Who owns BMG?
BMG is owned by Bertelsmann (Germany).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Key facts
- Current owner
- Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA reported
- Owned since
- Not recorded
- Previous owner
- None recorded
- Owner HQ
- 🇩🇪 Germany, Gütersloh
- Origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany, Berlin
- Founded
- 2008
- Category
- Media & entertainment › Music › Record labels
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About BMG
BMG was rebuilt in 2008 as a music rights company rather than a conventional label, offering artists a larger royalty share and letting them keep their copyrights. It has bought catalogues from Mick Jagger, Tina Turner and others. It carries the initials of Bertelsmann Music Group, the label the company sold to Sony in 2008, so the name survived the business it originally described.
Ownership timeline of BMG
- 2008 – present Bertelsmann [1] reported
Where BMG sits in Bertelsmann
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of BMG?
The parent company of BMG is Bertelsmann, a family-owned company headquartered in Germany.
Is BMG German?
Yes. BMG originated in Germany in 2008 and its owner, Bertelsmann, is also headquartered in Germany.
Is BMG still owned by Bertelsmann?
Yes. As of 8 September 2026, BMG is still owned by Bertelsmann. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA Annual Report 2025 — Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA, Annual report, published 31 March 2026; retrieved 8 September 2026.
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