Cosmos Music, formerly Bonnier Amigo Music Group (BAMG), is an
independent record company based in
Stockholm
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, Sweden. It was formed in 2001, when record company and distributor
Amigo Musik merged with the record company Bonnier Music. BAMG claimed to be the biggest independent record company in Scandinavia at the time.
BAMG signed acts including
Helena Paparizou
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,
Sunrise Avenue,
Madcon,
Amy Diamond and
Sofia Karlsson. BAMG was also the Scandinavian representative of some of the most influential independent record companies in Europe, including
ACT,
Dramatico,
Cooking Vinyl
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,
Cooperative Music,
Epitaph
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,
Roadrunner Records
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and
MNW.
In late 2009, Carl Fredik Ekander, Cai Leitner,
Kent Isaacs and Christian Drougge bought Bonnier Amigo from Bonnier Group and subsequently renamed the company Cosmos Music.
Sub-labels
* Alfie
* Amigo
* Bauta
* BITD
* Cosmos
* Dope
* Rotate
* Supernova
* Tri-Sound
See also
*
List of record labels
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References
External links
Official website
Swedish independent record labels
Record labels established in 2001
IFPI members
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