PIAS is a British recording, licensing, distribution, sales and marketing company for independent music. The company was founded in 1983 by Kenny Gates and Michel Lambot in Brussels, Belgium, and has over 250 employees, with 19 offices around the world. The group funds and partners with independent labels and artists. In 2022, Universal Music Group acquired a 49% stake in PIAS. Founders Kenny Gates and Michel Lambot kept majority control of the record company.