Proper Music Distribution

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}

{{Use British English|date=September 2013}}

{{Infobox record label

| founder = Malcolm Mills

| genre = All genres

| country = United Kingdom

| website = {{URL|http://www.propermusicgroup.com/|ProperMusicGroup.com}}

}}

Proper Music Distribution is the largest independent music distributor in the UK, with annual sales of over £25million. It is a wholly owned subsidiary company of Proper Music Group Limited. In recent years it has been a frequent winner of coveted Music Week Awards. "Music Week – Best Distribution Team"{{cite web |url=http://www.musicweekawards.com/ |title=Welcome to the Music Week Awards 2017 |publisher=MusicWeekAwards.com |accessdate=21 July 2017}} and Diversity in the Workplace.{{Cite web |url=http://www.musicweek.com/talent/read/music-week-women-in-music-2017-winners-revealed/070452 |title=Music Week Women In Music 2017 winners revealed |website=Music Week |access-date=3 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180730133358/http://www.musicweek.com/talent/read/music-week-women-in-music-2017-winners-revealed/070452 |archive-date=30 July 2018 |url-status=live}} In 2017, the company relocated to a new, purpose-built 100,000sq. ft. distribution centre in Dartford, Kent.{{Cite web|date=2017-12-05|title=UK-based Proper Music gets a new warehouse – and a new look|url=https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/uk-based-proper-music-gets-new-warehouse-new-look/|access-date=2022-01-19|publisher=Music Business Worldwide}}

In January 2022, it was announced the Switzerland-headquartered fintech company Utopia Music had acquired Proper Music Distribution's parent company, Proper Music Group.{{Cite web|date=2022-01-19|title=Utopia acquires the UK's Proper Music Group, launches Distribution Services unit|url=https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/utopia-acquires-the-uks-proper-music-group-launches-distribution-services-unit1234/|access-date=2022-01-19|publisher=Music Business Worldwide}} Later in 2022, Utopia Music acquired physical entertainment distributor Cinram Novum,{{cite web|date=2022-09-13|title=Utopia safeguards future of market-leading physical music distributor Cinram Novum|url=https://www.musicweek.com/labels/read/utopia-safeguards-future-of-market-leading-physical-music-distributor-cinram-novum/086542|access-date=2022-09-13|website=Music Week}} which has now become part of Proper Music Distribution, powered by Utopia.{{Cite web|date=2023-06-16|title=Cinram Novum is now part of Proper, powered by Utopia|url=https://www.propermusicgroup.com/uds/|access-date=2023-06-16|publisher=Proper Music Group}}