BMG ups Patrick Joest to Executive Vice President, Global Partnerships & Synch

Joest was previously Global EVP, International Licensing & Marketing
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Jonathan Palmer joins BMG as Senior Vice President, Creative Synch

Palmer will  lead the firm’s creative sync teams in New York and LA
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Zach Katz to leave BMG; company to change US business structure in 2019

BMG is splitting its US repertoire organization into three. In its new structure BMG’s three key US offices, Los Angeles, Nashville, and New York, will effectively have the same status as countries such as the UK and Germany, reporting directly to worl…

Keith Richards Brings Solo Catalog To BMG

Guitarist and Rolling Stones co-founder Keith Richards has signed with BMG worldwide to consolidate his entire solo recording catalog. The agreement includes Richards’ 1978 debut solo single ‘Run Rudolph Run’ and four solo albums from 1988-2010, alongside his publishing which BMG has represented since 2013. Released in 1988, Richards’ debut…

Keith Richards signs worldwide deal with BMG for solo recordings catalog

The agreement brings together Richards’ 1978 debut solo single and four solo albums from 1988-2010
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BMG Buys World Circuit, Buena Vista Social Club Label

BMG has acquired independent world music label, World Circuit, home to Buena Vista Social Club, Ali Farka Touré and Orchestra Baobab. The label’s Nick Gold will join BMG to develop new projects. Grammy winning Buena Vista Social Club has the most successful world music album of all time with sales…

‘Jason is always true to himself and honest with his fans.’

Clarence Spalding and BMG’s Zach Katz salute a major-league eighth studio album from Jason Aldean
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