List of EMI artists
The musicians may have been signed under one of EMI's subsidiary labels. The subsidiary is noted next to the artist if this is the case.
Popular
Pre-1960
- Nat King Cole (Capitol)
- Tennessee Ernie Ford (Capitol)
- Judy Garland (Capitol)
- Nicolai Gedda (HMV)
- The Goons (Parlophone)
- Wanda Jackson (Capitol)
- Dick James (Parlophone)
- The Kingston Trio (Capitol)
- Umm Kulthum (EMI Arabia)
- Dean Martin (Capitol)
- Liza Minnelli (Capitol/Angel)
- Cliff Richard (Columbia Graphophone)
- Jimmy Shand (Parlophone)
- Dinah Shore (Capitol)
- Frank Sinatra
- Gene Vincent (Capitol)
- Muna Salah (Capitol)
1960s
- The Band (Capitol)
- The Beach Boys (Capitol)
- The Beatles (Parlophone/EMI/Capitol/Apple). Now bought by Universal.
- Bobby Darin (Capitol)
- Gerry and the Pacemakers (Columbia Gramophone)
- The Animals (Columbia Graphophone, left in 1966)
- The Yardbirds (Columbia Gramophone)
- The Hollies (Parlophone/EMI, 1963-1972, 1986–Present)
- Gullivers People (Parlophone/EMI, 1965-1969)
- Pink Floyd (Tower/Harvest/EMI/Capitol/Columbia Gramophone)
- The Pretty Things (Harvest/Columbia Gramophone, 1968-1972)
- Deep Purple (Parlophone/Harvest, left in 1976)
- Cilla Black (Parlophone)
- Billy J. Kramer (Parlophone)
- The Fourmost (Parlophone)
- The Shadows (Columbia Gramophone/EMI, left in 1980)
- Herman's Hermits (Columbia Gramophone)
- The Dave Clark Five (Columbia Gramophone)
- Helen Shapiro (Columbia Gramophone)
- Manfred Mann (HMV, left in 1966)
- The Move (Regal Zonophone)
- Procol Harum (Regal Zonophone, left in 1970)
- T._Rex_(band) (Regal Zonophone)
- Joe Cocker (Regal Zonophone/EMI, 1968-1970, 1999-2007)
- Peter and Gordon (Columbia Gramophone/Capitol)
1970s–present
- 22-20s (Heavenly)
- Thirty Seconds to Mars
- Air Traffic (Tiny Consumer)
- Airbourne
- Aleesia (EMI/A-Lista)
- Alfie (Regal)
- All-4-One
- Ilham al-Madfai
- Lily Allen (Regal/Parlophone/Capitol)
- Al'Margir (Innocent/Virgin)
- Alpha Galates
- A-mei (EMI Music Taiwan)[1]
- Anahí
- Andra & The Backbone (EMI/Arka Music Indonesia)
- Leif Ove Andsnes
- Angelic Upstarts (EMI Zonophone)
- Keren Ann
- Anouk (EMI Netherlands)
- Adam Ant
- AFI
- Apawk (Capitol)
- Arrows (RAK Records)
- Art Brut (Mute)
- Richard Ashcroft (Hut/Virgin/EMI/Parlophone)
- Athlete (Regal)
- Auf der Maur
- Australian Crawl
- Avant
- Charles Aznavour
- Melanie B (Virgin, dropped in 2001)
- Lloyd Banks (G-Unit/EMI)
- Barenaked Ladies (Just signed)
- Bassheads ' (Parlophone/Deconstruction dropped in 2003)
- The Barracudas
- The Be Be See (EMI Records)
- Beastie Boys (Parlophone/Capitol)
- Beau Dommage (Capitol)
- Bebe
- Victoria Beckham (Virgin, dropped in 2002)
- Belinda (Capitol)
- The Beta Band (Regal)
- BlaaZe (just signed) (Virgin)
- Black Dice (DFA Records)
- Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (Virgin, left in 2004)
- Black Sabbath (I.R.S./EMI, 1989-1996)
- Blue (Innocent/Virgin)
- Blue Mink (Regal Zonophone)
- Blur (Food/Parlophone)
- David Bowie (Virgin)
- Jeff Bridges (EMI/Blue Note)
- Lisa Brokop (Capitol, left in 1996)
- Garth Brooks (Capitol/Liberty/Parlophone)
- Meredith Brooks (Capitol, left in 1999)
- Brotherhood of Man (1982–83)
- James Brown
- Emma Bunton (Virgin, dropped in 2002)
- Burning Spear
- Kate Bush
- Melanie C (Virgin, dropped in 2003)
- John Cale
- Camper Van Beethoven (Virgin America)
- Captain (EMI Records)
- Crookers
- Mariah Carey (Virgin, 2001–2002)
- Pat Carl
- Belinda Carlisle (Virgin, 1993 & 1996)
- Kim Carnes
- Carpark North
- Hayko Cepkin (EMI Turkey/Kent)
- Ruben Chacon (Capitol)
- The Chemical Brothers (Virgin)
- Chiddy Bang (Parlophone)
- Chingy (Parlophone/Capitol, left in 2007)
- Chumbawamba (EMI)
- Claytown Troupe (EMI USA/UK) 1991 - 1992
- Joe Cocker (Parlophone)
- Cockney Rejects (EMI & EMI Zonophone)
- Coldplay (Parlophone/Capitol)
- Conor Maynard (Parlophone)
- The Colour (Rethink)
- The Concretes (Astralwerks)
- Elvis Costello
- Graham Coxon (Parlophone)
- DJ Crazy Toones (Lench Mob Records)
- Crowded House (Capitol)
- Myriam Montemayor Cruz
- Daft Punk (Virgin)
- The Dandy Warhols (Parlophone/Capitol)
- The Decemberists (Capitol)
- Delirious? (Sparrow)
- The Departure (Parlophone)
- Depeche Mode (Mute, Capitol/Virgin US – since 2009)
- Design (Regal Zonophone/EMI)
- Dewa 19 (EMI Music Hong Kong/Indonesia/Arka Music)
- Dewi Dewi (EMI/Arka Music Indonesia)
- Ahmad Dhani(EMI/Arka Music Indonesia)
- Dirty Vegas (Parlophone)
- The Divine Comedy (Parlophone)
- Doughboy (Lench Mob Records)
- Doves (Heavenly)
- Dubstar (Food)
- The Duke Spirit (Heavenly)
- Duran Duran (Harvest/Capitol/EMI)
- Sheena Easton
- The Elkcloner
- Electric Light Orchestra (Harvest, left in 1973)
- Eloy (Harvest/Electrola/EMI, left in 1984)
- Shawn Emanuel (EMI Music, left in 2007)
- Empire (Parlophone)
- Enigma (Virgin)
- Erasure (Mute)
- Eric Johnson (Vortexan)
- Eternal (left in 2000)
- Euphoria (EMI Australia)
- Exaltasamba
- Faith Evans(Capitol)
- Evanescence(Wind-Up Records)
- Everclear (Capitol, left in 2004)
- Exodus (Capitol)
- Ezequielized Odyssey
- Faker (Capitol)
- Falco
- Fairuz (EMI Arabia)
- Fatboy Slim (Astralwerks)
- Kevin Federline (Federaton Records)
- Tiziano Ferro (EMI Music Italy)
- Fey (EMI Music/Capitol)
- Neil Finn (Parlophone)
- Fire 12
- Fischerspooner
- Five Finger Death Punch
- The Flowers (EMI Music China)
- Jo FloWroshus (Capitol/EMI/History Makerz)
- Foo Fighters (Roswell/Parlophone/Capitol, left in 1999)
- Michael Franti and Spearhead (Parlophone)
- The J. Geils Band
- The Generators (Orlando, Florida version)
- Debbie Gibson (SBK, 1995, left after one album)
- David Gilmour (EMI/Columbia)
- Gary Glitter
- Glory (Now Under Capitol Music Group – October 2011)
- Goldfrapp (Mute)
- Diego González
- Gorillaz (Parlophone)
- Edyta Gorniak (since 1996, moved to Virgin in 2002, dropped in 2004)
- Gouge (EMI, Robyn Godfrey-Cass signing in 1996, 5 album deal, after leaving indie label Fluffy Bunny)
- Grand Avenue
- Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol)
- Amy Grant (Sparrow/EMI/Capitol Christian Group, signed in 2007 after leaving Warner/Word)
- Great White (Capitol)
- David Guetta (Astralwerks)
- G-Unit (G-Unit/EMI)
- Adrian Gurvitz (RAK)
- Geri Halliwell (Capitol/Virgin/Innocent, contract finished in 2005)
- Hallway Productions (Lench Mob Records)
- Ed Harcourt (Heavenly)
- Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel (now part of Parlophone)
- George Harrison (Parlophone/Apple)
- Corey Hart (Capitol/EMI America) (outside Canada)
- Nazia Hassan
- Zohaib Hassan
- Mike Hawkins (Virgin / EMI DK)
- Richard Hawley (Mute)
- Oliver Haze
- Heart (Capitol)
- Heroes del Silencio
- Timothy Hodge
- Honey Bane (Zonophone)
- Jake Hook (EMI Music Publishing)
- Hot Chip
- Hot Chocolate (RAK)
- Houston (singer) (Capitol)
- Stanley Huang (Virgin Music China/Capitol Music Taiwan)
- Hurt
- Ice Cube (Lench Mob Records)
- Idlewild (Parlophone, left in 2005)
- Interpol (Capitol/Parlophone, UK)
- Iron Maiden (EMI, Harvest/Capitol US 1980–1990, 1993–1995 – currently on Universal Music Group in North America)
- Alan Jackson (EMI Nashville)
- Janet Jackson (Virgin, completed contract and left in 2006)
- Jaguares (EMI)
- Jessica Simpson (Primary Wave)
- Mulan Jameela (EMI Music Indonesia)
- Duncan James (Innocent/Virgin)
- Jane's Addiction (Parlophone/Capitol)
- Matthew Jay
- Jean Michel Jarre (since August 2007)
- Dr. John (Parlophone)
- Norah Jones (Parlophone/Blue Note/Capitol)
- Junior Senior
- Junoon
- Laura Michelle Kelly (Angel)
- Kenna
- Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (Real World)
- Killa Mike (EMI)
- King Biscuit Time (Regal)
- Kings of Convenience
- The Knack (Capitol)
- Beverley Knight (Parlophone)
- Jordan Knight
- Korn (Virgin, left and are now independent)
- Kraftwerk (EMI/Capitol since 1975, Astralwerks US, as of 2001; Mute Europe, as of 2009)
- Leo Ku (Gold Label)
- Kudai (Capitol)
- Kyla (EMI Philippines)
- Lady Antebellum (Capitol Nashville)
- Cristy Lane
- Marit Larsen (Virgin, former M2M)
- LCD Soundsystem
- Legião Urbana
- John Lennon (Parlophone/Apple)
- LeToya (Noontime/Capitol)
- Huey Lewis and the News (Chrysalis Records)
- Libera
- Alex Lloyd (left in 2004)
- Justin Lo (Gold Label)
- Loane (Virgin/EMI Music France)
- Lolene (Capitol/EMI)
- Lollipop (EMI Capitol Taiwan)
- Los Mismos (left in 2001)
- Ruth Lorenzo (EMI/Virgin, May 2009)
- Louise (left in December 2001)
- M2M (under negotiation for a reunion album.)
- Madredeus
- Mae (Capitol)
- The Magic Numbers (Heavenly)
- Maids of Gravity (Virgin/Vernon Yard)
- Die Mannequin
- Manowar (left after two weeks)
- Marillion
- Marinella
- Lene Marlin (Virgin)
- Junior Martinez (EMI UK)
- Richard Marx (EMI USA/Manhattan/Capitol)
- Willy Mason (Astralwerks)
- Abraham Mateo (EMI Spain)
- Keiko Matsui (Narada)
- Paul McCartney (Parlophone/Capitol/Apple). Left in 2007. Owns solo back catalogue rights, which were licensed to Concord Music Group in 2010.
- McFly (Super)
- Megadeth (Capitol)
- Meat Loaf (Virgin Records) One album: Bat out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose.
- Memorain (EMI Greece, contract finished in 2010)
- George Michael (Virgin) 1996–1999. Owns solo back catalogue rights from that time, which were licensed to Sony Music Entertainment in 2008.
- Mina
- Kylie Minogue (Parlophone)
- Rickey Montena
- Mandy Moore (The Firm Music)
- Morrissey (His Master's Voice/Parlophone)
- Bob Mould (Virgin)
- Mud (RAK)
- Róisín Murphy
- The Music (Hut)
- Naast
- Nachlader
- Kary Ng (Gold Label)
- Nickelback (Canada only)
- Martin Nievera (EMI Philippines)
- Nine Times Bodyweight
- O'G3NE (EMI Netherlands)
- Oh Land
- Omarion (EMI/StarWorld Entertainment/T.U.G.)
- One More Girl
- Operator Please (Virgin)
- Orbital (EMI – one album – Octane (OST), released separately from their catalogue with FFRR/London Records)
- Stacie Orrico (Virgin)
- Beth Orton (1996–2005 Heavenly, 2005–present)
- Otep (Capitol)
- Fito Páez (left; now with Warner/Sony Music.)
- Papa VS Pretty (Peace + Riot)
- Sarina Paris (EMI Italy)
- Jennylyn Mercado (EMI Philippines)
- Katy Perry (Parlophone/Capitol)
- Pet Shop Boys (Parlophone/EMI) (left March 2013; now with x2/Kobalt Label Services.)
- Liz Phair (Capitol)
- Poison (Capitol/Enigma)
- Power Francers (EMI Italy)
- Prefab Sprout (EMI Liberty, 2001–present)
- Maxi Priest (Relentless)
- Prime Circle (EMI South Africa)
- Los Prisioneros
- Professor Green (Virgin)
- Osvaldo Pugliese (EMI-Odeon)
- Suzi Quatro (RAK)
- Queen (Parlophone/Hollywood Records) ( left in 2011)
- Queensrÿche (EMI) (left in 1997)
- R.E.M. (I.R.S./EMI, left in 1988)
- Radar
- Radiohead (Parlophone/Capitol, contract finished as of 2003)
- Rascals (Virgin/EMI)
- Ricki-Lee
- Corinne Bailey Rae
- Raekwon
- Raining Pleasure (Capitol/Blue Note)
- Marion Raven (former M2M, Capitol as of 2008)
- RBD
- Red Hot Chili Peppers (left; now with Warner.)
- Relient K (Capitol/Gotee)
- Gracie Rivera
- Kenny Rogers (Liberty)
- Roll Deep (Relentless)
- The Rolling Stones (Virgin, left in 2008)
- Sigur Rós
- Diana Ross (Capitol/EMI, outside USA/Canada, 1981–present)
- Vasco Rossi (EMI Italy)
- Sakis Rouvas (Minos EMI Greece)
- Roxette (EMI Sweden/Capitol)
- Rappin P (EMI/Capitol)
- Röyksopp
- Rodney Rude (EMI Australia)
- Rucka Rucka Ali (Pinegrove/Capitol)
- Ruslana
- Deric Ruttan (EMI Canada)
- Lee Ryan (Virgin)
- Samestate (EMI/Sparrow)
- Satyricon
- Mose Scarlett (EMI Canada)
- Scotty Boy and the James Kennedys (EMI Washington)
- S.H.E. (EMI Music China)
- Sara Tunes
- Salmonella Dub (EMI New Zealand 1994-)
- Scorpions (Harvest/Electrola, Europe)
- Dan Seals (Capitol/Liberty)
- Jay Sean (Relentless)
- Bob Seger (Capitol)
- Selena (EMI Latin)
- The Sex Pistols (Virgin/EMI, Sept to Dec 1976)
- Silent Running
- Shazza
- Shenandoah (Liberty/Capitol/Free Falls/Cumberland Road)
- SHINee (EMI Music Japan)
- Show Lo (EMI Taiwan)
- Rainie Yang (EMI Taiwan)
- The Sleepy Jackson (Capitol)
- The Smashing Pumpkins (Caroline/Virgin/Hut, contract finished in 2001, signed with Reprise Records in 2007, went independent on 2008, re-signed to EMI on 2011)
- The Smiths
- Snoop Dogg
- The Sonic Hearts
- Soprano (EMI France)
- Sparklehorse (Parlophone)
- Spice Girls (Virgin)
- Ringo Starr (Parlophone/Apple, left in 1976)
- Starsailor
- Stereo (EMI Music Netherlands)
- Steriogram
- Angus & Julia Stone (EMI Australia/Flock UK)
- Joss Stone (Relentless)
- The Stranglers
- Nicholas Strunk (NICKhilton Entertainment)
- Stefanie Sun (Capitol Music Taiwan)
- The Sunstreak
- Supergrass (Parlophone)
- Aleks Syntek
- T-ara (EMI Music Japan)
- T.O.Y.
- T. Rex (Regal Zonophone/Fly/EMI)
- Talk Talk (Parlophone/EMI)
- Talking Heads (EMI, outside USA/Canada, 1984-1991)
- Tamta
- Stephy Tang (Gold Label)
- David Tao (EMI Music Taiwan)
- A Taste of Honey (Capitol)
- The Tea Party
- Telepopmusik
- Tinie Tempah (Parlophone)
- Tension (band) (EMI Music Taiwan)
- Nicholas Teo (Virgin Music Chinese, Taiwan Branch)
- Tha Trap (Lench Mob Records)
- Thalía (Virgin left in 2008 now with Sony Music)
- This World Fair (Rethink)
- Lynda Thomas (Capitol)
- Richard Thompson (Capitol)
- Toxic Kompulsion
- Trina (Slip-N-Slide/DP Entertainment)
- Troy Ave. (EMI/Capitol)
- Jolin Tsai (Capitol Music Taiwan, left in 2009)
- KT Tunstall (Relentless/Virgin)
- Grzegorz Turnau (Zaiks/BIEM) (Poland)
- Tina Turner (Parlophone/Capitol)
- Twista (Get Money Gang Entertainment/EMI/Capitol)
- Keith Urban (Capitol Nashville)
- Hikaru Utada
- Lim Hyung Joo (2006-2007)
- Van Hunt
- Vanilla Ice (SBK, 1990–1994)
- The Verve (Hut/Virgin/EMI/Parlophone)
- Vicki Zhao (EMI Music China)
- Vincent Vincent and the Villains
- The Vines
- Vinnie Vincent Invasion (Chrysalis/Capitol)
- Vodka Collins
- W.A.S.P. (Capitol)
- Waltari
- Watershed (South African band) (EMI South Africa)
- WC (Lench Mob Records)
- Simon Webbe (Innocent/Virgin)
- Matt White
- The White Stripes
- Whitesnake (EMI Records, outside USA/Canada)
- Robbie Williams (Chrysalis/EMI)
- Wilson Phillips (SBK, 1990–1993)
- Wizzard (Harvest)
- Fann Wong (EMI Taiwan, 1997–2000)
- Faye Wong
- Roy Wood (Harvest)
- Wrecktangle(EMI Canada)
- X Japan (USA only, since 2011)
- XX Teens (Mute)
- Tony Yayo (G-Unit/EMI)
- You Me At Six (Virgin)
- Young Maylay (Lench Mob Records)
- Bertine Zetlitz
- Peggy Zina (Minos EMI Greece)
- Zona Boy And Co. (EMI UK)
- Goldfish (EMI Music Netherlands)
- The Moonlighters (Capitol)
- Hashtag (Capitol)
- F.L.Y. (Capitol)
Classical
Classical musicians exclusively or chiefly associated with EMI (on EMI Classics, Angel, HMV and/or Columbia labels)
- Roberto Alagna
- Leif Ove Andsnes
- Agustin Anievas
- Helena Blagne
- Linda Brava
- Olaf Bär
- Sir John Barbirolli
- Sir Thomas Beecham
- Ian Bostridge
- Sir Adrian Boult
- Dennis Brain
- Maria Callas
- Nazzareno Carusi
- Enrico Caruso
- Natalie Dessay
- Jacqueline du Pré
- Sir Edward Elgar
- Fairuz
- Mariss Jansons
- Herbert von Karajan (notably in the 1950s)
- Rudolf Kempe
- Nigel Kennedy
- Otto Klemperer
- Umm Kulthum
- Trey Chui-yee Lee
- Dinu Lipatti
- Elizabeth Marvelly
- Yehudi Menuhin
- Sabine Meyer
- Riccardo Muti
- Simon O'Neill
- Antonio Pappano
- Itzhak Perlman
- Blair Ellis Robertson
- Sir Simon Rattle
- Wolfgang Sawallisch
- Artur Schnabel
- Maxim Vengerov
- Sir William Walton
- Franz Welser-Möst