Bertelsmann In The News

Anthony Abner named Global General Counsel at BMG

Abner joined BMG in 2018 as Vice President, Business & Legal Affairs

BMG to represent ‘entire publishing catalog’ of Grammy Award-winning UK electronic music duo The Chemical Brothers

Duo’s first seven albums to move to BMG

BMG ups interest in Eurodance stars SNAP! via acquisition of the writer’s share of royalties of the group’s Michael Münzing

BMG acquired the SNAP! recorded music catalogue in 2018

Hipgnosis Song Management makes three key appointments: Danny Bennett, Sara Lord and Patrick Joest

Bennett joins as Executive Vice President, Lord joins as Executive Vice President, Content Creation and Patrick Joest named Head of Synchronisation

BMG acquires recordings catalog of iconic British rock group The Hollies

Company says that it concluded more than 45 acquisitions over the course of 2022

From Ed Sheeran’s second ‘Let’s Get It On’ lawsuit victory to the 3 majors’ joint $2.9m per hour… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up

The biggest music biz headlines from the past week, all in one place

Thomas Coesfeld to become CEO of BMG effective July 1, 2023

Bertelsmann brings forward BMG leadership change. Hartwig Masuch to remain associated with Bertelsmann in an advisory capacity until 2026

BMG’s Hartwig Masuch and Thomas Coesfeld on hits, efficiency – and spending $400m on catalog acquisitions in 2022

BMG's current CEO and its incoming CEO both sit down with MBW to discuss the company's ambitions