PIAS Group

PIAS
Company typePrivate
Founded1983 (1983) in Brussels, Belgium
FoundersKenny Gates
Michel Lambot
Headquarters,
Belgium
Number of locations
19
Area served
Worldwide
OwnerUniversal Music Group
Number of employees
250+
Divisions[PIAS] Recordings
[PIAS] Artist & Label Services
Websitewww.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 November 2022, Universal Music Group acquired 49% shareholding of the PIAS Group,[2] then, in October 2024, acquiring the rest of shares owned by the company's founders Kenny Gates and Michel Lambot,[3] effectively making PIAS a Universal Music Group subsidiary. [PIAS] Label Group (PIAS Recordings) division will continue to operate autonomously, while [Integral] (formerly [PIAS] Artist & Label Services) will be integrated with Universal's Virgin Music Group division.

  1. ^ "Michel Lambot's Biography" Archived 2018-10-07 at the Wayback Machine, Impala. Retrieved 7-10-2018.
  2. ^ "Universal acquires 49% stake in independent music powerhouse [PIAS]". 30 November 2022.
  3. ^ "[PIAS] CO-FOUNDERS KENNY GATES & MICHEL LAMBOT ANNOUNCE SALE OF REMAINING SHAREHOLDING TO UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP". 2024-10-15. Retrieved 2024-10-15.

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