Atlantic Records co-chairs Julie Greenwald and Craig Kallman honored with the Grammy Salute To Industry Icons

Atlantic is named Label of the Year in 2022 Variety Hitmakers issue.

Atlantic Records leads industry-wide effort to #ProtectBlackMusic and prevent lyrics from being used as evidence in criminal proceedings against artists

Hip-hop icons DJ DRAMA and DON CANNON found the Atlantic imprint, Generation Now, with early signees including LIL UZI VERT…

Originally founded by Atlantic Chairman/CEO CRAIG KALLMAN with an emphasis on house music and hip-hop, Big Beat Records relaunched to focus on the rising popularity of electronic dance music, quickly earning a worldwide #1 club hit with Wynter Gordon's ‘Dirty Talk'

Former Warner Music Group chief LYOR COHEN, along with fellow Warner executives TODD MOSCOWITZ, KEVIN LILES, and ROGER GOLD, co-found the new label 300 and strike a distribution deal with Atlantic, quickly scoring hits with such hip-hop stars as YOUNG THUG, MIGOS, and FETTY WAP…

Atlantic Records artists receive 13 Grammy Awards at the 60th annual ceremony, with Bruno Mars winning ‘Song of the Year’ for ‘That’s What I Like’ and ‘Record of the Year’ for ‘24K Magic’

Atlantic Records UK named ‘Label of the Year' at the Music Week Awards…

NYC-based boutique label Neon Gold joins forces with Atlantic, bringing aboard a roster that eventually includes CHARLI XCX, MATT MAESON, WINONA OAK, and more…

Atlantic relaunches original subsidiary label Atco Records under the authority of A&R President Pete Ganbarg, marking the first time in over 25 years that Atco has actively operated under the Atlantic umbrella…

Atlantic takes over distribution for rap mogul RICK ROSS’s Maybach Music Group, home to such chart-topping artists as Ross himself, WALE, MEEK MILL, and more…

Atlantic is the first major label to report getting a majority of its revenue from digital sales, not CDs.

On December 10th, the three surviving members of LED ZEPPELIN reunite for the 'Ahmet Ertegun Tribute Concert' at the O2 Arena in London. The benefit concert sees JIMMY PAGE, ROBERT PLANT, and JOHN PAUL JONES joined by drummer JASON BONHAM, son of the late JOHN

T.I.'s chart-topping 'Dead and Gone (Feat. JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE)' debuts on Billboard's 'Hot 100' before its official single release date due to the high number of digital downloads earned following 2008's release of the rapper's chart-topping, 2x platinum LP, Paper Trails. The 10th bestselling digital single of 2009 in the US, the song was later nominated for two GRAMMY Awards...

Atlantic joins forces with SEAN 'DIDDY' COMBS to distribute his enormously successful Bad Boy Entertainment label.

Atlantic Group scores over 30 Grammy nominations, including multiple nods for T.I., LUPE FIASCO, GNARLS BARKLEY, JASON MRAZ, KID ROCK, DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE, ESTELLE, and FLO RIDA

On April 17th, Ahmet Ertegun's life is celebrated at a memorial event held at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City. Among those who pay tribute to Ertegun in music and words are SOLOMON BURKE, ERIC CLAPTON, PHIL COLLINS, CROSBY, STILLS, NASH & YOUNG, DR. JOHN, GENESIS, JOHN PAUL JONES, MICK JONES, KID ROCK, BEN E. KING, MANHATTAN TRANSFER, WYNTON MARSALIS, BETTE MIDLER, SAM MOORE, STEVIE NICKS, TURKISH DIPLOMAT EGEMEN BAGIS, NEW YORK CITY MAYOR MICHAEL BLOOMBERG, OSCAR DE LA RENTA, DAVID GEFFEN, TAYLOR HACKFORD, MICK JAGGER, HENRY KISSINGER, JANN WENNER, & JERRY WEXLER

Five years after its merger with Atlantic, the ELEKTRA label flies again under the leadership of Fueled By Ramen founder/President John Janick and Atlantic Executive VP of A&R Mike Caren

TOM DOWD receives a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences. On October 27th, he passes away from emphysema in Florida.

BONHAM, for their first full-length performance since 1980. Also paying homage to the late Atlantic founder are FOREIGNER, PAUL RODGERS, BILL WYMAN, KEITH EMERSON, CHRIS SQUIRE, ALAN WHITE, SIMON KIRKE, MAGGIE BELL, and Scottish singer/songwriter PAOLO NUTINI.