Group acquires Zappa estate

Published date01 July 2022
Experimental musician Zappa had a successful career spanning nearly four decades up until his death from prostate cancer in 1993 at the age of 52

The new agreement between UMG, Universal Music Enterprises (UMe), Universal Music Publishing Group and The Zappa Trust will see the company build on their work with the Zappa Trust with the consent of Zappa's four children Moon, Dweezil, Ahmet and Diva.

The acquisition includes his expansive recordings, publishing catalogue of iconic songs, film archive and the complete contents of The Vault - the storage facility that houses the late Zappa's life's work - as...

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