Island Records was founded in Jamaica and is now based in the UK, signing artists across many genres including Florence and the Machine, Mika, Mumford & Sons, and indie folk acts. In the Name Of was recently created by Lily Allen as a subsidiary of Sony focusing on new artists like Tom Odell and Cults. Atlantic Records is an American label known for blues, rock, and jazz that is now a subsidiary of Warner, having merged with Elektra Records and signing a diverse range of artists from Scars on 45 to B.O.B. to indie folk acts Birdy, Matt Corby, and Jason Mraz.

1. Institutional Research

2. Island Records
 Island Records was founded
by Chris Blackwell in Jamaica,
and is now based in the United
Kingdom
 Island Records is a subsidiary
label of Universal Music Group
(a member of the Big 4, along
with Sony ME, EMI and
Warner Music Group)
 This record company have
signed various artists from the
likes of Florence and The
Machine to Mika
 In terms of the indie folk genre
they have signed Mumford &
Sons, Jack Johnson, Alex
Clare and Ben Howard

3. In The Name Of
 In the Name Of is a
record label recently
created by Lily Allen
 This record label is a
subsidiary label of
Sony ME in America
 In the Name Of is
currently a small up and
coming record label
and currently has
signed Tom Odell and
Cults

4. Atlantic Records
 Atlantic Records is an
American based record label
 It is best known for producing
blues, rock and roll and jazz
 This record label is a
subsidiary label of Warner
 In 2004 Atlantic Records
merged with Elektra Records
 The label has signed artists
such as Scars on 45 to B.O.B
 In terms of the indie folk genre
they have signed Birdy, Matt
Corby and Jason Mraz