Editing Virgin Records (section)

==Virgin Music Publishers==
Soon after Virgin Records was founded, the label created a [[music publisher (popular music)|music publisher]] for its artists who also served as songwriters. Starting in the 1980s, Virgin Music signed songwriters from other record labels. After Virgin was acquired by EMI, the publisher was folded into [[EMI Music Publishing]] as EMI Virgin Music.

In 2012, a consortium led by [[Sony/ATV Music Publishing]] acquired EMI Music Publishing for $2.2&nbsp;billion.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/emi-music-publishing-sold-sony-atv-estate-michael-jackson-343848|title=Sold! EMI Music Publishing to Consortium Led by Sony/ATV, Michael Jackson Estate for $2.2 Billion|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=30 June 2012|access-date=19 November 2017}}</ref> However, the [[European Union]] ruled that Sony/ATV would represent over half of all the charting hits in the United Kingdom, and required the company to auction off Virgin Music and [[Famous Music]] UK, as well as twelve unrelated authors.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/publishing/1097805/its-official-sony-led-acquisition-of-emi-music-publishing|title=It's Official: Sony-Led Acquisition of EMI Music Publishing Approved by EU|magazine=Billboard|access-date=19 November 2017}}</ref>

In December 2012, [[BMG Rights Management]] acquired the Virgin and Famous publishers,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bmg-buys-virgin-famous-music-406080|title=BMG Buys Virgin, Famous Music Catalog From Sony/ATV|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=21 December 2012|access-date=19 November 2017}}</ref> and concluded the deal in May 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/bmg-completes-famous-and-virgin-music-catalogue-acquisitions|title=BMG completes Famous and Virgin Music catalogue acquisitions|date=16 May 2013|website=Music Business Worldwide|access-date=19 November 2017}}</ref> Virgin Music was renamed BMG VM Music, while Famous Music became BMG FM Music.

Before its demise, Virgin Music's songwriters included [[Iggy Pop]], [[Texas (band)|Texas]], [[Ozzy Osbourne]], [[Cannibal Corpse]], [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]], [[Winger (band)|Winger]], [[Wax (rock band)|Wax]], [[Tears for Fears]], [[The Prodigy]], [[Goo Goo Dolls]], [[Tool (band)|Tool]], [[The Crystal Method]], [[Terence Trent D'Arby]], [[Lenny Kravitz]], [[Ben Harper]], [[Warrant (American band)|Warrant]], [[Mark Ronson]], [[Devo]], [[Culture Club]], [[Take That]], [[Bullet for My Valentine]], [[Robbie Williams]], [[Wayne Hector]], [[Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark]], and [[XTC]].