Photo Credit: Lunchbox LP / CC by 2.0 Nickelback selects BMG to release their upcoming tenth studio album — the band’s second with the label. BMG announces it will release Nickelback’s upcoming studio album after […]
Photo Credit: BMG BMG achieved a more than 25 percent year-over-year (YoY) revenue increase during the first half of 2022, according to a newly released earnings report. This and other noteworthy performance stats for Berlin-headquartered […]
Berlin, Germany. Photo Credit: Stefan Widua BMG has officially announced plans to acquire Telamo, which execs say is “Germany’s largest independent record label” and “the leading player in the market for German Schlager music.” The […]
Jean-Michel Jarre. Photo Credit: Yunling Fang Days after striking a catalog deal with Simple Minds, BMG has officially acquired the “entire music publishing back catalogue” of veteran electronic music creator Jean-Michel Jarre. Berlin-headquartered BMG and […]
Simple Minds’ Charlie Burchill (left) and Jim Kerr. Photo Credit: Dean Chalkley BMG has officially acquired “key music interests” from Scotland’s Simple Minds – though the deal doesn’t encompass a publishing stake in the 45-year-old […]
Photo by Marthe A. Vannebo Grammy-winning artist Daniel Lanois is bringing his catalog and future work to BMG, making the company his home label. Daniel Lanois has enjoyed a 50-year career as a highly acclaimed […]
Photo Credit: BMG Hip-hop superstar Logic has signed a multi-album agreement with BMG. Here’s what the deal encompasses. Logic’s new multi-album global partnership will allow him to own his sound recordings. It is his first […]
Photo Credit: Chief Keef / CC by 4.0 Chief Keef launches 43B (“Forget Everybody”), a new record label with RBC Records and BMG. Since 2014, the Chicago rapper has released several albums (such as Sorry 4 […]
Photo Credit: BMG BMG announces its latest documentary, Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex, premiering at the Tribeca Film Festival in June. Among the artists featured in the film are David Bowie, […]
Nick Mason and David Gilmour performing live. Photo Credit: anyonlinyr Last week, reports suggested that BMG and Warner Music Group were vying to purchase the catalog of Pink Floyd. Now, the companies are facing another […]
Pink Floyd performing live in 1973. Photo Credit: Erik Calonius Earlier this week, reports suggested that Pink Floyd was considering selling its catalog following blockbuster deals involving the likes of Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan. […]
BMG has officially put the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA), and the major labels themselves on blast for resisting a mechanical-royalty increase for physical releases and downloads. Berlin-based […]
Primal Scream lead vocalist Bobby Gillespie. Photo Credit: Nmartinezr About one month after doubling down on its plans to purchase additional song rights, BMG has acquired a stake in the catalog of Glasgow-based rock band […]
George Harrison. Photo Credit: Harrison Family/BMG One week after reporting double-digit revenue growth for 2021, BMG has finalized a global publishing administration agreement with the estate of George Harrison. The Bertelsmann subsidiary unveiled its new […]