
	BMG Rights Management is the youngest major international company in the music industry.
	
	BMG opened for business in October 2008 as a subsidiary of one of Europe&rsquo;s biggest media companies, Bertelsmann.
	Bertelsmann and Music
	
	Bertelsmann has been associated with music for more than 50 years, ever since the foundation of the Ariola label in 1959. After several acquisitions - including Arista (1979) and RCA (1986) - Bertelsmann consolidated its music interests under the BMG &ndash; Bertelsmann Music Group &ndash; name to become one of the top five music industry players in the world.
