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Subsidiaries

  • RCA Music Group
    • RCA RecordsRCA Records

      | image = | parent = Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc....
    • Arista RecordsArista Records Overview

      | image = | parent = Sony BMG | founded = 1974...
    • J RecordsJ Records

      J Records is a major record label, it is a part of the Sony BMG music conglomerate....
      • Full Surface RecordsFull Surface Records Summary

        Full Surface Records is a record label founded by hip-hop producer Swizz Beatz....
      • US Records


  • Zomba Music GroupZomba Music Group

    Zomba Music Group was started in 1977 by Clive Calder as a book publishing venture and moved into the recording business...
    • Battery Records
    • Epidemic RecordsEpidemic Records Summary

      Epidemic Records is a hip-hop label that was founded by producers Cool and Dre and is distrbuted by Jive Records....
    • La Face Records
    • Jive RecordsJive Records

      | image = | parent = Sony BMG | founded = 1981...
    • Music for Nations RecordsMusic For Nations

      Music for Nations were a British independent record label focusing mainly on rock and metal....
    • Pinacle RecordsPinacle Records

      Pinacle Records is a record label which was acquired by Zomba Records....
    • Scotti Brothers RecordsScotti Brothers Records

      Scotti Brothers Records was a California-based record label founded by Tony and Ben Scotti....
    • Silvertone Records
    • Verity RecordsVerity Records

      Verity Records is a subsidiary of Zomba Records....
    • Volcano Records/Zoo RecordsVolcano Records

      Volcano Records is a subsidiary of Zomba Records which controls the Scotti Bros....
    • X-Cell Records


  • Arista NashvilleArista Nashville

    Arista Nashville is an American record label that is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony BMG, and operates under the RCA Recor...
  • RCA NashvilleRCA Nashville

    RCA Nashville is a Nashville-based recording company, part of RCA Records and Sony BMG Music Entertainment....
  • BNA RecordsBNA Records

    BNA Records is a label group part of Arista Nashville, RCA Records, and Sony BMG....
  • BMG Kidz

BMG Music Publishing

The chairmanChairman Summary

A Chairman is the presiding officer of a meeting, organization, committee, or other deliberative body....
 and CEO of BMG Music Publishing is Nicholas FirthNicholas Firth

Nicholas Firth is Chairman and CEO of BMG Music Publishing, the largest independent music publisher in the world and the thi...
. The company is headquartered at 245 Fifth Avenue, 8th Floor New YorkNew York

New York is a state in the northeastern United States....
, 10016 and has 36 offices in 25 countries.

Universal Music GroupUniversal Music Group Summary

Universal Music Group, formerly MCA Music Entertainment, is the largest business group and family of record labels in ...
, 100% owned by the French media Group, VivendiVivendi

Vivendi SA is a French media conglomerate with activities in music, television and film, publishing, telecommunications, the...
 have confirmed the purchase of BMG Music Publishing for 1.63bn euros. The deal is subject to regulatory approval.

Writers/artists

BMG Music Publishing, which was not part of the Sony BMG merger and remains wholly owned by Bertelsmann, controls over one million copyrights. Writers/artists signed to the company include DidoDido (singer)

Dido Florian Cloud de Bounevialle Armstrong is a Brit Award-winning English singer who performs under the name Dido....
, Avril LavigneAvril Lavigne

Avril Ramona Lavigne is a Canadian pop rock singer, Juno Award-winning singer-songwriter and occasional actress....
, Lee RyanLee Ryan

Lee Ryan is a former member of the British boy band Blue and is now pursuing a solo career....
, ColdplayColdplay

Coldplay is an alternative rock band from London, England....
, ShakiraShakira

Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll, known simply as Shakira, is a Colombian Latin pop singer-songwriter....
, PowderfingerPowderfinger

Powderfinger is an Australian rock band....
, NellyNelly

Cornell Haynes Jr. is an American rapper and singer from St....
, Britney SpearsBritney Spears

Britney Jean Spears is a Grammy Award-winning artist and an American pop singer, dancer, and occasional actress, author, an...
, Diana YukawaDiana Yukawa

Diana Yukawa is an Anglo-Japanese solo violinist....
, RammsteinRammstein

Rammstein is a German band that was formed in 1994....
, R. KellyR. Kelly

Name = R. Kelly|Img =|Img_capt =|Background = solo_singer...
, Shania TwainShania Twain

Shania Twain, OC is a Canadian singer and songwriter who has enjoyed popular success in the country and pop music gen...
, Ville ValoVille Valo

Ville Hermanni Valo is the vocalist, songwriter and frontman of the Finnish "Love metal" band HIM....
, Christina AguileraChristina Aguilera

Christina Mara Aguilera is a singer and songwriter....
, Kelly ClarksonKelly Clarkson

Kelly Brianne Clarkson is a Grammy Award-winning American pop rock singer and actress....
, ClannadClannad Overview

Clannad is an Irish musical group, from Gweedore, County Donegal....
, Linkin ParkLinkin Park

Linkin Park is a nu metal/rapcore band from Los Angeles, California....
, Maroon5, Backyard BabiesBackyard Babies

Backyard Babies is a Swedish Hard Rock/Punk Rock band, formed in the city of Nssj in 1987, originally comprising singer Tobb...
, Keane, HARD-FiHARD-Fi

HARD-Fi are an English indie rock band....
, Justin TimberlakeJustin Timberlake

Justin Randall Timberlake is a two-time Grammy Award-winning American pop/R&B singer and aspiring actor....
, Joss StoneJoss Stone

Joscelyn Eve Stoker, better known under her stage name Joss Stone, is a Brit Award-winning and Grammy Award-nominated ...
,Elvis CostelloElvis Costello Summary

Declan Patrick MacManus , better known by his stage name, Elvis Costello, is a British musician, singer, and songwrite...
, Paul Weller, Sara EvansSara Evans

Sara Lynn Evans, born February 5, 1971, in New Franklin, Missouri, is a country music singer. ...
, Ne-YoNe-Yo

Shaffer Chimere Smith is an American R&B singer-songwriter....
, Chad HugoChad Hugo

Charles "Chad" Hugo is one half of the music production and writing duo The Neptunes and a member of the trio N*E*R*D....
 and WestlifeWestlife

Westlife is an Irish boy group created in 1998....
.

The company's songwriters have written chart-topping hits for Mariah CareyMariah Carey

Mariah Carey is an American pop and R&B singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress....
, Black Eyed Peas, Kenny ChesneyKenny Chesney

Kenneth Arnold Chesney, raised in Luttrell, Tennessee is an American country music singer....
, The GameFacts About The Game (rapper)

The Game, is a multu-platinum American rapper signed to Geffen Records....
, MarioMario (singer)

Mario Dewar Barrett, professionally known as Mario, is an American R&B singer who is best known for his hits "Just a F...
, Rascal FlattsRascal Flatts

Rascal Flatts is an American country music band comprised of lead vocalist Gary LeVox, bassist Jay DeMarcus and electric gui...
, No DoubtNo Doubt

No Doubt is an American pop/ska/rock band....
, Thomas AndersThomas Anders

Thomas Anders is a German singer, composer and producer....
, Jessica SimpsonJessica Simpson Overview

Jessica Ann Simpson is an American pop music singer who, beginning in the later 1990s, first sought, then achieved, and has ...
 and 50 CentFacts About 50 Cent

Curtis James Jackson III is a rapper commonly known by his rap name 50 Cent and recognized by the nicknames Fifty C...
 as well as legends like Bob DylanBob Dylan

Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, author, musician and poet who has been a major figure in popular music for five...
, Elvis PresleyFacts About Elvis Presley

Elvis Presley was an American musician and actor....
, Frank SinatraFrank Sinatra

Frank Sinatra was an American singer and actor....
 and Roselyn Sanchez.

BMG Music Publishing is a global leader in Classical music and is number one in Contemporary Christian musicChristian music

Christian music is music created by or adapted for the Christian church....
 and Production Music.

Gotham/BMG Australia artists

  • John FarnhamJohn Farnham Overview

    John Peter Farnham is an Australian pop singer....
  • Merril BainbridgeMerril Bainbridge

    Merril Bainbridge is an Australian singer of pop music based in Melbourne....
  • Bachelor GirlBachelor Girl Overview

    Bachelor Girl is an Australian band, comprised of James Roche and Tania Doko....
  • Vanessa AmorosiVanessa Amorosi

    Vanessa Joy Amorosi is an Australian singer and recording artist....
  • Nikki WebsterNikki Webster

    Nikki Webster is an Australian pop singer....


See also

  • List of record labelsList of record labels

    The following is a partial list of record labels, both past and present....
  • Sony BMG Music EntertainmentSony BMG Music Entertainment Overview

    Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc. is the result of a 50/50 joint venture between Sony Music Entertainment and BMG Entertain...


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