Legendary labels Chrysalis and Tommy Boy Records have signed a world ex. Americas distribution deal with Proper Music Group, part of the Utopia family. Both independent labels are part of the Reservoir group of companies.

Part of the Utopia Music family, Proper Music Group’s distribution arm, Proper Music Distribution (PMD), has been awarded the UK’s most prestigious business award, The Queen’s Award for Enterprise.

The acquisition will help Utopia supercharge song economics and accelerate royalty payouts for creators as well as have Proper Music Group benefit from Utopia’s massive data repository and streaming operations.