hot on the heels of a MEGA hit album with Lil Wayne, Universal continues its rein at the top of the majors by snagging themselves some serious ROCK ROYALTY.

None other than the ROLLING STONES are the latest act to take action against the major EMI label group drama and leave their long time partners for greener pastures.

The deal is not only for any future recording the boys may put out (as Mick Jagger just celebrated his 65th birthday, we’re not sure how many-or how good that would be…) but also their ENTIRE BACK CATALOGUE.

Universal refuses to disclose how they got so lucky, but the Stones had this to say:

“Universal are forward-thinking, creative and hands-on music people. We really look forward to working with them.”

And that’s all she wrote! Which label under the Universal umbrella do you think will be the lucky winner-Interscope? Def Jam? Republic (who has put out albums from The Who, Prince & John Mellencamp)?