BMG（ビーエムジー、Bertelsmann Music Group：ベルテルスマン・ミュージック・グループ）は、メディア・コングロマリットのベルテルスマン（ドイツ）傘下にあった音楽・映像グループである。本社の所在地はアメリカ合衆国・ニューヨークであった。
概要
アリスタ・レコード（含アリオラ）、J-Records、RCAミュージックグループ（含ウィンダムヒル）、ゾンバ・ミュージック・グループ（含ジャイヴ）等を含む200を超えるレコードレーベル会社を持っており、世界のレコード業界の“ビッグ・ファイヴ(BIG 5)”の一角を占めていた。
日本ではRCAレコードの実質的な現地法人として日本ビクターとの合弁によるRVC株式会社が存在した。元々はビクター音楽産業（1993年に合併でビクターエンタテインメントに社名変更したのち、2014年4月にJVCケンウッド・ビクターエンタテインメントに再び社名変更）がRCAレコードの輸入盤発売を担っていたが、同社から部門ごと実質的にスピンアウトした事に伴い、RCAレーベルでJ-POPや歌謡曲も手がけていた。しかし、1986年に親会社RCAが経営不振に陥り、RCAレコードがベルテルスマンに買収され、新たにBMGとその日本法人として日本ビクター・ビクター音楽産業と合弁で「BMGビクター」を発足し、RVCはBMGビクターに資産を継承し解散。同時にBMGが有していたアリスタ・レコードの国内販売元も日本フォノグラムから移管した。1996年に日本ビクター・ビクターエンタテインメントの資本提携を解消し翌年にBMGジャパンに社名変更し1999年に旧東芝EMI系のファンハウスと合併しBMGファンハウスとなった。
2004年8月に、CBS出身のハワード・ストリンガーが代表執行役会長 兼 CEOを務める日本のソニー株式会社がBMGと友好的に経営統合する旨を発表し、ソニー傘下の米国現地法人Sony Corporation of America子会社のSony Music Entertainment Inc.（SMEI. 旧:米国コロムビアレコード/CBS SONY）と株式移転方式で経営統合し、両社の合弁（ジョイントベンチャー）によるSony BMG Music Entertainment Inc.（米国ソニーBMG）が発足。BMGファンハウスはBMGの株式移転に伴いソニーBMGの日本法人となった。なお、市ヶ谷（東京都新宿区）に本社を置く株式会社ソニー・ミュージックエンタテインメント（SMEJ）は2000年の東証上場廃止後はソニー株式会社の100%出資の完全子会社であり、SMEIとは独立した企業経営がなされてきたため、日本においてはこの再編の対象外とされた。後の2005年10月に日本法人もBMGファンハウスからBMG JAPANに変更となった。
その後、2008年にソニー株式会社は米国法人を通じてベルテルスマンが保有するソニーBMGの全株を買収し完全子会社化。Sony Music Entertainment Inc.（SMEI）となり、名実共にソニーグループとなった。同時にBMGの音楽・映像グループは解散した。
この買収を機にBMG JAPANはSMEJの子会社となり、後の2009年10月に同社はSMEJに吸収合併され解散し、制作部門はSMEJ傘下で再編された（現在のアリオラジャパンとRCA/JIVEグループ）。旧BMGの音楽作品はソニー・ミュージックジャパンインターナショナル・RCA/JIVEグループから発売されている。
なお、BMGの音楽出版部門（BMGミュージックパブリッシング）は今後、ヴィヴェンディ・ユニバーサル（同業大手・ユニバーサルミュージックの親会社）に売却される方針。
沿革
- 1958年 - ベルテルスマンがアリオラ・レコードを設立。
- 1979年 - アリスタ・レコードとドイツ国内でアリオラのライバルであったハンザ・レコード（Hansa Records）を買収。
- 1986年 - RCAレコードを買収。
- 1987年 - 音楽部門の統括会社としてBMGを設立。
- 1992年 - ウィンダム・ヒル・レコードを買収。
- 2004年 - 日本のソニー株式会社・ベルテルスマンがそれぞれ傘下に保有するSMEIとBMGを経営統合させる旨を発表。新設会社のSony BMG Music Entertainment Inc.へ株式移転し、ソニーBMGが発足。
- 2008年 - ベルテルスマンが保有するソニーBMGの持株全てをソニーの米国法人に売却し、社名をSony Music Entertainment Inc.に変更。BMGグループの再編が行われた。
- 2009年 - BMG JAPANがSMEJの子会社となり、レーベルをAriola Japanに変更。
関連項目
- BMG JAPAN
- RCA/JIVEグループ
- ソニー・ミュージックレーベルズ
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BMG Rights Management LLC
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Bertelsmann Music Group |
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October 2008; 7 years ago (2008-10)
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Berlin, Germany |
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Area served
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Key people
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- Hartwig Masuch (CEO)
- Maximilian Dressendörfer (CFO)
- Fred Casimir (Recordings)
- Laurent Hubert (US)
- Alexi Cory-Smith (UK)
- Maik Pallasch (Germany)
- Stéphane Berlow (France)
- Frank Bruens (Benelux)
- Dino Stewart (Italy)
- Daniela Bosé (Spain)
- Sanken Sandqvist (Scandinavia)
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Music rights management |
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Bertelsmann |
| Parent |
Bertelsmann |
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Official website |
BMG is an international group of music companies focused on the management of music publishing, recording rights and music distribution. The company operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of the international media conglomerate Bertelsmann, its name being the legacy of the former BMG, which was sold to Sony Music Entertainment in 2008. The company was established in 2008 as a joint venture between Bertelsmann and the global private equity firm KKR. A sequential acquisition programme of music catalogues (e.g. the Hal David, Mute or Sanctuary catalogues), music publishers (e.g. Cherry Lane, Chrysalis or Bug Music) and record labels (e.g. Infectious Records Vagrant Records or Rise Records) coupled with an important number of international signings has made BMG the world's fourth biggest music rights company in terms of revenue.
In March 2013, Bertelsmann took over BMG by acquiring KKR’s shares, making BMG a fully owned subsidiary of the Bertelsmann group and underlining Bertelsmann’s long-term interest in the music business.[1] The company's head office is in Berlin, and it operates regional offices in New York, Nashville, Los Angeles, London, Madrid, Milan, Paris, Munich, Stockholm, Hilversum, and Beijing. BMG is the youngest major international company in the music industry.
Contents
- 1 Company profile
- 2 Artists and writers
- 3 Labels
- 4 See also
- 5 References
- 6 External links
Company profile
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BMG is the fourth-largest music publisher in the world, based on revenue.[2] The company was first announced in late 2008 shortly following Bertelsmann's sale of its music interests to Sony Music Entertainment, and first opened offices in January 2009.[3] BMG specializes in the administration and management of musical copyrights and acts as broker between the creative community and the professional users in times of multiple digital exploitation and distribution. Since its founding, the company has completed a number of prominent signings and now represents the rights to around one million songs. It has acquired major independent publishers such as Crosstown Songs, Cherry Lane Music Publishing, Stage Three Music, Evergreen Copyrights, Chrysalis Music Group,[4] Bug Music[5] and R2M.[6] It also acquired from Sony/ATV Music Publishing the song libraries of Virgin Music and Famous Music UK.[7] The company trades under the name BMG Chrysalis in the United States of America, the United Kingdom and Sweden.
As a service provider, BMG supports songwriters, recording artists and producers to administer, manage, develop, market and exploit their copyrights globally. The company serves artists of all genres, nationalities and levels of development and devotes a substantial percentage of its funds each year to signing and developing new talent.[8] BMG contributes its licensing know-how, a diverse roster of artists and songwriters, an established brand name and a proficient management strategy.
Since its founding, BMG has signed promising or established songwriters, artists and producers to its roster. The company provides the opportunity for their creative development while taking over the management of copyrights. "There is lots more to come", said BMG Chrysalis UK senior vice-president Alexi Cory-Smith "The music business has changed. Writers want a new alternative. BMG Chrysalis is proving it has the resources, the technology and the creative vision to provide that alternative".[9]
Since 2012, BMG expanded in the administration and management of master recording rights by establishing the BMG masters model. The model is based on both artist and company jointly contributing toward distribution and promotional finances, while the company generally does not pay an advance against royalties; This allows for the recording contract to grant a higher royalty rate to the recording artist than more traditional arrangements.[10]
BMG acquired Sanctuary Records Group from Universal Music Group for over €45 million.[11] The previous BMG had distributed Sanctuary in certain territories. The deal was approved by the EU in May 2013.[12]
Soon after completing its acquisition of Mute Records and Sanctuary, BMG arranged for INgrooves to distribute the catalogues in North America, and Play It Again Sam for the rest of the world. Also, Depeche Mode (Mute) will be distributed through Sony Music Entertainment, while Black Sabbath (Sanctuary) remained at Universal Music Group until March 2014.[13] Then in 2014, BMG signed multi-platinum selling group Day26. In November 2014, BMG acquired Union Square Music.[14]
Artists and writers
Labels
- 50/50 Global Muzik Inc
- Ariola Records
- Disques Dreyfus
- Hansa Records
- Infectious Records
- Mute Records
- Rise Records
- Rhythm Nation Records (Founded by Janet Jackson)
- S-Curve Records
- Sanctuary Records (Founded by Sanctuary)
- Skint Records
- Strictly Rhythm
- Vagrant Records
- Verse Music Group
- Sedona Recording Company
- Paracadute (Founded by OK GO)
See also
- Bertelsmann Music Group
- Sony BMG
- Bertelsmann
References
- ^ Bertelsmann Buys Out BMG for $390M: Sources. Billboard (2013-03-01). Retrieved on 2013-07-16.
- ^ Billboard Power 100: Hartwig Masuch | Billboard. Billboard.biz (2012-01-26). Retrieved on 2013-07-16.
- ^ Spahr, Wolfgang (14 October 2008). "Bertelsmann Unveils BMG Rights Management". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2009-12-12.
- ^ "BMG and Warner Music Said to Weigh Bid for Chrysalis". The New York Times. 2010-11-04.
- ^ "BMG Rights Management to Purchase Bug Music". Billboard. 2011-09-12.
- ^ "BMG Rights Management Purchases R2M Music Lux SARL Catalog". Billboard. 2012-03-02.
- ^ BMG Buys Virgin, Famous Music Catalog From Sony/ATV. The Hollywood Reporter (2012-12-21). Retrieved on 2013-07-16.
- ^ http://www.midem.german-pavilion.com/content/en/exhibitors/exhibitors_detail.php?exhibitor_id=26622
- ^ Music Week. Music Week. Retrieved on 2013-07-16.
- ^ "BMG: Dexys' release shows artists want alternatives to 'old-style record deals'". MusicWeek. 2012-03-07.
- ^ Chmielewski, Dawn C. (2013-02-14). "Universal Music agrees to sell Sanctuary Records". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ EC approves BMG acquisition of Mute and Sanctuary catalogues. Music Week. Retrieved on 2013-07-16.
- ^ News | BMG Music Rights Management. Bmg.com (2013-06-25). Retrieved on 2013-07-16.
- ^ BMG Acquires Union Square Music. Retrieved on November 4, 2014
- ^ http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/legal-and-management/6619971/buddy-hollys-widow-entrusts-bmg-with-the-rock-icons
- ^ http://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/bmg-signs-emerson-lake-palmer-global-catalogue-deal/
- ^ Faughnder, Ryan. (2013-06-26) BMG to represent Rolling Stones' publishing post-1983. latimes.com. Retrieved on 2013-07-16.
External links
- Official website (Head office)
- Official website (US office)
- Official website (UK office)
- Official website (Scandinavian office)
- BMG Rights Management on Facebook
- BMG Rights Management on Twitter
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- ^ joint venture with Tele München Fernseh, Heinrich Bauer Verlag and Burda.
- ^ joint venture with The Walt Disney Company.
- ^ joint venture with Axel Springer, Heinrich Bauer Verlag, Lühmanndruck Harburger Zeitungsgesellschaft and Morgenpost Verlag.
- ^ joint venture with Rheinland-Pfälzische Rundfunk.
- ^ joint venture with Amperwelle Studio München Programmanbietergesellschaft, Axel Springer AG, Hubert Burda Media, Studio Gong, Mediengesellschaft der bayerischen Tageszeitungen für Kabelkommunikation, Medienpool and Radio Bavaria Rundfunkprogrammgesellschaft
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- ^ joint venture with AB Groupe.
- ^ joint venture with L'Équipe.
- ^ a b c joint venture with TVI, LEMAIRE ELECTRONICS and Rossel.
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- Jerome Kohlberg, Jr.
- Henry Kravis
- George R. Roberts
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