Of UMG's [PIAS] acquisition, European trade groups want an investigation, saying the deal represents “unchecked concentration ...

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After the news earlier this week that Universal Music has bought [PIAS] outright, indie label trade group IMPALA has urged ...

Universal Music Group will acquired indie label group [PIAS], including labels like ATO, Beggars Group and Secretly Group.

In 2021, Universal Music announced a strategic alliance with independent distributor and label group [PIAS], before buying 49 ...

Universal Music Group owns the [PIAS] Group. UMG announced it had acquired 49% of [PIAS] in 2022, following a “strategic ...

UMG acquired a minority stake as part of that deal, but three years later PIAS’s co-founders are selling their remaining shares to the major label. The new deal will see PIAS’s services division ...

For a while, the PIAS Group, has provided distribution and services to tons of iconic indie labels. (PIAS itself came out of ...

Universal Music Group (UMG) has completed its full acquisition of the [PIAS] Group, having purchased the remaining 51% of ...

Universal Music Group (UMG) has bought one of Europe’s biggest independent music companies, PIAS. After previously acquiring ...

PIAS[ includes Play It Again Sam, harmonia mundi, Demain, Spinefarm, Source, and partner labels including ATO, Heavenly, Mute, and Trangressive.

Universal Music Group (UMG) has bought PIAS, one of Europe’s biggest independent music companies. After acquiring a 49-percent share of the company in 2022, UMG is now the label group’s ...