Beggars Group

The Beggars Group is one of the world's largest and well-respected label groups, and is completely independent. It was founded by Martin Mills in 1977 and he remains Chairman of the group. Over the years, many of the world's most respected labels have joined the fold and today it is home to 4AD, Matador Records, Rough Trade, Young Turks and XL Recordings. Artists signed to the group's labels over the years such as Radiohead, FKA Twigs, Adele, Kurt Vile, Queens of the Stone Age, The National, The xx, The Libertines, Pixies, Cocteau Twins, Prodigy and more have achieved both widespread critical acclaim and commercial success. The Beggars Group is based in London and has multiple offices in Europe, Canada and Asia in addition to their US headquarters in New York City. There is also an office in Los Angeles, CA and a Matador office in Austin, Texas. Beggars has been a pioneer in the digital world and had its catalogue available digitally before the end of the last century. It self-distributes digitally and to USA indie stores, and has been instrumental in the founding and success of Merlin, A2IM, and other collective independent organizations. www.beggars.com/