List of EMI artists

Not to be confused with List of EMI Records 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)

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/Purple/Harvest, left in 1976; EMI for Japan and Europe outside UK, 1997–2003)
• Cilla Black (Parlophone)
• Pepe Jaramillo (Parlophone, EMI)
• 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)
• Ahmad Zahir (Capitol, EMI)
• 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)
• The Swallows (Malaysian Band) (Columbia)

1970s–present

• 22-20s (Heavenly)
• Thirty Seconds to Mars
• Air Traffic (Tiny Consumer)
• Ai (EMI Records/EMI Records Japan/EMI Music Japan)
• Airbourne
• Aleesia (EMI/A-Lista)
• Alfie (Regal)
• All-4-One
• Andy Lau (1985 - 1989 move to PolyGram Hongkong in 1990)
• Ahmad Zahir
• Ilham al-Madfai
• Lily Allen (Regal/Parlophone/Capitol)
• Alpha Galates
• A-mei (EMI Music Taiwan)
• Namie Amuro (EMI Music Japan, left in 1995)
• Anahí
• Leif Ove Andsnes
• Angelic Upstarts (EMI Zonophone)
• Keren Ann
• Michael Fortunati (EMI Italiana, dropped in 1995)
• Jack Jersey (EMI Netherlands) (Capitol Records)
• Anouk (EMI Netherlands)
• Adam Ant
• AFI
• Alison Wonderland
• Armored Saint
• Arrows (RAK Records)
• Art Brut (Mute)
• Richard Ashcroft (Hut/Virgin/EMI/Parlophone)
• Assala
• Athlete (Regal)
• Auf der Maur
• Australian Crawl
• Avant
• Avion (EMI Australia)
• Charles Aznavour
• Melanie B (Virgin, dropped in 2001)
• Lloyd Banks (G-Unit/EMI)
• Barenaked Ladies
• Bassheads (Parlophone/Deconstruction, dropped in 2003)
• The Barracudas
• Beastie Boys (Parlophone/Capitol)
• Beau Dommage (Capitol)
• Bebe
• Victoria Beckham (Virgin, dropped in 2002)
• Belinda (Capitol)
• Belouis Some (Parlophone/Capitol)
• The Beta Band (Regal)
• BlaaZe (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 (Parlophone/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)
• Cass Phang (EMI Music Hong Kong)
• Crookers
• Mariah Carey (Virgin, 2001–2002)
• Belinda Carlisle (Virgin, 1993 & 1996)
• Kim Carnes
• Carpark North
• Hayko Cepkin (EMI Turkey/Kent)
• The Chemical Brothers (Virgin)
• Chiddy Bang (Parlophone)
• Chingy (Parlophone/Capitol, left in 2007)
• Chumbawamba (EMI)
• Anne Clark (EMI UK) 1982-1994
• Classics IV
• Claytown Troupe (EMI USA/UK) 1991–1992
• George Clinton
• Joe Cocker (Parlophone)
• Cockney Rejects (EMI & EMI Zonophone)
• Coldplay (Parlophone/Capitol)
• Phil Collins
• Conor Maynard (Parlophone)
• The Colour (Rethink)
• The Concretes (Astralwerks)
• Elvis Costello
• Graham Coxon (Parlophone)
• DJ Crazy Toones (Lench Mob Records)
• Creamy (EMI Music Denmark)
• 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 until 2012)
• Design (Regal Zonophone/EMI)
• Device (Chrysalis)
• Dewa 19 (EMI Music Hong Kong/Indonesia/Arka Music)
• Ahmad Dhani (EMI/Arka Music Indonesia)
• Dirty Vegas (Parlophone)
• The Divine Comedy (Parlophone)
• Doves (Heavenly)
• Dubstar (Food)
• The Duke Spirit (Heavenly)
• Duran Duran (Harvest/Capitol/EMI)
• Sheena Easton
• Anthonia Edwards
• Taron Egerton
• The Elkcloner
• Electric Light Orchestra (Harvest, left in 1973)
• Eloy (Harvest/Electrola/EMI, left in 1984)
• Elva Hsiao (Virgin Music Taiwan/EMI Music Taiwan)
• 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)
• Faker (Capitol)
• Falco
• Fairuz (EMI Arabia)
• Fatboy Slim (Astralwerks)
• Kevin Federline (Federation Records)
• Tiziano Ferro (EMI Music Italy)
• Fey (EMI Music/Capitol)
• Neil Finn (Parlophone)
• Fischerspooner
• Five Finger Death Punch
• The Flowers (EMI Music China)
• 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
• Goldfrapp (Mute)
• Diego González
• Gorillaz (Parlophone)
• Edyta Górniak (from 1996, moved to Virgin in 2002, dropped in 2004)
• Grand Avenue
• Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol)
• Amy Grant (Sparrow/EMI/Capitol Christian Group, signed in 2007 after leaving Warner/Word/Curb)
• Great White (Capitol)
• David Guetta (Astralwerks)
• G-Unit (G-Unit/EMI)
• Adrian Gurvitz (RAK)
• Geri Halliwell (Capitol/Virgin/Innocent, contract finished in 2005)
• Ed Harcourt (Heavenly)
• Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel (now part of Parlophone; catalogue moved to Chrysalis)
• George Harrison (Parlophone/Apple)
• Corey Hart (Capitol/EMI America/Manhattan) (outside Canada)
• Nazia Hassan
• Zohaib Hassan
• Mike Hawkins (Virgin / EMI DK)
• Richard Hawley (Mute)
• Oliver Haze
• Heart (Capitol)
• Heroes del Silencio
• Honey Bane (Zonophone)
• Jake Hook (EMI Music Publishing)
• Hot Chip
• Hot Chocolate (RAK)
• Houston (singer) (Capitol)
• Stanley Huang (Virgin Music Chinese/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)
• Jay Chou (Virgin)
• Jaguares (EMI)
• Jessica Simpson (Primary Wave)
• Mulan Jameela (EMI Music Indonesia)
• Duncan James (Innocent/Virgin)
• Jane's Addiction (Parlophone/Capitol)
• Matthew Jay
• Pepe Jaramillo (EMI)
• Jean Michel Jarre (from August 2007 until 2012)
• Dr. John (Parlophone)
• Norah Jones (Parlophone/Blue Note/Capitol)
• Junior Senior
• Junoon
• Kajagoogoo (Parlophone)
• Laura Michelle Kelly (Angel)
• Kenna
• Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (Real World)
• 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)
• David Lasley
• LCD Soundsystem
• Legião Urbana
• John Lennon (Parlophone/Apple)
• LeToya (Noontime/Capitol)
• Huey Lewis and the News (Chrysalis Records)
• Libera
• Little River Band (EMI Australia/Harvest, then Capitol; until 1986)
• Alex Lloyd (left in 2004)
• Justin Lo (Gold Label)
• Loane (Virgin/EMI Music France)
• Lollipop (EMI Capitol Taiwan)
• Los Mismos (left in 2001)
• Ruth Lorenzo (EMI/Virgin, May 2009)
• Louise (left in December 2001)
• Love is All (Parlophone, one album)
• 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)
• 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 and transferred to Capitol in 2016.
• 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. Owned solo back catalogue rights from that time, which were licensed to Sony Music Entertainment in 2008.
• Michael Learns to Rock (EMI Denmark/Medley)
• Mina
• Kylie Minogue (Parlophone)
• Mandy Moore (The Firm Music)
• Morrissey (His Master's Voice/Parlophone)
• Bob Mould (Virgin)
• Mud (RAK)
• Róisín Murphy
• The Music (Hut)
• Na Ying
• Naast
• 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)
• Sabri brothers
• 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) (return 2017-present catalogue: 1985-2012)
• Liz Phair (Capitol)
• Poison (Capitol/Enigma)
• 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/EMI/Capitol/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)
• Rainbow (Oyster/EMI)
• 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)
• Helen Reddy
• Relient K (Capitol/Gotee)
• 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 Svenska AB)
• Röyksopp
• Rodney Rude (EMI Australia)
• Rucka Rucka Ali (Pinegrove/Capitol)
• Ruslana
• Deric Ruttan (EMI Canada)
• Lee Ryan (Virgin)
• Samestate (EMI/Sparrow)
• Sandy Lam (Virgin Music Hong Kong)
• George Lam (Warner Music Hong Kong)
• Satyricon
• S.H.E (EMI Music China)
• Sara Tunes
• Sarah Chen
• 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, September to December 1976)
• Silent Running
• Shazza
• Shaye (EMI Canada)
• Shenandoah (Liberty/Capitol/Free Falls/Cumberland Road)
• SHINee (EMI Music Japan)
• Show Lo (EMI Taiwan)
• Show-Ya (Eastworld/EMI Music Japan, left in 1990)
• The Sleepy Jackson (Capitol)
• The Smashing Pumpkins (Caroline/Virgin/Hut, contract finished in 2001, signed with Reprise Records in 2007, went independent in 2008, re-signed to EMI in 2011)
• The Smiths
• Snoop Dogg
• Soprano (EMI France)
• Sparklehorse (Parlophone)
• Spice Girls (Virgin)
• Ringo Starr (Parlophone/Apple, left in 1976)
• Starsailor
• Steriogram
• Angus & Julia Stone (EMI Australia/Flock UK)
• Joss Stone (Relentless)
• The Stranglers
• Stefanie Sun (Capitol Music Taiwan)
• Super Monkey's (EMI Music Japan)
• 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)
• Tasmin Archer
• A Taste of Honey (Capitol)
• The Tea Party
• Telepopmusik
• Tinie Tempah (Parlophone)
• Tension (band) (EMI Music Taiwan)
• Nicholas Teo (Virgin Music Chinese)
• Thalía (Virgin left in 2008 now with Sony Music)
• This World Fair (Rethink)
• Lynda Thomas (Capitol)
• Richard Thompson (Capitol)
• Trina (Slip-N-Slide/DP Entertainment)
• Troye Sivan (EMI/Capitol)
• Jolin Tsai (EMI/Capitol Taiwan, left in 2008)
• 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)
• Valen Hsu
• Van Hunt
• Vanilla Ice (SBK, 1990–1994)
• The Verve (Hut/Virgin/EMI/Parlophone)
• Zhao Wei (Virgin Music Chinese)
• Vincent Vincent and the Villains
• The Vines
• Vinnie Vincent Invasion (Chrysalis/Capitol)
• Vixen (EMI USA/Manhattan)
• 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)
• X Japan (USA only, until 2012)
• XX Teens (Mute)
• Rainie Yang (EMI Taiwan)
• Tony Yayo (G-Unit/EMI)
• You Me At Six (Virgin)
• Young Maylay (Lench Mob Records)
• Bertine Zetlitz
• Peggy Zina (Minos EMI Greece)
• Goldfish (EMI Music Netherlands)
• F.L.Y. (Capitol)

Classical

Classical musicians exclusively or chiefly associated with EMI (on EMI Classics, Angel, HMV and/or Columbia labels)

• Sir Adrian Boult
• Agustin Anievas
• Antonio Pappano
• Artur Schnabel
• Dennis Brain
• Dinu Lipatti
• Sir Edward Elgar
• Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
• Elizabeth Marvelly
• Enrico Caruso
• Fairuz
• Franz Welser-Möst
• Herbert von Karajan (notably in the 1950s)
• Ian Bostridge
• Itzhak Perlman
• Jacqueline du Pré
• Sir John Barbirolli
• Leif Ove Andsnes
• Linda Brava
• Maria Callas
• Mariss Jansons
• Maxim Vengerov
• Natalie Dessay
• Nazzareno Carusi
• Nigel Kennedy
• Olaf Bär
• Otto Klemperer
• Riccardo Muti
• Roberto Alagna
• Rudolf Kempe
• Sabine Meyer
• Sarah Brightman (1997-2007, 2008-2010)
• Simon O'Neill
• Sir Simon Rattle
• Sir Thomas Beecham
• Trey Chui-yee Lee
• Umm Kulthum
• Vanessa-Mae (1994-2003)
• Victoria de los Ángeles
• Wolfgang Sawallisch
• Sir William Walton
• Yehudi Menuhin

See also

• EMI
• List of EMI labels