Richard Branson abandons his alternative youth magazine, “Student,” to form Virgin Records. It begins as a mail-order record company distributing discount albums and eventually includes a ...

Pop singer Mariah Carey has signed a four-album contract with Virgin Records worth an estimated $80 million, a deal representing a colossal wager on the label’s international marketing machine.

Branson initially built his fortune through his Virgin Records record business 50 years ago, before selling it for $1 billion in 1992. He now owns or is affiliated with a line of companies under ...

Virgin Records founder Sir Richard Branson started Virgin Atlantic Airways in 1984. The airline survived growing pains and financial strife to become a major transatlantic carrier. Virgin Atlantic ...

Branson, 72, built his fortune through a record business he started 50 years ago called Virgin Records, which he sold for $1 billion in 1992. He also owns the line of “Virgin” companies ...

NEW YORK — After less than a year and a flop album, Mariah Carey is leaving Virgin Records with a deal giving her $49 million. EMI, Virgin's parent company, announced on Wednesday that it would ...

The artist, who recently signed with Virgin Records, will also spin tunes at a special DJ set. "Joining the Virgin family feels like coming home," Nicky Jam said in a news release. "From Boston to ...