BMG

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BMG
Stands forBertelsmann Music Group
CategoriesArts & Entertainment

BMG stands for Bertelsmann Music Group, a music abbreviation.

Music division of German media group Bertelsmann; the original BMG (1987-2008) was a major label that merged with Sony Music in 2004, and a new BMG Rights Management, focused on publishing and catalog, launched in 2008.

Example: The songwriter signed a global publishing deal with BMG in Berlin.

Usage notes

The original BMG owned RCA Records and Arista. Bertelsmann sold its half of Sony BMG to Sony in 2008 and restarted BMG as a rights-management company that has since become a large independent music company.

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