Guide Note

On January 16, 2008, the legendary Rock band, The Rolling Stones left their label, EMI / Virgin Records and signed a deal with the Universal Music Group (UMG). The deal is just for the distribution of the band's next album, which will be the soundtrack to their 2008 concert film Shine a Light directed by Martin Scorsese.

The Rolling Stones left EMI just months before their contract was due to expire.

Fast Facts

1. Date: January 16, 2008
2. Band: The Rolling Stones
3. New Label: Universal Music Group
4. Old Labels: EMI / Virgin Records
5. Deal: 1 Album (Shine a Light Soundtrack)

1. Current Members: Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ron Wood, Charlie Watts
2. Former Members: Brian Jones, Bill Wyman, Mick Taylor
3. Years Active: 1962—present
4. First Hit: "The Last Time" (1965)
5. Founding member Brian Jones died in 1969
6. Original bass player Bill Wyman left the band in 1993
7. 1989: Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame
8. Their Bigger Bang tour is the highest grossing tour in history

1. Director: Martin Scorsese
2. Runtime: 122 minutes
3. Distributor: Paramount Pictures
4. Soundtrack released April 1, 2008
5. Spotlight Premiere: 2008 SXSW Film Festival
6. "Shine a Light" is the title of a song from the 1972 Rolling Stones album, Exile on Main St.