Bertelsmann Music Group

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music company record label subsidiary

Bertelsmann Music Group (BMG) was a major global music company and record label group owned by the German media conglomerate Bertelsmann, known for representing numerous prominent artists and extensive music publishing operations.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	music company → record label → subsidiary →
areaServed	worldwide →
country	Germany →
dissolved	2008 →
distribution	distributed recordings through RCA and Arista networks →
genreFocus	R&B → classical music → country music → pop music → rock music →
headquartersLocation	New York City → United States →
inception	1987 →
industry	music industry → music publishing → recorded music →
locationOfFormation	Germany →
notableArtist	Alicia Keys → Backstreet Boys → Britney Spears → Dave Matthews Band → Elvis Presley → Foo Fighters → Outkast → Pink → Santana → Usher → Whitney Houston →
numberOfEmployees	thousands (at peak) →
ownedLabel	Arista Records → BMG Ariola → BMG Australia → BMG Brasil → BMG Canada → BMG Classics → BMG France → BMG Hong Kong → BMG India → BMG Indonesia → BMG Italy → BMG Japan → BMG Korea → BMG Mexico → BMG Netherlands → BMG Philippines → BMG Scandinavia → BMG Spain → BMG UK → Jive Records → LaFace Records → RCA Records → RCA Victor → Silvertone Records → Windham Hill Records → Zomba Group of Companies →
owner	Bertelsmann →
parentOrganization	Bertelsmann →
predecessor	Ariola Records → RCA Records (pre‑BMG structure) →
product	music publishing rights → music recordings →
significantEvent	BMG brand later revived as BMG Rights Management by Bertelsmann → Bertelsmann sold its stake in Sony BMG to Sony in 2008 → formed global joint venture Sony BMG Music Entertainment with Sony in 2004 →
successor	BMG Rights Management → Sony BMG Music Entertainment → Sony Music Entertainment →

Referenced by (17)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bertelsmann Music Group ("BMG Ariola") → Bertelsmann Music Group ("BMG Japan") → Bertelsmann Music Group ("BMG Australia") → Bertelsmann Music Group ("BMG Canada") → Bertelsmann Music Group ("BMG UK") → Bertelsmann Music Group ("BMG Mexico") → Bertelsmann Music Group ("BMG Brasil") → Bertelsmann Music Group ("BMG France") → Bertelsmann Music Group ("BMG Italy") → Bertelsmann Music Group ("BMG Spain") → Bertelsmann Music Group ("BMG Netherlands") → Bertelsmann Music Group ("BMG Scandinavia") → Bertelsmann Music Group ("BMG Hong Kong") →	ownedLabel
Bertelsmann Music Group ("BMG Rights Management") → Radio Corporation of America →	successor
J Records ("BMG") →	distributionDealWith
Epic Records ("Sony BMG Music Entertainment") →	formerParentCompany