 Because Music was founded in 2005 by former president of Virgin Records France and EMI Continental Europe Emmanuel de Buretel, and has acts on its roster such as Mercury Music Prize nominated Metronomy and electronic duo Justice, along with actress and songwriter Charlotte Gainsbourg and husband-and-wife duo Amadou & Mariam.It holds an exclusive license for all artists on Ed Banger Records and Phantasy.Because Music is the distributor for select Atlantic Records subsidiaries like Big Beat and 300 Entertainment.