Sony BMG

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Sony BMG Music Entertainment

Company type	Joint venture
Industry	Music Entertainment
Predecessors	Sony Music Entertainment, Inc. Bertelsmann Music Group
Founded	August 6, 2004; 20 years ago (2004-08-06)
Defunct	October 1, 2008; 16 years ago (2008-10-01)
Fate	Bertelsmann's share acquired by Sony
Successors	Sony Music BMG Rights Management
Headquarters	New York City, New York , U.S.
Key people	David Gordon (chairman, Sound & Vision)
Products	Music
Owners	Each of 50% owned by: Sony Corporation of America Bertelsmann
Website	"http://sonybmg.com/". Archived from the original on January 1, 2006.

Sony BMG Music Entertainment was an American record company owned as a 50–50 joint venture between Sony Corporation of America and Bertelsmann. The venture's successor, the revived Sony Music, is wholly owned by Sony, following their buyout of the remaining 50% held by Bertelsmann. BMG was instead rebuilt as BMG Rights Management on the basis of 200 remaining artists.