Warner Music Sweden

Warner Music Sweden AB (previously Metronome Records) is a Swedish record company and label, a subsidiary of Warner Music Group. Metronome Records was established in 1949 by Anders Burman, Lars Burman, and Börje Ekberg and was based in Stockholm.

It concentrated on pop and jazz and had operations in Sweden, Denmark, and Germany. The label signed Alice Babs, Bent Fabric, Sonya Hedenbratt, Nina & Frederik, Ola Magnell, Charlie Norman, Pugh Rogefeldt, Kalle Sändare, Bernt Staf, Owe Thörnqvist, and Cornelis Vreeswijk

During 1949–65, Metronome's jazz catalogue also included Arne Domnérus, Rolf Ericson, Lars Gullin, Bengt Hallberg, Zoot Sims, and Toots Thielemans.

In 1979, it was purchased by Warner Music Group. In 1998, Anderson Records was merged with Warner Music Sweden.

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.

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