German hard rockers SCORPIONS are among the artists whose BMG Music Publishing catalog is being purchased by Vivendi’s Universal Music unit for $2.09 billion.
Paris-based Vivendi said the deal will make Universal the world’s leading music publisher.
Vivendi said BMG‘s catalog includes over a million copyrights, including COLDPLAY, JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE, MAROON 5, CHRISTINA AGUILERA, R KELLY and JUAN GABRIEL. Its extensive catalog ranges from the SCORPIONS and BARRY MANILOW to PUCCINI and RAVEL.
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SCORPIONS’ BMG Catalog To Be Sold To UNIVERSAL MUSIC
- Source: blabbermouth.net