Sony Music Acquires $200 Million in Assets from Recognition Music Group
Recognition is owned by the enormous asset management firm, Blackstone
Blackstone, the asset management firm with a portfolio worth a reported $1.27 trillion, has sold $200 million in assets from its property, Recognition Music Group, to Sony Music. Blackstone had previously sold off significant music assets to Sony.
Background:
Blackstone owns roughly $4 billion in music assets
Recognition Music Group is the new name of the assets Blackstone acquired upon the purchase of Hipgnosis Songs Fund and Hipgnosis Songs Capital.
Recognition’s portfolio includes over 45,000 songs from such artists as Red Hot Chili Peppers, Justin Bieber, and Shakira.
Blackstone raised over $2.2 billion on the value of the Recognition catalog in 2024 and 2025.
In 2025, Blackstone sold Hipgnosis Songs Group, which owned and operated Big Deal Music, to Sony Music Publishing.
According to Billboard, Blackstone intends to retain music assets, but is open to selling any current property for the right price.
Blackstone, the asset management firm with a portfolio worth a reported $1.27 trillion, has sold $200 million in assets from its property, Recognition Music Group, to Sony Music. Blackstone had previously sold off significant music assets to Sony.
Background:
Blackstone owns roughly $4 billion in music assets
Recognition Music Group is the new name of the assets Blackstone acquired upon the purchase of Hipgnosis Songs Fund and Hipgnosis Songs Capital.
Recognition’s portfolio includes over 45,000 songs from such artists as Red Hot Chili Peppers, Justin Bieber, and Shakira.
Blackstone raised over $2.2 billion on the value of the Recognition catalog in 2024 and 2025.
In 2025, Blackstone sold Hipgnosis Songs Group, which owned and operated Big Deal Music, to Sony Music Publishing.
According to Billboard, Blackstone intends to retain music assets, but is open to selling any current property for the right price.
Blackstone, the asset management firm with a portfolio worth a reported $1.27 trillion, has sold $200 million in assets from its property, Recognition Music Group, to Sony Music. Blackstone had previously sold off significant music assets to Sony.
Background:
Blackstone owns roughly $4 billion in music assets
Recognition Music Group is the new name of the assets Blackstone acquired upon the purchase of Hipgnosis Songs Fund and Hipgnosis Songs Capital.
Recognition’s portfolio includes over 45,000 songs from such artists as Red Hot Chili Peppers, Justin Bieber, and Shakira.
Blackstone raised over $2.2 billion on the value of the Recognition catalog in 2024 and 2025.
In 2025, Blackstone sold Hipgnosis Songs Group, which owned and operated Big Deal Music, to Sony Music Publishing.
According to Billboard, Blackstone intends to retain music assets, but is open to selling any current property for the right price.
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This article was written with information sourced from Billboard.
We covered it because it represents the growing influence of private equity in the music industry.
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