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PIAS
Company type
Private
Founded
1983; 41 years ago (1983) in Brussels, Belgium
Founders
Kenny Gates Michel Lambot
Headquarters
Brussels
,
Belgium
Number of locations
19
Area served
Worldwide
Owner
[PIAS]
Number of employees
250+
Divisions
[PIAS] Recordings [PIAS] Artist & Label Services
Website
www.pias.com
PIAS is a Belgian corporation that specialises in independent music recording, licensing, distribution, sales, and marketing. The company was founded in 1983 by Kenny Gates and Michel Lambot in Brussels, Belgium,.[1] It has over 250 employees, with 19 offices around the world. The group funds and partners with independent labels and artists.
In 2022, Universal Music Group acquired 49% of the PIAS Group.[2]
^"Michel Lambot's Biography" Archived 2018-10-07 at the Wayback Machine, Impala. Retrieved 7-10-2018.
^"Universal acquires 49% stake in independent music powerhouse [PIAS]". 30 November 2022.
is the group's in-house recorded music division, comprising eight labels, headquartered in [PIAS]'s UK office in Bermondsey, London. [PIAS] Artist &...
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PIAS or Pias may refer to: PIASGroup, a Belgian music company PIAS Recordings (Play It Again Sam), an independent record label based in Brussels and...
purchased by Universal Music Group in 2007, sold to PIAS in 2013 and partially acquired by Universal in 2022 (as part of larger PIAS 49% equity acquisition)...
in the US by Universal's Virgin Music Label & Artist Services and by PIASGroup in Europe. Released in April 2012, Alabama Shakes’ debut album, Boys &...
standard. In November 2022, Universal Music Group acquired a 49% stake in Play It Again Sam (PIASGroup), which brings together a series of independent...
Distribution Deal with New West Records". 5 September 2018. "[PIAS] Artist & Label Services - [PIAS]". Retrieved 2016-09-12. "Artists | New West Records". newwestrecords...
"Spinefarm Records". Universal Music Group. Retrieved 28 February 2022. Spinefarm Records discography at Discogs "[PIAS] to distribute Universal-owned Spinefarm...
Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 27 January 2019. "Cosmo Sheldrake features on Apple advert". Bucks Music Group. Retrieved 30 November 2022. Official website...
Music Group announced that all Spinefarm Music Group record labels would be distributed worldwide by PIASGroup, starting January 2023. 1349 Abaddon Incarnate...
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market. List of labels owned by Virgin Music Label & Artist Services: PIASGroup (49%) Virgin Music Africa Virgin Music Argentina Virgin Music Australia...
(Parlophone · 2005) "Another Excuse" (DFA remix) for Soulwax, on "NY Excuse" (PIAS · 2005) "The Hand That Feeds" (DFA remix) for Nine Inch Nails, on "The Hand...
Voulais' and announce their upcoming debut album due in September". pias.com. PIAS. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023. "Ladaniva will be representing...
September 2014. "Daniel Miller: 'I was determined to make Mute a success' - [PIAS]". pias.com. 27 September 2015. "Sonic Youth's Lee Ranaldo Signs to Mute for...
2017). "Major labels are all about politics. I'm not interested in that". PIASGroup. Archived from the original on 21 August 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2018...
#loverecordstores day on 4 September 2021 on Heavenly Records and digitally via PIASGroup. Mojo Magazine’s September issue featured the re release in their Buried...
are - [Music Week]". 10 April 2015. Gate, Kenny. "25 Years Of Heavenly". PIAS. Retrieved 7 June 2019. Ingham, Tim (15 May 2019). "Mike Chadwick". Music...
such as Orange Juice, Josef K, Fire Engines and Young Marble Giants. About Group Alex G Alexis Taylor Alex Turner Animal Collective Anna Calvi Archie Bronson...
INgrooves distribute the label's catalogue in North America, while the PIASGroup would handle international rights; however, Black Sabbath's catalogue...
Lars (20 October 2022). "Kimbra Sets New Album, Signs With Inertia Music & PIAS: Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved 20 October 2022. Kimbra (The build up)...
various subsidiaries were brought together in 1987 to form Bertelsmann Music Group (BMG), which did business in a number of genres, including folk, pop, and...
founded by Alison Wenham (WIN), Michel Lambot [PIAS], Tom Silverman (Tommy Boy) and Martin Mills (Beggars Group); Charles Caldas was the first chief executive...
International Airlines (Urdu: پاکستان انٹرنیشنل ایئر لائنز; abbreviated PIA, Urdu: پیآئیاے) is an international airline which is the government-owned...
UMG alongside a couple of large independents, BMG Rights Management and PIASGroup. The Chart Supervisory Committee is the body which discusses and decides...
2016, Music Sales (now Wise Music Group) acquired Le Chant du Monde's music publishing division from the PIASGroup. Jon Pareles (September 15, 2002)...
pop-rock Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter, composer Years active 2011–present Labels Capitol Music (2014–2019) PIASGroup (2019) Website www.marinakaye.com...
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