Editing Bertelsmann (section)

=== BMG ===
{{main|BMG Rights Management}}

[[File:BMG Rights Management logo.svg|right|frameless|150x150px|BMG logo]]

BMG is a [[music publisher (popular music)|music publishing company]] based in [[Berlin]]. The BMG catalog encompasses rights to works by artists such as [[Céline Dion]], [[Jennifer Lopez]], [[Ronan Keating]] and [[Britney Spears]].<ref>{{cite news|language=de|title=Bertelsmann geht auf Einkaufstour|newspaper=Neue Westfälische|date=24 July 2009}}</ref> In 2008, the company was created after the group divested from the music market.<ref>{{cite news|language=de|title=Bertelsmann gibt das Musikgeschäft auf|newspaper=Der Tagesspiegel|date=6 August 2008|page=15}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|language=de|title=Wachsen mit der Musik|newspaper=Neue Westfälische|date=31 August 2009}}</ref> Following the sale of [[Sony BMG]], Bertelsmann had retained the rights to 200, mainly European, artists.<ref>{{cite news|language=de|url=https://www.welt.de/wirtschaft/article114029884/Bertelsmann-kauft-Musikrechteverlag-BMG-ganz.html|website=Die Welt|title=Bertelsmann kauft Musikrechteverlag BMG ganz|date=1 March 2013|access-date=30 March 2016}}</ref> In 2009, [[Kohlberg Kravis Roberts|KKR]] came on board with BMG, retaining a 51% majority in the company, and Bertelsmann held 49%.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://next.ft.com/content/e02f9700-6b44-11de-861d-00144feabdc0|title=Bertelsmann forms music duo with KKR|first=Martin|last=Arnold|author2=Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson|date=7 July 2009|access-date=22 May 2016|website=Financial Times}}</ref> Since 2013, BMG has once again become a fully owned subsidiary of Bertelsmann.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2013/music/global/bertelsmann-takes-full-ownership-of-bmg-1200001514/|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|title=Bertelsmann Takes Full Ownership of BMG|first=Christopher|last=Morris|date=1 March 2013|access-date=22 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bertelsmann-acquire-full-bmg-ownership-425514|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|title=Bertelsmann to Acquire Full Control of BMG|first=Georg|last=Szalai|author2=Scott Roxborough|date=1 March 2013|access-date=22 May 2016}}</ref> In 2016, BMG became a division of Bertelsmann.<ref>{{cite news|language=de|title=Da steckt Geld drin|first=Stefan|last=Schelp|newspaper=Neue Westfälische|date=23 March 2016|page=27}}</ref> In 2024, BMG had revenues of €963 million.<ref name="Annual Report 2024" />