Ahead of the anticipated close of its Concord merger, BMG has identified roughly $515 million (€444 million) in H1 2026 revenue and confirmed dropping almost $1.9 billion on music IP to date. That Q1 and Q2 2026 revenue figure represents a 4.9% year-over-year (YoY) improvement, w…
IndustryFirst reported today, 17:21 / 1 outlet
BMG Reports $515 Million in H1 2026 Revenue, Says It’s Spent Nearly $1.9 Billion on Song Rights Since 2021
Single-source story
Digital Music News is the only tracked outlet reporting this. Read it at the source below.
Only one tracked outlet has this. Le Raver links to it rather than summarising it.
Coverage breakdown
1 source
1 original reporting
0 ran the press release
How this story was covered
1 tracked outlet has reported this story, first published today, 17:21. Digital Music News published first among the outlets Le Raver tracks. The one report Le Raver has classified carried original reporting. That is 1 of the 26 outlets Le Raver tracks. No other tracked outlet has covered it, so this page links out rather than summarising it.
How it unfolded
- Today, 17:21Digital Music NewsFirstBMG Reports $515 Million in H1 2026 Revenue, Says It’s Spent Nearly $1.9 Billion on Song Rights Since 2021