BMG In The News

‘Metadata is the industry’s weak spot; in the age of AI, the cost of half-measures is far higher.’

AI might be sending seismic tremors through the music industry, but, says Sammy Andrews, it is also exposing some pretty severe fault lines that already existed…

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WMG revenues up 12.6% YoY in calendar Q3 driven by Alex Warren and other stars, as ‘artist services’ revenues soar 64.3% thanks to Oasis merch

Warner Music Group has issued its financial results for the three months ended September 30, 2025 (calendar Q3 – the company’s fiscal Q4).

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From 50,000 AI tracks flooding Deezer daily, to Spotify’s Premium Platinum pilot

The biggest headlines from the past few days...

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Confirmed: Thomas Coesfeld will continue to lead BMG in dual role alongside Chairman and CEO position at parent Bertelsmann

Coesfeld to succeed Thomas Rabe as head of Bertelsmann on January 1, 2027

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Thomas Coesfeld to become CEO and Chairman of BMG’s parent, Bertelsmann

Coesfeld will continue to lead BMG after he's promoted in 2027

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Gary Gersh named Chairman of Bella Figura; company signs Sony Music Publishing deal in US push

The London-based independent creative music rights company will establish operations in Los Angeles.

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Kobalt and indie music company umn team up to acquire catalog of superstar songwriters Peter Plate and Ulf Leo Sommer, in what they claim to be ‘Germany’s largest music rights acquisition yet’

Berlin-based entertainment company umn (pronounced ˈhjuːmən) was founded in 2024 by ex-BMG senior execs, Dominique Casimir, Maximilian Kolb and Justus Haerder

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Switzerland’s MusicBird strikes music rights deal with estate of prominent grunge producer Rick Parashar

Deal comprises Parashar’s producing income from albums by Nickelback, Alice in Chains, Blind Melon and 3 Doors Down