BMG has entered into a global publishing agreement with the George Harrison Estate to administer the Harrisongs catalogue.
It comprises more than 200 songs written with The Beatles, the Traveling Wilburys and for George Harrison’s acclaimed solo career.
The deal expands on the relationship with Harrison’s boutique music company Dark Horse Records, with BMG serving as its global partner across recorded music, music publishing, and merchandise, while also developing further areas of business.
Harrisongs Limited, the music publishing entity created by Harrison, contains his nearly two dozen songs written with The Beatles, including the band’s single most popular song on streaming services, Here Comes The Sun, as well as I Me Mine, While My Guitar Gently Weeps and the US No.1 single Something.
The catalogue also features George Harrison’s 12 studio albums of solo works including songs from the triple album All Things Must Pass (featuring My Sweet Lord, What Is Life, Isn’t It A Pity, All Things Must Pass) and Living In The Material World, as well as his songs from the two albums recorded by supergroup The Traveling Wilburys.
Dhani Harrison said: “I’m delighted to announce that my father’s song catalogue will be joining BMG/Dark Horse Records. We have had a longstanding and successful partnership with BMG over the years and we look forward to continuing to expand our relationship well into the future.”
BMG CEO Hartwig Masuch said: “George Harrison stands at the pinnacle of what it means to be an influential and successful artist and humanitarian. It is telling that of the 188 original songs released by The Beatles during their career, it’s George’s Here Comes The Sun which is by far the most played on Spotify. It is an honour for all of us here at BMG now to be representing the Harrisongs catalogue. The Harrison Estate is rightly fiercely protective of George’s legacy and we will do our best to reward their faith in us.”
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