- EMI was formed in 1931 in London as The Electrical and Musical Industries and introduced vinyl records in 1948. - In the 1960s, EMI had huge success by signing The Beatles and dominating the UK charts that decade. They also acquired Motown Records. - Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, EMI branched out by signing artists like Pink Floyd, Queen, The Rolling Stones, Iron Maiden, and Duran Duran. - In the 1990s and 2000s, EMI continued acquiring record labels and adapting to digital music formats, signing artists like Radiohead, The Spice Girls, and Coldplay.