Virgin gets another spin as Universal Music reboots Branson's label
Move comes almost half a century after Sir Richard Branson turned his record store in Notting Hill Gate into a label
Virgin Records were behind the Spice Girls' megahits
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Virgin Music is being rebooted nearly half a century after disrupting the record industry and signing a roster of stars spanning David Bowie to the Spice Girls.
Universal Music is refashioning the brand as a distribution and services business for musicians and labels, nine years after it acquired Virgin through a £1.2bn swoop on EMI.
Virgin Music Label and Artists Services will offer musicians access to Universal's technology platforms and network of industry specialists in the world's top five music markets, including the UK and America.