BMG posted a 5.2% increase (9% on a constant currency basis) in revenue to 296 million euros ($350 million) at the mid-year point ended June 30. By Richard Smirke LONDON – Hit records by AJR, Kontra K ...

The company said publishing is "roaring back" after being hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic the year before. By Ed Christman BMG produced an operating EBITDA — that’s earnings before interest, taxes, ...

With overall revenue growth of 9% and a 7% gain in EBITDA, BMG boasts of its best first half since parent company Bertelsmann returned to the music business with a new-look model in 2008. While the ...

BMG parent company Bertelsmann has announced its financial results for 2021, which show a 10.1% year-on-year increase in the music company's revenues to €663 million. “BMG’s figures show a strong ...

The already-crowded music-catalog-acquisition business just got a formidable new player: Germany-based music company BMG and global investment firm KKR have announced they will join forces to pursue ...

Carlos Santana has signed with BMG to release his star-studded, upcoming full-length studio album titled Blessings and Miracles. A debut single off the album is due to release later this month, August ...

Grammy and Oscar-winning singer/songwriter John Legend is the latest to cash in and has sold his music catalog to record label BMG and investment firm KKR, according to an insider with knowledge of ...

Mötley Crüe has sold their entire catalog to BMG. The amount has been reported to be in the nine figures and is the company’s largest single catalog acquisition since it was founded in 2008. A ...

BMG is ramping up its development of new stage musicals in both the U.S., with its first production “Punk Rock Girl!,” and in Germany, following the successful run of its first musical, “Ku’damm 56.” ...

Licensing presents an attractive revenue option for song catalog owners. The two companies, which were connected from 2009-2013 when KKR held a majority stake in BMG, are pooling their expertise in a ...

Iconic musician and performer, Tina Turner, has sold her entire music catalog to the music publishing company, BMG. The 81-year-old singer formally retired in 2009, after her “Tina! 50th Anniversary” ...

KKR & Co. Inc. and BMG have acquired the songwriting catalog of John Legend. The deal, disclosed in a regulatory filing, closed last fall and illustrates how red-hot the market for music investments ...