Warner Music Sweden AB (previously Metronome Records)[1] is a Swedish record company and label,[2] a subsidiary of Warner Music Group.[1] Metronome Records was established in 1949 by Anders Burman, Lars Burman, and Börje Ekberg[3] and was based in Stockholm.[1]
In 1979, it 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 european EMIcatalogue including the Swedish Back catalogue of EMI (renamed as "Parlophone Music Sweden") from Universal Music Group EMI Trademark still own by UMG.[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]
^ a b c d"Warner Music Sweden AB". mic.stim.se. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
^Musikindustrin website: Metronome – Sveriges viktigaste och bästa skivbolag firar 60 år (in Swedish)
^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.
^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.
^Lindvall, Helienne (15 February 2013). "Warner buys Parlophone: Why didn't artists and indies put up a fight?". the Guardian. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
^"Warner Music Group Acquires Digital Compilation Company X5". The Hollywood Reporter. 2 June 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
^"ARTISTER" (in Swedish). warnermusic.se. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
^On his physical copies it says that Warner Music AB claim the copyright rights
^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