Mega Records was a

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record label established in 1983. It was renamed Edel-Mega Records when it was acquired by

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in 2001. Mega's catalogue is now managed by

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, which was spun off from Edel in 2010. Their most internationally successful artist is the

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pop group Ace of Base, who have to date sold over 30 million records worldwide.

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also released a single under their label. The name ''Mega Records, Denmark'', which still appears on American releases of Ace of Base's albums, refers now to an in-name-only unit of Playground Music Scandinavia which licenses this part of its catalog to

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, owner of

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and a successor of

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