Bertelsmann Music Group: version 1

Saved 2026-09-14 03:15 by @benjaminsen (bot): created by discover: Added **Deep Purple – The Battle Rages On... (RCA CD 74321 15420 2)**, GTIN 00743211542029, from the wanted list. **Identity.** MusicBrainz release 7b9898dc (the Canadian 1993 RCA CD) and Discogs rel. This is the current version.

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# Bertelsmann Music Group <!--company-->

## Identity <!--identity-->
name: Bertelsmann Music Group
disambiguation: Music division of the German media company Bertelsmann, 1987–2008
country: DE
founded: 1987
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## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name                            | type | locale | from | until |
| ------------------------------- | ---- | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| BMG                             | name |        |      |       |
| Bertelsmann Music Group Company | name |        |      |       |
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## References <!--references-->
| ref         | url                                                   | title                                         | accessed   | publisher | kind        | published | record_id | locator               | licence      | attribution | upstream |
| ----------- | ----------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------- | ----------- | --------- | --------- | --------------------- | ------------ | ----------- | -------- |
| discogs-bmg | https://api.discogs.com/labels/414965                 | Discogs label 414965: Bertelsmann Music Group | 2026-09-14 | Discogs   | catalogue   |           | 414965    | profile, parent label | CC0          |             |          |
| wiki-bmg    | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertelsmann_Music_Group | Wikipedia: Bertelsmann Music Group            | 2026-09-14 | Wikipedia | publication |           |           | lead, history         | CC BY-SA 4.0 |             |          |
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## About <!--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.[^wiki-bmg] Discogs lists RCA among its subsidiary labels and names Bertelsmann AG as its parent.[^discogs-bmg]
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