Jason Aldean’s Full Recorded Catalog Returns to BMG in ‘Landmark’ Deal

Country superstar Jason Aldean is feeling close astatine location astatine BMG. The institution announced connected Thursday that it has acquired the recorded euphony catalog encompassing Aldean’s archetypal large batch of chart-topping albums, on with publishing and recorded rights from a divers radical of astir 2 twelve different artists and songwriters, totaling implicit 1,000 songs crossed aggregate genres.

The woody brings Aldean’s afloat discography backmost nether BMG’s umbrella, pursuing its 2017 acquisition of BBR Music Group, which primitively released Aldean’s euphony done its Broken Bow Records imprint. This acquisition spans 9 workplace albums, from Aldean’s platinum-certified self-titled debut successful 2005 to 2019’s aptly-titled 9, 4 of which reached No. 1 connected the Billboard 200. BMG continued to merchandise Aldean’s consequent albums, including Macon, Georgia (2021–2022) and Highway Desperado (2023), which featured the Hot 100-topping deed “Try That In a Small Town.” In April, Aldean celebrated his 40th apical 10 connected Billboard’s Country Airplay illustration with “Whiskey Drink.”

Aldean had antecedently signed a organisation and selling woody with BMG successful 2019, expanding the company’s rights beyond the U.S. and Canada. This caller acquisition ensures BMG controls the afloat scope of Aldean’s recorded output and neighboring rights (the nationalist show rights associated with a dependable recording).

BMG said the multi-layered acquisition is its largest catalog concern to day and portion of broader concern strategy nether genitor institution Bertelsmann’s Boost program, which has surpassed $1.5 cardinal successful euphony rights investments since 2021. Financial details and the seller were not disclosed.

BMG CEO Thomas Coesfeld called the woody a “landmark” infinitesimal that “sets a caller level of catalog acquisitions” astatine the company. “By bringing unneurotic the iconic catalog of Jason Aldean, we are strengthening our footprint successful state euphony portion expanding crossed genres and deepening our concern successful the U.S.,” helium said. “This determination highlights our quality to maximize the worth of euphony rights and represents a almighty measurement successful BMG’s strategy to beryllium the astir effective, artist-first euphony institution successful the world.”

Aldean said helium was arrogant of the deal, noting the long-standing enactment from BBR and BMG. “Knowing each of my euphony is successful the hands of my long-time statement squad makes this a full-circle moment,” helium said.

Jon Loba, president of Frontline Recordings successful the Americas, praised Aldean’s interaction connected state music, crediting his debut medium with helping specify the genre’s dependable and adding that “while his signature benignant has remained a communal thread crossed each release, Jason has consistently pushed the envelope some sonically and lyrically.”