BMG Chrysalis

BMG is an international group of music companies focused on the management of music rights. BMG covers the entire range of rights administration, development, exploitation worldwide and funding of new master recordings, placing the needs of songwriters and artists at the core of its business model. Since its founding in 2008, BMG has established a presence in eight core music markets and represents the rights of more than a million songs and recordings including Crosstown Songs, Cherry Lane Music Publishing, Stage Three Music, Evergreen Copyrights, Chrysalis plc and Bug Music in addition to a number of signed prominent artists and songwriters. BMG was a joint venture between the international media company Bertelsmann and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., a leading global alternative asset manager but is now fully owned by BMG. The company trades under the name BMG Chrysalis in the United States of America, the United Kingdom and Sweden following the acquisition of Chrysalis plc.