Sesame Street Records Relaunched

• Warner Music Group’s Arts Music division and Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit educational organization behind the iconic children’s show Sesame Street, have teamed up to re-launch Sesame Street Records in the U.S. and Canada.

Arts Music’s plans for the revitalized imprint include: never-before-released music from current and past seasons of Sesame Street, including appearances by pop stars and other notable celebrities; new thematic compilations aligned with educational topics featured in current and upcoming seasons of Sesame Street; and new cover songs and parodies that originate outside of the TV show. New titles featuring these songs will debut in early 2019. This multi-year partnership marks the first time in more than 20 years that new music from Sesame Street will be made available to the public under a consistent schedule of releases. First up was the Lettersseries that debuted on September 21, followed by the All-Time Favorites series and a new holiday compilation this month.

Kevin Gore, President of Warner Music’s Arts Music division, commented, “Sesame Street and music have had a long-standing harmony that began nearly 50 years ago. I’m thrilled this partnership with Sesame Workshop is our first initiative for Arts Music in the kids’ music space. I watched the first episode, owned their first album, shared this music with my kids, and I can’t think of a better brand or mission as our foundation in this space.”

Jennifer A. Perry, Sesame Workshop’s VP and Publisher, North America Media Products, said, “This new partnership continues the almost 50-year-old legacy of combining music and the Muppets of Sesame Street to create uniquely fun learning experiences. We are excited to work with Arts Music to take Sesame Street Records into the future with new and classic songs, which will help kids learn and families wiggle and giggle for years to come.” [Photo of Abby & Elmo: Zach Hyman]