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.

Ownership

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]

Artists currently signed to Relentless Records

Notable artists signed under Relentless include:

• Alan Walker
• Bad Boy Chiller Crew
• Bryson Tiller (UK only)
• Headie One
• Maluma
• Nicky Jam
• Steve Aoki
• Tom Walker
• Bimini Bon-Boulash

Artists formerly signed to Relentless Records

Notable artists formerly signed under Relentless include:

See also

• List of independent UK record labels

References

External links

• Official website
• Relentless Records on SoundCloud
• Interview with Shabs Jobanputra, HitQuarters November 2005