Warner Music Sweden

Warner Music Sweden AB
Parent companyWarner Music Group
Founded1949 (1949)
GenreVarious
Country of originSweden
LocationRehnsgatan 20, 113 57 Stockholm, Sweden
Official websitewarnermusic.se
Logo of Metronome Records from 1961

Warner Music Sweden AB (previously Metronome Records)[1] is a Swedish record company and label,[2] a subsidiary of Warner Music Group.[1] The Swedish division of WMG is a successor to Metronome Records, which was established in 1949 by Anders Burman, Lars Burman, and Börje Ekberg[3] and was based in Stockholm.[1] and concentrated on pop and jazz. Metronome had operations in Sweden, Denmark, and Germany, and signed Alice Babs, Bent Fabric, Sonya Hedenbratt, Nina & Frederik, Ola Magnell, Charlie Norman, Pugh Rogefeldt, Kalle Sändare, Bernt Staf, Owe Thörnqvist, and Cornelis Vreeswijk. Its jazz catalogue, from 1949 to 1965, also included Arne Domnérus, Rolf Ericson, Lars Gullin, Bengt Hallberg, Zoot Sims, and Toots Thielemans.[4] In 1979, Metronome's Swedish arm was purchased by Warner Music Group. In 1998, Anderson Records was merged with Warner Music Sweden.[1]

In February 2013, Warner Music Group acquired most of the European EMI catalogue, including its Swedish back catalogue (renamed as "Parlophone Music Sweden"), from the Universal Music Group.[5]

In June 2016, Warner Music acquired the Swedish compilation label X5 Music Group.[6]

Artists

The list contains artists signed directly to Warner Music Sweden.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Warner Music Sweden AB". mic.stim.se. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
  2. ^ Musikindustrin website: Metronome – Sveriges viktigaste och bästa skivbolag firar 60 år (in Swedish)
  3. ^ Westin, Lars (2002). Kernfeld, Barry (ed.). The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. Vol. 2 (2 ed.). New York: Grove's Dictionaries Inc. p. 753. ISBN 1-56159-284-6.
  4. ^ Yanow, Scott (1998). "Labels". In Erlewine, Michael; Bogdanov, Vladimir; Woodstra, Chris; Yanow, Scott (eds.). All Music Guide to Jazz (3 ed.). San Francisco: Miller Freeman Books. p. 1335. ISBN 0-87930-530-4.
  5. ^ Lindvall, Helienne (15 February 2013). "Warner buys Parlophone: Why didn't artists and indies put up a fight?". the Guardian. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Warner Music Group Acquires Digital Compilation Company X5". The Hollywood Reporter. 2 June 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  7. ^ "ARTISTER" (in Swedish). warnermusic.se. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
  8. ^ On his physical copies it says that Warner Music AB claim the copyright rights
  9. ^ On her physical copies it says that Warner Music AB claim the copyright rights

Bibliography

  • Håkan Lahger, Lasse Ermalm: De legendariska åren: Metronome Records (Premium Publishing) ISBN 978-91-89136-17-5