Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc.

Summary

Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc. is a business^[1]. Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc. ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (726 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc. is in the country of United States^[3].
• Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc.'s instance of is recorded as business^[4].
• Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc.'s instance of is recorded as record company^[5].
• Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc.'s instance of is recorded as record label^[6].
• Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc. is owned by Bertelsmann Music Group^[7].
• Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc. is owned by Sony Music Entertainment, Inc.^[8].
• Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc.'s headquarters location is recorded as New York City^[9].
• Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc.'s has organizational division is recorded as Sony BMG Music Entertainment – Custom Marketing Group^[10].
• Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc.'s has organizational division is recorded as Sony BMG^[11].
• Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc.'s child organization or unit is recorded as Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Poland), Sp. z o.o.^[12].
• Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc.'s child organization or unit is recorded as Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Finland) Oy^[13].
• Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc.'s child organization or unit is recorded as Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK), Ltd.^[14].
• Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc.'s child organization or unit is recorded as Sony Music Entertainment Czech Republic^[15].
• Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc.'s child organization or unit is recorded as Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Magyarország) Kft.^[16].
• Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc.'s child organization or unit is recorded as Sony BMG Music Entertainment Africa (Pty) Ltd.^[17].
• Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc.'s child organization or unit is recorded as Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Netherlands) BV^[18].
• Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc.'s child organization or unit is recorded as Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Greece) A.E.^[19].
• Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc.'s child organization or unit is recorded as Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH^[20].
• Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc.'s child organization or unit is recorded as Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Norway) AS^[21].
• Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc.'s child organization or unit is recorded as Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Belgium) NV/SA^[22].
• Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc.'s child organization or unit is recorded as Sony BMG Music Entertainment España, S.L.^[23].
• Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc.'s child organization or unit is recorded as Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Brasil) Ltda.^[24].
• Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc.'s child organization or unit is recorded as Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Mexico), S.A. de C.V.^[25].
• Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc.'s child organization or unit is recorded as Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Italy) S.p.A.^[26].
• Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc.'s child organization or unit is recorded as Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Australia) Pty. Limited^[27].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Original Production^[28]

• Country: XW^[29]

• Began / founded: 2004-08-05^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2008-10-01^[31]

• Genre(s): soul, trance^[32]

• Community tags: clean up, imprint/holding combo, soul, trance^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: f9ada3ae-3081-44df-8581-ca27a3462b68^[34]

Body

Founding

August 5, 2004 marks the founding of Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc.^[35].

Identity

Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc.'s official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc.'}^[36]. Its short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sony BMG'}^[37].

Operations

Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc.'s headquarters location is recorded as New York City^[9]. Subsidiaries include Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Poland), Sp. z o.o.^[12], a record company^[38], in Poland^[39], founded in 2004^[40]; Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Finland) Oy^[13]; Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK), Ltd.^[14], a record company^[41], in United Kingdom^[42], founded in 2004^[43], headquartered in London^[44]; Sony Music Entertainment Czech Republic^[15], a business^[45], in Czech Republic^[46], headquartered in Prague^[47]; Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Magyarország) Kft.^[16]; and Sony BMG Music Entertainment Africa (Pty) Ltd.^[17], a record company^[48], in South Africa^[49], founded in 2004^[50].

Ownership

Owners include Bertelsmann Music Group^[7], a media conglomerate^[51], in Germany^[52], founded in 1987^[53], headquartered in New York City^[54] and Sony Music Entertainment, Inc.^[8], a business^[55], in United States^[56], founded in 1991^[57], headquartered in New York City^[58]. Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc.'s product or material produced is recorded as music^[59].

Dissolution

Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc. was dissolved in December 31, 2008^[60].

Why It Matters

Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc. ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (726 views/month).^[2] Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc. has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[61] Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc. is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[62]