BMG has announced it has acquired outright FLEETWOOD MAC co-founder Mick Fleetwood’s interests in the band’s recordings.
The deal gives BMG Fleetwood’s royalty interest in over 300 recordings including all of Fleetwood Mac’s biggest hits, among them “Dreams”, “The Chain”, “Go Your Own Way” and “Landslide” from albums including “Fleetwood Mac” (1975), “Rumours” (1977) and “Tango In The Night” (1987). It includes Fleetwood’s interest in all of their recorded work apart from their first two albums.
It means BMG will participate in the proceeds of the global viral success of “Dreams” on TikTok which became a worldwide sensation generating over 3.2 billion streams globally (during an eight-week period September 24 to November 19, 2020). The song generated 182 million streams, 126,000 downloads, 2.8 billion TikTok views, and sold upwards of 86,000 albums in the U.S. in 2020. The moment captured a new generation of fans, while its contagious vibes spread across the globe engraining it as a defining moment of 2020 and propelled “Rumours” into the charts worldwide, reaching No. 6 on Billboard’s Streaming Songs chart 43 years after its release.
BMG CEO Hartwig Masuch said: “Mick Fleetwood is the bedrock of one of the greatest bands in rock. He has a unique talent to bring together musicians of all genres and, of course, he is one of rock’s greatest drummers. BMG is proud to represent his greatest work and excited about the forthcoming launch of ‘Mick Fleetwood & Friends’.”
Fleetwood said: “This is a wonderfully inspiring marriage between two creative partners that understand all aspects of the business. Foremost, BMG understands the artistry and puts the artist first. If this partnership is any indication of my past, and now future, working relationship with BMG, it’s that they truly ‘get it.'”
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