Musicians working/worked with Island Records
0
3LAU
American electronic music producer
1
801
band that plays progressive rock
2
Adam Clayton
Irish rock musician, bass player of U2
3
Adrian Belew
American rock musician
4
Alec John Such
American musician
5
Aleka's Attic
alternative rock band
6
Alex Clare
British singer-songwriter
7
Alex Winston
American musician
8
Alton Ellis
Jamaican musician
9
AlunaGeorge
British pop music duo
10
Amazing Blondel
band
11
Amelle Berrabah
British musician
12
Amy Winehouse
English singer and songwriter
13
Andrea Begley
Irish singer
14
Andy Hurley
American musician
15
Andy Mackay
British musician
16
Angel Haze
American rapper and singer
17
Angela Winbush
American R&B/soul singer-songwriter
18
Ann Sophie
German singer
19
Annie
Norwegian singer-songwriter and DJ
20
Anthrax
heavy metal band from USA
21
Anton Fier
American rock drummer and bandleader
22
Apache Indian
UK vocalist and reggae DJ
23
Archive
British musical group
24
Arrow
calypso and soca musician
25
Art of Noise
British band
26
Ashes Divide
American alternative rock project
27
Ashley Hutchings
English bassist, vocalist, songwriter, arranger, band leader, writer and record producer
28
Aswad
British band
29
Augustus Pablo
Jamaican roots reggae and dub record producer, melodica player and keyboardist
30
Aura Dione
Danish singer-songwriter
31
Autopilot Off
band
32
Avicii
Swedish DJ and musician (1989-2018)
33
Baaba Maal
Senegalese poet and singer
34
Babyface
American singer, songwriter and record producer
35
Bad Company
English rock supergroup
36
Basement 5
band
37
Basil Kirchin
British musician
38
Beenie Man
Jamaican reggae and dancehall singer
39
Bell X1
band
40
Bellowhead
band
41
Ben Howard
English singer and songwriter
42
Ben's Brother
band
43
Bernie Taupin
British songwriter
44
Betty Davis
American funk and soul singer
45
Beverley Martyn
English singer, songwriter and guitarist
46
Bill Kaulitz
German singer-songwriter and model
47
Bishop Briggs
British singer-songwriter
48
Black Uhuru
Jamaican reggae group
49
Blackfoot
American Southern rock musical ensemble from Jacksonville, Florida
50
Blind Faith
English blues rock supergroup
51
Blodwyn Pig
band
52
Blue Merle
American band
53
Bob Marley
Jamaican singer, songwriter and musician
54
Bob Marley and the Wailers
Jamaican reggae band
55
Bobby Aitken
Guitarist, singer
56
Bombay Bicycle Club
British rock band
57
Bon Jovi
rock band from the United States
58
Bono
Irish rock musician, singer of U2
59
Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E.
band
60
Bootsauce
61
Boy Kill Boy
band
62
Brad Laner
musician
63
Brandon Boyd
American rock singer, writer and visual artist
64
Brandon Flowers
American indie rock singer
65
Brian Eno
English musician, composer, record producer and visual artist
66
Brian Willoughby
British musician
67
Brutha
American R&B music group
68
Bryan Ferry
English recording artist; singer and songwriter
69
Bryn Haworth
English singer and guitarist
70
Buckwheat Zydeco
American accordionist
71
Buffy Sainte-Marie
Canadian musician
72
Buju Banton
Jamaican musician
73
Bunny Wailer
Jamaican reggae singer, songwriter and percussionist
74
Burning Spear
Jamaican roots reggae musician
75
Busted
band
76
Carlos Malcolm
Jamaican musician
77
Cat Stevens
British singer-songwriter
78
Catfish and the Bottlemen
Welsh rock band
79
Chaba Fadela
Algerian musician
80
Charlie Dore
English female singer-songwriter
81
Charlie Simpson
English singer, songwriter and musician
82
Cheba Zahouania
Algerian singer
83
Chiiild
Canadian experimental soul band
84
Chord Overstreet
American actor, singer and musician
85
Chris Blackwell
English businessman and record producer
86
Chris Farlowe
English singer
87
Chris Spedding
English rock and roll and jazz guitarist
88
Christina Grimmie
American singer
89
Christina Milian
American singer, songwriter and actress
90
Claire Hamill
British singer-songwriter
91
Clancy Eccles
Jamaican musician
92
Cornell Campbell
Jamaican musician
93
Cris Cab
American singer-songwriter
94
DJ Felli Fel
American DJ
95
Daddy-O
American rapper
96
Damien Saez
French singer-songwriter and musician
97
Damone
98
Dan-I
British musician
99
Danny Thompson
English bassist
100
Dave Mason
British recording artist; singer-songwriter and guitarist from Worcester
101
Dave Sabo
American musician
102
David Bryan
American musician
103
Deap Vally
American rock duo, formed in Los Angeles
104
Def Leppard
British rock band
105
Deichkind
band
106
Del Shannon
American musician
107
Delroy Wilson
Jamaican ska, rocksteady and reggae singer (1948-1995)
108
Demi Lovato
American singer, songwriter, actor, and author
109
Derrick Morgan
Jamaican musician
110
Deryck Whibley
Canadian musician
111
Desmond Dekker
Jamaican singer-songwriter
112
Devlin
British rapper
113
Dillinger
Jamaican musician
114
Disclosure
band
115
Don Drummond
Jamaican ska trombonist and composer
116
Donald Glover
American actor, rapper, singer, comedian and film, television and record producer
117
Double Dee and Steinski
118
Dru Hill
American contemporary R&B group
119
Earl Brutus
120
Eddie and the Hot Rods
British band
121
Eliot Sumner
British musician, actor, and electronic music producer
122
Elkie Brooks
English singer
123
Elton John
English rock singer-songwriter, composer and pianist
124
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
English progressive rock band
125
Ernest Ranglin
Jamaican guitarist and composer
126
Etta James
American recording artist; singer
127
Everlast
American musician and songwriter
128
FOREVER
American girl group
129
Fairport Convention
British folk rock group
130
Fall Out Boy
American pop punk band
131
Fefe Dobson
Canadian singer-songwriter
132
Fightstar
band
133
Florence + the Machine
British indie rock band
134
Florence Welch
English musician, singer and songwriter
135
Fotheringay
British folk rock band
136
Frankmusik
English singer-songwriter
137
Free
English rock band formed in London in 1968
138
Freestyle Fellowship
American hip hop group
139
Fripp & Eno
musical duo; musical side-project composed of Brian Eno and Robert Fripp
140
Frou Frou
British musical duo
141
Gaahl
Norwegian singer
142
Gabriella Cilmi
Australian singer-songwriter
143
Gavin Friday
Irish singer
144
Georg Listing
German musician
145
Georgie Fame
English rhythm and blues and jazz singer and keyboard player
146
Gerry Conway
English folk and rock drummer/percussionist
147
Gibson Brothers
France-based musical group
148
Ginger Baker
English rock drummer
149
Gladius James
singer-songwriter
150
Glen Adams
musician
151
Grace Jones
Jamaican recording artist; singer, actress and model
152
Greg Lake
English bassist, guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and producer
153
Gregory Isaacs
Jamaican singer
154
Gustav Schäfer
German musician
155
Gwen Guthrie
American singer-songwriter
156
Hedley
Canadian band
157
Heidi Range
British musician
158
Hoobastank
American rock band
159
Hozier
Irish musician
160
Hugh McDonald
American musician, session musician, bass-guitarist
161
Ian Anderson
Scottish musician, leader of Jethro Tull
162
Ian Gillan
English musician
163
Ian Gillan Band
band fronted by Ian Gillan
164
Ian North
American singer
165
If
band
166
Ijahman Levi
Jamaican reggae artist
167
In Extremo
German metal band
168
Injected
169
Inner Circle
Jamaican reggae group
170
Insane Clown Posse
American hip-hop duo from Michigan
171
Irma Thomas
American soul and rhythm and blues singer
172
J. Moss
American musician
173
JP Cooper
English singer and songwriter
174
Jack Garratt
British singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer
175
Jackie Edwards
Jamaican recording artist; musician and songwriter
176
Jade Warrior
band
177
Jah Lloyd
Jamaican singer, deejay and producer
178
Jah Wobble
English bassist, recording artist, songwriter
179
James Booker
American musician
180
James Morrison
English singer-songwriter and guitarist
181
James TW
British singer-songwriter
182
Janet Jackson
American singer, songwriter and actress from Indiana
183
Jarvis Cocker
English musician, singer-songwriter, radio presenter and editor
184
Jennifer Lopez
American actress, singer, dancer, and producer
185
Jessie J
English singer
186
Jethro Tull
British rock band
187
Jim Capaldi
English musician and songwriter
188
Jimmy Buffett
American singer–songwriter and businessman
189
Jimmy Cliff
Jamaican musician, singer and actor
190
Jimmy Riley
Jamaican musician
191
Joe Cocker
English recording artist; rock and blues singer (1944-2014)
192
Joe Elliott
British singer; lead singer of Def Leppard
193
Joe Higgs
Jamaican musician
194
John Cale
Welsh composer, singer-songwriter and record producer
195
John Holt
Jamaican reggae singer
196
John Martin
Swedish singer-songwriter
197
John Martyn
British singer-songwriter and guitarist
198
John Newman
British singer-songwriter
199
John Surman
British saxophonist and clarinetist
200
Johntá Austin
American musician
201
Jon Bon Jovi
American singer, musician, and songwriter
202
Jon McLaughlin
American musician
203
Jorge Ben
Brazilian recording artist, musician, songwriter
204
Julian Cope
Welsh musician, author, antiquarian, musicologist, poet and cultural commentator
205
July Talk
Canadian alternative rock band
206
Junior Marvin
Jamaican musician
207
Junior Murvin
Jamaican reggae musician
208
Justin Bieber
Canadian singer
209
Justin Hinds
Jamaican musician
210
Karen Clark Sheard
American musician and songwriter
211
Katy Perry
American singer
212
Keane
English alternative rock band
213
Kelly Price
American songwriter, singer
214
Kelly Rowland
American singer, songwriter, actress
215
Ken Boothe
Jamaican musician
216
Ken Parker
Jamaican musician
217
Kerli
Estonian singer
218
Kevin Ayers
English singer-songwriter, record producer
219
Kevin Rudolf
American musician
220
Killing Joke
English post-punk band
221
King Crimson
British progressive rock band
222
King Sunny Adé
musician
223
Kinnie Starr
Canadian recording artist
224
Klaus Schulze
German musician
225
Kris Wu
Chinese actor and singer, model
226
Kristinia DeBarge
American singer, songwriter, dancer and actress
227
Ladyhawke
New Zealand singer-songwriter
228
Laleh Pourkarim
Swedish singer and songwriter
229
Larry Mullen Jr.
Irish rock musician, drummer of U2
230
Laurel Aitken
singer
231
Lauren Aquilina
British singer-songwriter
232
Lauren Pritchard
American singer, songwriter and actress
233
Leatherwolf
American heavy metal band
234
Lee "Scratch" Perry
Jamaican reggae producer
235
Letter Kills
alternative rock band
236
Lin Que
American rapper
237
Linda Thompson
British singer
238
Linton Kwesi Johnson
Jamaican dub poet
239
Lionel Richie
American singer-songwriter, musician, record producer and actor
240
Lizzy Mercier Descloux
French singer (1956-2004)
241
Local H
American band
242
Lodger
indie rock band
243
Loote
American pop duo
244
Lord Creator
Trinidad and Tobago musician
245
Lorna Bennett
Jamaican musician
246
Luther Grosvenor
English rock musician
247
MARRS
band that plays house music
248
Madison Beer
American singer
249
Malcolm McLaren
English artist, performer and fashion designer
250
Mangu
251
Manu Dibango
Cameroonian musician and songwriter, recording artist
252
Marc Broussard
American musician
253
Marcus Mumford
English musician
254
Mariah Carey
American singer and songwriter
255
Marianne Faithfull
British singer, songwriter and actress
256
Mark Stoermer
musician, songwriter
257
Martin Grech
British singer-songwriter
258
Martin Lamble
British musician
259
Martyn P. Casey
musician
260
Max Romeo
Jamaican reggae musician
261
McFly
English band
262
Megan Burns
English singer and actress
263
Melissa Etheridge
American singer-songwriter
264
Mica Paris
English soul/jazz singer
265
Mick Abrahams
English rock guitarist
266
Mick Weaver
English session musician
267
Mika
British-Lebanese singer-songwriter
268
Mike Heron
British musician
269
Miles Jaye
American musician
270
Milk 'N' Cookies
271
Millie Small
singer-songwriter
272
Mobb Deep
American hip hop duo
273
Mona
band
274
Mona Lisa
American pop and R&B singer-songwriter
275
Morrissey
English singer, songwriter, and author
276
Mott the Hoople
British rock band
277
Mountain
American rock band
278
Mumford & Sons
English folk rock band
279
Mutya Buena
British musician
280
My Bloody Valentine
Irish alternative rock band
281
Natalie Imbruglia
British-Australian singer and actor
282
Nathan Sykes
English singer, songwriter and record producer
283
New Young Pony Club
New Young Pony Club a band from London, UK
284
Nick Drake
British singer-songwriter
285
Nick Jonas
American singer and actor
286
Nico
German musician, model and actress, one of Warhol's superstars
287
Nine Black Alps
band
288
Nine Inch Nails
American industrial rock band
289
Nirvana
British pop rock band most active in the 1960s and 70s
290
Oh Wonder
English alt-pop duo
291
Olivia O'Brien
American singer-songwriter
292
Osamu Kitajima
Japanese musician
293
Oswald Brooks
Jamaican musician
294
Owen Gray
Jamaican musician
295
PJ Harvey
English singer-songwriter
296
Pablo Moses
Jamaican musician
297
Paco de LucÃa
Spanish flamenco, classical, jazz guitarist & musician
298
Patrick Stump
American musician
299
Patto
English band
300
Paul Kossoff
English musician
301
Paul Thompson
English drummer, born 1951
302
Peech Boys
303
Pete Wingfield
English musician
304
Peter Sarstedt
Musician chronicling noblesse oblige
305
Peter Skellern
English singer, songwriter and pianist
306
Phil Manzanera
British guitarist
307
Poppy
American singer, writer, and YouTube personality
308
Portishead
British band
309
Positive K
American rapper
310
Praxis
experimental rock band led by Bill Laswell and Buckethead
311
Prides
Scottish band
312
Primer 55
american nu-metal band
313
Priyanka Chopra Jonas
Indian actress and singer
314
Pulp
UK band
315
Puressence
316
Queen
British rock band (1970-)
317
Quicksand
American post-hardcore band
318
Quiet Sun
319
Rakim
American rapper and producer
320
Rami Yacoub
Swedish record producer
321
Rebop Kwaku Baah
Ghanaian musician
322
RedOne
Moroccan–Swedish singer, songwriter, record producer and record executive
323
Renaissance
band
324
Richard Thompson
British recording artist; singer, songwriter, guitarist
325
Rick Allen
English drummer for Def Leppard
326
Rico Rodriguez
Jamaican musician
327
Rival Schools
American punk band
328
Robbie Williams
British singer and entertainer
329
Robert Hart
British rock singer
330
Robert Palmer
English singer-songwriter and musician
331
Robin Williamson
Scottish musician
332
Roland Alphonso
Ska musician
333
Ronnie Davis
Jamaican musician
334
Ronnie Lane
English recording artist; musician, songwriter and record producer
335
Ronnie Vannucci
musician, songwriter
336
Ronny Jordan
English guitarist
337
Roxy Music
English art rock band formed in 1970
338
Roy Shirley
Jamaican musician
339
Russell Mael
American musician, member of the Sparks
340
Ryan Star
American musician
341
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Japanese musician
342
Sabrina Carpenter
American singer, songwriter and actress
343
Salad
band
344
Saliva
American rock band
345
Salt
Swedish grunge alternative rock band
346
Sam Sparro
Australian singer-songwriter and former child actor
347
Sandy Denny
English singer and songwriter
348
Sasha
Jamaican musician
349
Scott Storch
American record producer and songwriter
350
Sean Paul
Jamaican singer, rapper, and record producer
351
Sergio Vega
American guitarist, Vocalist
352
Sharks
British rock band, formed in September 1972
353
Shawn Mendes
Canadian singer-songwriter and model
354
Sheila Hylton
Jamaican musician
355
Simon Kirke
British musician
356
Sisqó
American actor-musician
357
Skepta
English Grime artist, songwriter and record producer
358
Skip Marley
Jamaican singer
359
Sly and Robbie
Jamaican rhythm section and production duo
360
Soraya
Colombian-American singer-songwriter
361
Souad Massi
Algerian singer
362
Span
rock band from Norway
363
Sparks
American rock and pop band
364
Spontaneous Music Ensemble
365
Spooky Tooth
English rock band
366
Steel Pulse
reggae band from Birmingham, England
367
Stereo MCs
English hip hop/electronic dance group
368
Steve Clark
English musician, guitarist, songwriter
369
Steve Jocz
Canadian musician
370
Steve Winwood
English recording artist; musician, singer, songwriter
371
Stevie Salas
Native American guitarist, author, and television host
372
Stomu Yamashta
Japanese musician
373
Stoney
British singer-songwriter
374
Stranger Cole
Jamaican musician
375
Sue Draheim
American fiddler
376
Sugababes
English pop girl group
377
Sugar Minott
Jamaican musician
378
Tahiti 80
band
379
Taio Cruz
British singer, songwriter, rapper and record producer
380
Talvin Singh
British musician
381
The 88
American pop rock band from Los Angeles, CA.
382
The Airborne Toxic Event
American rock band from Los Angeles, California
383
The B-52's
American rock band
384
The Blues Busters
385
The Bravery
American rock band
386
The Buck Pets
387
The Buggles
English New Wave band
388
The Chieftains
Irish folk band
389
The Clarendonians
390
The Cranberries
Irish rock band
391
The Distractions
British punk rock/new wave band
392
The Drums
band
393
The Edge
Irish rock musician, guitar player of U2
394
The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster
band
395
The Feeling
English band
396
The Fratellis
Scottish indie rock band
397
The Gaslight Anthem
American rock band
398
The Heptones
band
399
The Incredible String Band
British psychedelic folk band
400
The Jags
401
The Killers
American rock band
402
The King Blues
band
403
The Meteors
British Psychobilly Band
404
The Naked and Famous
New Zealand indie rock band
405
The Orb
English electronic music group
406
The Pioneers
Jamaican band
407
The Rumble Strips
408
The Skatalites
Jamaican ska band
409
The Slits
British punk rock band
410
The Smoke
English pop group from York
411
The Spencer Davis Group
British band
412
The Tennors
413
The Uniques
band
414
The Upsetters
Jamaican reggae band
415
The Wailing Souls
band
416
The Wedding Present
British indie rock group
417
The World's Famous Supreme Team
American hip hop radio show crew and recording group
418
Theophilus Beckford
Jamaican pianist
419
Third World
Jamaican reggae band
420
Thursday
American post-hardcore band
421
Tico Torres
Drummer, painter
422
Tiger
English indie rock band
423
Timeflies
American pop music duo Cal Shapiro and Rob "Rez" Resnick
424
Tokio Hotel
German pop band
425
Tom Fletcher
English musician, singer, composer, author and YouTube vlogger
426
Tom Jones
Welsh singer
427
Tom Tom Club
American rock band
428
Tom Waits
American singer-songwriter and actor
429
Tommy McCook
Jamaican musician
430
Tommy Sparks
Swedish musician
431
Tori Amos
American singer-songwriter and pianist
432
Tove Lo
Swedish singer and songwriter
433
Traffic
English rock band
434
Trent Reznor
American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer and composer
435
Tricky
British rapper and record producer
436
Trouble Funk
American band
437
U2
Irish rock band
438
Ultravox
British new wave band
439
Utada Hikaru
Japanese-American recording artist (1983-)
440
V V Brown
English singer
441
Vain
US heavy metal group of the 80s
442
Val Bennett
Jamaican jazz musician
443
Vanessa Amorosi
Australian singer-songwriter
444
Wally Badarou
French / Beninese musician
445
Warp 9
446
White Noise
band
447
Wiley
English rapper and record producer
448
Will Downing
American singer-songwriter and producer
449
Willie Nelson
American country music singer-songwriter
450
Winston Grennan
Jamaican drummer, creator of one drop reggae beat, flyers beat,
451
X Clan
452
Yabby You
Jamaican musician
453
Yello
Swiss electronic band
454