Sweden Songs (music publishing company)
Encyclopedia
Sweden Songs is a music company based in Stockholm
, Sweden
. It is an independent indie (business
music publishing company, member of STIM
. and a business group
of record label
s in the record industry, and a member of the IFPI
. The publish company is owned by Keith Almgren Text & Musikproduction. Music Production.
(1990–1998) and currently owned by BMG Rights Management
)[2] * The record label, have a history extending back to 1990[3] and nowadays owns by Sweden Songs[3]
and repertoire
ranging from hard rock
, rock
, pop
to country
and children's music
. Sweden Songs primarily working with songplugging but also as an A & R towards record companies, and also has its own labels;[3] Sweden Songs (label), Sweden Records label, KA Musik (label) and Marilinn music (which is a deals with children's music) mainly for digital release and promotion.
Some songwriters who publishes, and placed songs on the Sweden Songs, is Swedish songwriter
and artist
Susie Päivärinta
[4][5] (one half of Lili & Susie
), Jan Johansen, Keith Almgren
, Pär Lönn and Nestor Geli (partipicipated with a song for Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011)[6], Finnish songwriter Jp Järvinen[7], Chris Antblad (nowadays Warner), T-Jay and among many other artists who recorded songs from Sweden Songs is internationally known Rednex
, the Swedish guitar group Spotnicks, The Virtues (from Sweden) release in U.S, Ilona (Germany
), Ann Tayler Norway
, Swedish artists Lili & Susie
, Style
, Ankie Bagger
, Sara Lofgren
, Erika Selin
and Patrik Öhlund[8], (from Swedish Idol 2009), Sonja Bishop (in the Finnish Eurovision Song Contest
[9] (also participated in Eurovision in Lettland)[10], Susann Sonntag[11] and Shedi[12] (both also in Finnish Eurovision Song Contest
(Euroviisut)[13], Highlights & MiSt (in the Swedish Song Contest 2010),)[14] country artist Inger Nordström (Rhinestone Band)[15] and blues artist Slidin´ Slim)[16] . Sweden Songs also had the rights for the official Swedish song for Haiti)[17] "Wake Up World"[18] (written by Erik Anjou), recorded by Karl Martindahl
performed in Swedish Eurovision Song Contest[19], Daniel Karlsson
(The Moniker) (involved in Melodifestivalen 2011[20]) and Robin Bengtsson
(Idol
)[21].
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. It is an independent indie (business
Business
A business is an organization engaged in the trade of goods, services, or both to consumers. Businesses are predominant in capitalist economies, where most of them are privately owned and administered to earn profit to increase the wealth of their owners. Businesses may also be not-for-profit...
music publishing company, member of STIM
STIM
STIM, Svenska Tonsättares Internationella Musikbyrå, is the collecting society for songwriters, composers and music publishers of Sweden. Its role is to act as an agent for its members in order to collect license fees whenever their musical works are performed in public, broadcast or transmitted,...
. and a business group
Business group
A corporate group is a collection of parent and subsidiary corporations that function as a single economic entity through a common source of control. The concept of a group is frequently used in tax law, accounting and company law to attribute the rights and duties of one member of the group to...
of record label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
s in the record industry, and a member of the IFPI
IFPI
The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry is the organisation that represents the interests of the recording industry worldwide. It is a not-for-profit members' organisation registered in Switzerland...
. The publish company is owned by Keith Almgren Text & Musikproduction. Music Production.
History
Sweden Songs is founded[1] by Keith Almgren after five years of Scandinavian Songs AB (1998–2002), (which buy the music publishing catalogue KA Musikprodution previously started and owned by Keith AlmgrenKeith Almgren
Keith Almgren, born 8 November 1957 in Järfälla, Sweden, is a Swedish songwriter and music publisher.Keith Almgren has a solid background and has written over 1400 titles in the register of Stim....
(1990–1998) and currently owned by BMG Rights Management
BMG Rights Management
BMG Rights Management is a music rights management company and a joint venture between the international media company Bertelsmann and the global private equity firm KKR...
)[2] * The record label, have a history extending back to 1990[3] and nowadays owns by Sweden Songs[3]
Music
The publisher represents a broad directoryDirectory
Directory may refer to:* Directory , or folder, a file system structure in which to store computer files* Directory , stored information about a database...
and repertoire
Musical repertoire
Musical repertoire is a collection of music pieces played by an individual musician or ensemble, or composed for a particular instrument or group of instruments, voice or choir.-See also:*Brass Quintet Repertoire*Classical guitar repertoire...
ranging from hard rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
, rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
, pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
to country
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
and children's music
Children's music
Children's music is used here to refer to music composed and performed for children by adults. In European influenced contexts this means music, usually songs, written specifically for a juvenile audience. The composers are usually adults. Children's music has historically held both entertainment...
. Sweden Songs primarily working with songplugging but also as an A & R towards record companies, and also has its own labels;[3] Sweden Songs (label), Sweden Records label, KA Musik (label) and Marilinn music (which is a deals with children's music) mainly for digital release and promotion.
Some songwriters who publishes, and placed songs on the Sweden Songs, is Swedish songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
and artist
Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
Susie Päivärinta
Susie Päivärinta
Susanne Elisabeth "Susie" Päivärinta is a Swedish singer and artist of Finnish ancestry. She scored a number of hits with the duo Lili & Susie, a duo with her sister Lili Päivärinta, in the 1980s. Susie could represent Spain as composer at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011...
[4][5] (one half of Lili & Susie
Lili & Susie
Lili & Susie is a Swedish pop duo composed of the sisters Lili Päivärinta and Susie Päivärinta. They scored a number of hit singles in the late 1980s and early 1990s, their biggest hit being Oh Mama in 1987...
), Jan Johansen, Keith Almgren
Keith Almgren
Keith Almgren, born 8 November 1957 in Järfälla, Sweden, is a Swedish songwriter and music publisher.Keith Almgren has a solid background and has written over 1400 titles in the register of Stim....
, Pär Lönn and Nestor Geli (partipicipated with a song for Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011)[6], Finnish songwriter Jp Järvinen[7], Chris Antblad (nowadays Warner), T-Jay and among many other artists who recorded songs from Sweden Songs is internationally known Rednex
Rednex
Rednex is a Swedish techno/folk/bluegrass band. They had an international novelty hit with the song "Cotton Eye Joe" in 1994. Although extremely popular in Germany, where the band holds the record of most total weeks at No.1 on the German singles chart over the past 30 years—scoring such hits as...
, the Swedish guitar group Spotnicks, The Virtues (from Sweden) release in U.S, Ilona (Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
), Ann Tayler Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
, Swedish artists Lili & Susie
Lili & Susie
Lili & Susie is a Swedish pop duo composed of the sisters Lili Päivärinta and Susie Päivärinta. They scored a number of hit singles in the late 1980s and early 1990s, their biggest hit being Oh Mama in 1987...
, Style
Style (Swedish band)
Style is a Swedish pop band which had its greatest success in the 1980s. Style was formed by three former Freestyle members in 1983. They participated in the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1986 with their song "Dover-Calais" finishing third, 1987 with their song "Hand i hand" finishing sixth. Style split...
, Ankie Bagger
Ankie Bagger
Ankie Bagger, born 30 September 1964, is a Swedish disco/pop musician and singer who first garnered attention in 1988 with her cover of Herreys' "Varje liten droppe regn" as "People Say It's in the Air"...
, Sara Lofgren
Sara Löfgren
Sara Therese Löfgren, , is a Swedish singer known for her breakthrough song "Starkare" .-Background:Löfgren started singing at the age of 12. She got a break in the reality show Fame Factory, performing songs like "Starkare", and "Aldrig". She participated in Melodifestivalen 2004 performing "Som...
, Erika Selin
Erika Selin
Erika Selin born August 6, 1991 in Dorotea is a Swedish singer who competed in Idol 2009 where she finished in 8th place. Selin sent in the entry "Kom" to Melodifestivalen 2010 but in the end the song was given to girl band Timoteij for the contest...
and Patrik Öhlund[8], (from Swedish Idol 2009), Sonja Bishop (in the Finnish Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
[9] (also participated in Eurovision in Lettland)[10], Susann Sonntag[11] and Shedi[12] (both also in Finnish Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
(Euroviisut)[13], Highlights & MiSt (in the Swedish Song Contest 2010),)[14] country artist Inger Nordström (Rhinestone Band)[15] and blues artist Slidin´ Slim)[16] . Sweden Songs also had the rights for the official Swedish song for Haiti)[17] "Wake Up World"[18] (written by Erik Anjou), recorded by Karl Martindahl
Karl Martindahl
Karl Glenn Martindahl is a Swedish singer and son of Swedish footballer Glenn Martindahl.-Beginnings:...
performed in Swedish Eurovision Song Contest[19], Daniel Karlsson
Daniel Karlsson
Daniel Karlsson is a Swedish singer and songwriter. He later on took the name The Moniker as his stage name.-As Daniel Karlsson:...
(The Moniker) (involved in Melodifestivalen 2011[20]) and Robin Bengtsson
Robin Bengtsson
Robin Bengtsson is a Swedish singer who took part in Swedish Idol 2008 finisheing third behind winner Kevin Borg and runner-up Alice Svensson. In mid-2009, he was signed by Merion Music label releasing the single "Another Lover's Gone"...
(Idol
Idol (Sweden)
Idol is a Swedish reality-competition talent show airing on TV4. It debuted in August 2004, and it has since become one of the most popular shows on Swedish television...
)[21].
External links
- Sweden Songs website * http://www.swedensongs.se/
- Sweden Songs Myspace http://www.myspace.com/infoswedensongs
- Sweden Songs Facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sweden-Songs/147261995307026
- Sweden Songs Twitter http://twitter.com/swedensongs