Cees Wessels, the label's founder, remains CEO. Roadrunner will continue to operate as a distinct brand within WMG, according to sources. On November 11, 2010, Warner Music Group announced they had acquired the remaining of Roadrunner's stock. There is even a disclaimer talking about Warner's dispute right on the channel. Most of the videos on their channel, however, are still viewable. Roadrunner Records was significantly affected by Warner Music Group's legal dispute against YouTube, including having their account's YouTube partnership canceled.
The award was accepted by Sharon den Adel and Ruud Jolie of Within Temptation, one of Roadrunner's biggest acts. On June 11, 2008, Roadrunner Records was voted as the "Best Metal Label" by Metal Hammer at their Golden Gods Awards, an award that it has won the past four years in a row. This deal became finalized on January 29, 2007, after receiving regulatory approval in Germany. On December 18, 2006, Warner Music Group signed an agreement to purchase a majority in shares (73.5%) of Roadrunner Records' parent company, Roadrunner Music Group B.V. In July 2001, The Island Def Jam Music Group purchased a majority stake in Roadrunner. Derek Shulman ran the label in the late '90s. Nickelback were also very successful on the label, although they were signed to another label in their native Canada. In 2000, Slipknot became the first Roadrunner band to go Platinum. The band also became the first Roadrunner band to receive radio play. Type O Negative became the first Roadrunner band to receive a certification from the RIAA this was a Gold award (and later Platinum award) for the 1993 album Bloody Kisses, which was certified in 1995.
Sepultura's 1993 album, Chaos A.D., became the first Roadrunner band to crack the Top 40 on the Billboard album chart. As the 1990s wore on, several of Roadrunner's bands managed to make an impact on the mainstream, most notably Sepultura and Type O Negative. The 1990s saw the arrival of acts such as Life of Agony, Machine Head, Suffocation, Type O Negative, and underground grunge rockers Willard. The end of the 1980s saw the release of two albums that are now considered classics of their respective genres: Obituary's Slowly We Rot and Sepultura's Beneath the Remains. The label also handled early Metallica releases in the Scandinavian region.
Early successes included albums from King Diamond (the first Roadrunner artist to enter the Billboard Top 200 albums chart) and Annihilator. In 1986, Roadrunner opened its US headquarters in New York City and later opened offices in the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Japan, Australia, Denmark, Russia and Canada. Roadrunner's initial business was importing North American metal-band recordings into Europe. The label was launched in 1980 in the Netherlands.
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