Ministry of Sound Recordings

Ministry of Sound has a global network of international labels including dedicated offices in Australia, Germany and the USA. Its record label was first established in 1995 with the release of The Annual, a compilation album of various dance music tracks mixed by UK DJs Boy George and Pete Tong.

The Annual went on to sell over 160,000 copies and paved the way for a now-global label with over 50 million dance albums and singles sold to date, award winning music videos from artists like Eric Prydz and Benny Benassi and continuing sales of over 4 million copies per annum. Ministry of Sound remains an independent label, and continues to deliver albums and singles via its compilation brands including The Annual, Clubber's Guide and Anthems. In January 2006, the company purchased record label Hed Kandi from The Guardian Media Group and plans to continue maintaining the brand.

Imprint label Data Records, created to house Ministry of Sound’s more commercial dance music single releases, has enjoyed a string of number 1, Top 5 and Top 10 hits across the globe since its inception in 1999. Recent releases include Eric Prydz's "Pjanoo" and Kid Cudi vs Crookers' "Day 'n' Nite", both of which hit the #2 spot in the UK Singles Chart.

Ministry of Sound (Australia) is a record label based out of Cremorne, New South Wales, Australia and is the local subsidiary of the Ministry of Sound. Its music was released through EMI (Australia) until January 2008, when it changed to Universal Music Australia and has been operating since 2000.

In 2008 Ministry of Sound launched its American operations after ending its relationship with Ultra Records. Its first release under the Ministry of Sound America imprint was Clubber's Guide America. In the same year, the company launched HARD2BEAT records with Basshunter's "Now You're Gone" as its first single and Bigtunes 2008 as its first compilation. Ministry of Sound won the Music Week Award for "Independent Record Company Label of the Year".

Ministry of Sound holds around 800 events across the globe every year, attended by over 900,000 people, in nightclubs, festivals and parties. It has also expanded its network of own-brand venues with nightclub franchises in Papa's Beach Club, Sekalla, Hurghada, Egypt (opened in 2005) and Sunway Lagoon Resort Hotel, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia (launched on 2 July 2008).