Zomba group buys out Benson Music Group

MAINSTREAM music giant the Zomba Group (via its Christian music company Brentwood Music) has bought America's last remaining large independent record company Benson Music Group. That brings Benson, Diadem and Tattoo Records into the Brentwood Music fold. Benson, founded in 1902, currently has 40 artists on its roster and a master catalogue of 2,200 albums. Benson's music publishing division holds 46,000 copyrights. Jeff Moseley, formerly president of Star Song Communications, has been appointed president of the Benson Record Division. This acquisition allows Brentwood to become one of the "big three" labels in Christian music - the other two being EMI and Word.
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