[4] Because Music has acts such as Justice, Christine and the Queens and Aime Simone on their roster.[5] Because Music was founded in late 2004, by Emmanuel de Buretel and Eric Bielsa.Early successes for the label included Justice Mercury Music Prize nominated Metronomy, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Amadou & Mariam.[6] [7] The label co-founded the We Love Green pop festival in 2009.[9] In 2017, Because acquired the catalogues of over 60 artists from Warner Music Group, including Mano Negra, The Beta Band,[10] and most of London Records.