BMG has reported over $1 billion in revenue for 2024, which is said to have delivered approximately $540 million worth of catalog acquisitions and signings. Photo Credit: BMG Thanks to its direct-distribution pivot, several acquisitions, […]
BMG’s new logo. Photo Credit: BMG Introducing the new BMG: Amid a “significant transformation” under CEO Thomas Coesfeld, the Bertelsmann subsidiary has unveiled a “refreshed brand identity.” BMG reached out today with word of that […]
Photo Credit: The Recording Academy The Grammy Awards are still set to take place on February 2, but the three major labels have cancelled their Grammy week events. Here’s the latest. Despite the deadly wildfires […]
Photo Credit: Ubisoft (Far Cry 6) Ubisoft Entertainment has announced it has re-inked its long-standing global publishing administration partnership with BMG. Ubisoft is the game developer behind the Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, Just Dance, and […]
In one of May’s music industry hires and promotions, Ineffable Records named Pandora vet Diego Herrera (pictured) director of business development. Photo Credit: Ineffable Records Here’s a recap of recent music industry hires and in-house […]
Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor has signed a deal with BMG for his second solo album, titled CMF2. The follow-up to his 2020 solo debut, CMFT, will arrive later this year. “[It’s] bigger, better and harder […]
Berlin, Germany. Photo Credit: Stefan Widua BMG turned in a 30.6 percent year-over-year (YoY) revenue increase – and dropped over $400 million on catalogs – during 2022, according to a new earnings report. The Berlin-headquartered […]
Photo Credit: Robert Matheu BMG, Fremantle Documentaries, and Warner Music Entertainment announce ‘DEVO,’ the first full-length feature film about the band, to be produced by Vice Studios and Library Films. BMG, Fremantle Documentaries, and Warner […]
Photo Credit: Simon Harris, Lisa Cullington, James Pitt Minds On Fire announced a global alliance with BMG and unveiled their first artist signing under the new partnership. Independent publisher Minds On Fire has announced a […]
BMG CFO Thomas Coesfeld (pictured) is expected to begin as CEO in 2024. Photo Credit: Julia Schoierer BMG CEO Hartwig Masuch is officially set to step down at 2023’s end, and the Berlin-headquartered company has […]
The family of Gap Band members Robert and Ronnie Wilson have filed a lawsuit against BMG for unpaid royalties on the Bruno Mars and Mark Ronson 2014 song “Uptown Funk.” Rolling Stone reports that BMG […]
The Gap Band heirs are officially suing BMG for allegedly failing to pay owed royalties stemming from the incorporation of 1979’s “Oops Upside Your Head” in Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars’ “Uptown Funk” (2014). The […]
Peter Frampton. Photo Credit: BMG BMG has officially acquired the “music interests” of “Show Me the Way” vocalist, songwriter, and producer Peter Frampton as part of a far-reaching deal. Bertelsmann’s BMG unveiled its agreement with […]
Photo Credit: WMG BMG has announced it has acquired the catalog of singer-songwriter Chris Rea. His evergreen “Driving Home for Christmas” track is a hit yet again, sitting in the Top 10 Spotify charts in […]
Haddaway performing live. Photo Credit: Raimond Spekking About four months after doubling down on its plans to purchase song rights, BMG has acquired the “royalty interests” of “What Is Love” artist Haddaway. Berlin-headquartered BMG unveiled […]
Fools Garden. Photo Credit: Thomas Reutter About 10 days after securing the song rights of Harry Nilsson, BMG has acquired the recorded catalog of Pforzheim, Germany-based pop-rock group Fools Garden. Berlin-headquartered BMG just recently announced […]
Harry Nilsson in 1974. Photo Credit: RCA Records Months after doubling down on its plans to continue acquiring song rights, BMG has purchased the catalog of singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson from the Brooklyn native’s estate. The […]
Photo Credit: Jasmine Safaeian Halsey signs a new global publishing agreement with BMG, including her future compositions and recently released work. Singer and songwriter Halsey has signed a new global publishing agreement with BMG. The […]
Photo Credit: BMG BMG and Logan Media Entertainment have launched a new label, Tag8 Music, to focus on ‘resurgent established artists’ with albums from Blue, Pixie Lott, and Roachford. BMG has partnered with management company Logan Media […]
Pinterest has finalized partnerships with Warner Music, BMG, and Merlin. Photo Credit: Dima Solomin Pinterest has unveiled newly inked partnership agreements with Warner Music Group (WMG), Merlin, and BMG as part of a broader initiative […]