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# Sony Completes BMG Purchase
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/sony-completes/
- Published: 2008-10-02T07:08:28.000Z
- Updated: 2008-10-02T07:08:28.000Z
- Description: Sony has completed the acquisition of Bertelsmann’s 50% stake in Sony BMG, which was originally announced in August. The music company, to be called Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (SMEI), is. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2008/10/sony-completes.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
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Sony has completed the acquisition of Bertelsmann’s 50% stake in Sony BMG, which was originally announced in August. The music company, to be called Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (SMEI), is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America. The new SMEI includes Arista, Columbia, Epic, J, Jive, RCA and Zomba. Key artists include Celine Dion, Alicia Keys, Yo-Yo Ma, Bruce Springsteen, Justin Timberlake, Usher and Jay Chou.