SRG/ILS Group, home to the catalogs of Brian McKnight, Chaka Khan, Avant, J. Brown, Ruben Studdard, Johnny Gill, Lalah Hathaway, Vivian Green, After 7 and many more, has extended its partnership with Virgin Music Group.

The independent labels SRG/ILS represents include Music Matters, MPress Records and blues outfit Gulf Coast Records, which has enjoyed several #1s in the genre since partnering with SRG/ILS.

In 2023 SRG/ILS launched SRG Jazz, releasing work by David Benoit, Jeff Lorber, Mike Phillips, Xavier Gordon and Damien Escobar.

UB40 released its 45-year anniversary album, UB45, through SRG/ILS. It's currently #1 on the U.K.'s reggae charts. Lalah Hathaway is dropping the first single from her forthcoming LP, VANTABLACK, this week.

“We love our partners and the SRG/ILS roster, which is full of incredibly successful and career-defining artists,” said VMG President, North America & EVP Global Artist Relations Jacqueline Saturn. “We're proud of all we've accomplished together and are excited to build on their vision for the future.”

Stated SRG/ILS CEO Claude Villani, “SRG/ILS has undergone tremendous growth over the past several years, largely thanks to the strong support provided by Virgin Music Group. Jacqueline and her team are exceptional, demonstrating a commitment to navigating today’s ever-changing music landscape with an artist-first attitude.”

In honor of the extension we will continue to keep "Red Red Wine" in our karaoke repertoire.