BMG In The News

Kobalt is selling a music catalog for $1 billion – and KKR is in prime position to buy it

The Kobalt fund owns songs by the likes of The Weeknd, Lorde, and Major Lazer

From the rise of the investment giants to Adele’s return: It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-up

The biggest stories of the past five days – and why they matter

Here. Come. The. Giants.

Blackstone x Hipgnosis; KKR; Apollo Global Management. They're all in.

5 Seconds of Summer sign global record deal with BMG to release new album

The band have sold over 2.5 million concert ticket and amassed over 8 billion streams

BMG buys bundle of Tina Turner rights in music’s latest big-money deal

Deal includes artist’s share of her recordings, plus Turner's music publishing writer’s share

Maximilian Kolb promoted to EVP Repertoire and Marketing, Continental Europe at BMG

He was previously Managing Director GSA

Quincy Jones-backed emotional AI startup Musimap acquired by Utopia Music

The firm’s APIs use proprietary AI to generate emotional metadata for clients

Roblox launches Listening Parties for artists to premiere new albums

Poppy was the first to host a Listening Party on the platform