labels">List of record labels</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=V2_Records&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns 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