Bertelsmann Music Group

About

Bertelsmann Music Group (BMG) was the music division of the German media company Bertelsmann. It grew out of RCA/Ariola International, a 1985 joint venture combining RCA Records with Bertelsmann's Ariola labels, and was established as BMG in 1987. From 2004 to 2008 it held half of Sony BMG Music Entertainment; after selling the majority of its assets to Sony Corporation of America in 2008 it relaunched as BMG Rights Management.^[1] Discogs lists RCA among its subsidiary labels and names Bertelsmann AG as its parent.^[2]

Referenced by

• Brand owner at point of sale for Deep Purple – The Battle Rages On... (RCA CD 74321 15420 2) since 1993 sourced
  Discogs lists RCA as a subsidiary label of BMG; Bertelsmann Music Group is credited as record company on the 1993 pressing (^discogs-eu)
• Markets Deep Purple – The Battle Rages On... (RCA CD 74321 15420 2) in European Union since 1993 sourced
  Record company credit; licensed to BMG International and distributed by BMG

Also known as

• BMG
• Bertelsmann Music Group Company

References

1. ↑ Wikipedia: Bertelsmann Music Group Wikipedia. publication. Accessed 2026-09-14. lead, history. CC BY-SA 4.0.
2. ↑ Discogs label 414965: Bertelsmann Music Group Discogs. catalogue. Accessed 2026-09-14. Record: 414965. profile, parent label. CC0.