Sugar Music

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Sugar Music
Logo Sugarmusic.jpg
Founded1932;92 years ago (1932)
Founder Ladislao Sugar  [ it ]
GenreVarious
Country of originFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Location Milan

Sugar Music is an Italian family-owned music publisher and record label, based in Milan.

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Founded by Ladislao Sugar, the company has been run by his grandson Filippo Sugar since 1997.

History

Established in 1932 by Ladislao Sugar's insight and entrepreneurial spirit, the company soon made a name for itself as the foremost independent record company in Italy, and is currently among the most prominent Italian music publishers on the European market. It was, until 1974, headquartered in the Galleria del Corso in the historic center of Milan.

Currently, the company serves as a creative hub run by Filippo Sugar, President and CEO, representing the third Sugar family generation. Filippo is the only child of Piero Sugar and Caterina Caselli, a key figure in talent scouting and record production in Italy. [1]

Sugarmusic’s catalogue include over 80,000 titles and features songwriters and composers like Ennio Morricone, Nino Rota, Luis Bacalov, Armando Trovaioli, Giancarlo Bigazzi, Umberto Tozzi, Lucio Battisti, Fred Buscaglione, Paolo Conte, and smash hits like "Gloria", "Ti amo", "Self Control", "Nessuno mi può giudicare", "Un'estate italiana", "Con te partirò/Time to Say Goodbye". [2]

Over time, the Sugar recording label has discovered and developed global superstar Andrea Bocelli, Elisa, Negramaro, Malika Ayane, Raphael Gualazzi. [1] Today, the label boasts 23 artists signed exclusively, including some of the most promising developing, Italian artists. These include, Madame, Speranza, Michael Leonardi, Lucio Corsi, Sissi, NYV, Fuera and Kety Fusco.

The Sugar Music publisher roster features 42 exclusive writers, including Giuliano Sangiorgi, Salmo, Willie Peyote, Mannarino, Stabber;  Ketama126, as well as music publishing deals with Tiziano Ferro and Cesare Cremonini. [3]

Artists

Among the international artists of the record label, Andrea Bocelli and the Negramaro stand out. [4]

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References

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  2. ""NESSUNO MI PUÒ GIUDICARE" – CATERINA CASELLI" (in Italian). sugarmusic.com. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  3. "TIZIANO FERRO firma un contratto editoriale in esclusiva con la Sugar Music" (in Italian). allmusicitalia.it. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  4. "Artisti" (in Italian). sugarmusic.com. Retrieved 17 November 2020.