
On February ninth, 2005, Guitar Center announced the acquisition of Music & Arts Center and its plans to merge Music & Arts Center with its American Music Group division. The new firm took on the name of Music & Arts Center, creating an 82 store retail music chain that spans from coast to coast. Employing 1500 employees, 330 affiliate dealers, and annual instrument rentals of over 150, 000, Music & Arts has become the biggest school music dealer in the nation.