Editing Virgin Records (section)

== Virgin Records America ==
'''Virgin Records America, Inc.''' was the company's North American operations founded in 1986.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bRQEAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22when+Jeff+Ayeroff+and+Jordan+Harris+opened+Virgin+Records+America+in+1986%22&pg=PA99 |title=Billboard |date=2001-06-23 |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.}}</ref> They are no longer active and were headquartered in [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]], [[California]], and operated under the [[Capitol Music Group]] imprint, now also owned by UMG, since 2012. The US operations had also taken on the name Virgin Records.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/virginrecords |title=Virgin Records (@virginrecords) |via=[[Twitter]] |access-date=2017-07-21}}</ref> A minor number of artists remained on Virgin Records America's roster, which was mostly occupied with European artists such as [[Bastille (band)|Bastille]], [[Barbara Pravi]], [[Circa Waves]], [[Corinne Bailey Rae]], [[Ella Eyre]], [[Grizfolk]], [[Walking on Cars]], [[Seinabo Sey]], and [[Prides (band)|Prides]]; American artists include Knox Hamilton, L'Tric, [[Loren Gray]], and [[Rise Against]].