Bertelsmann Music Group
American record label
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Summary
Bertelsmann Music Group is a media conglomerate[1]. It draws 2,339 Wikipedia views per month (media conglomerate category, ranking #3 of 9).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Germany[3]
- Instance of: record company[4], record label[5]
- Owned by: Bertelsmann[6]
- Headquarters location: New York City[7]
- Has organizational division: BMG Music Publishing[8], BMG Records, GmbH[9], BMG Video[10], BMG Entertainment[11], BMG Classics[12]
- Child organization or unit: BMG Poland, Sp. z o.o.[13], BMG Hungary Kft.[14], RCA Records[15], BMG Ariola Argentina S.A.[16], BMG Ariola Miller GmbH[17], Constantin Film[18], BMG Brasil Ltda.[19], BMG Nederland BV[20], BMG Finland[21]
- Commons category: Bertelsmann Music Group[22]
- Industry: music[23]
- Inception: January 1, 1987[24], 1983[25]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: October 1, 2008[26]
- Parent organization or unit: Bertelsmann[27]
- Replaced by: Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc.[28], BMG Rights Management[29]
- Native label: Bertelsmann Music Group[30]
- Short name: BMG[31]
- Owner of: Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc.[32], Vogue France, S.A.[33]
Product Details
The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.
MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia
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Type: Holding[34]
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Country: DE[35]
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Began / founded: 1987[36]
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Ended / dissolved: 2004-08-05[37]
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Community tags: discogs dump[38]
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MusicBrainz ID: 29d7c88f-5200-4418-a683-5c94ea032e38[39]
Why It Matters
Bertelsmann Music Group has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]