
Recognition Music Group
Recognition Music Group, formerly Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited, is a British music IP investment and song management company founded by Merck Mercuriadis and Nile Rodgers in 2018. Owned by Blackstone Inc., the company manages over 45,000 songs and recordings from approximately 150 catalogues, including iconic tracks by artists like Shakira and Neil Young. The company rebranded from Hipgnosis to Recognition Music Group in March 2025.
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Jun 5, 2025

Recognition Music Group
Recognition Music Group, formerly Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited, is a British music IP investment and song management company founded by Merck Mercuriadis and Nile Rodgers in 2018. Owned by Blackstone Inc., the company manages over 45,000 songs and recordings from approximately 150 catalogues, including iconic tracks by artists like Shakira and Neil Young. The company rebranded from Hipgnosis to Recognition Music Group in March 2025.
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Wikipedia, LinkedIn, Music Business Worldwide, Digital Music News
Updated:
Jun 5, 2025

Recognition Music Group
Recognition Music Group, formerly Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited, is a British music IP investment and song management company founded by Merck Mercuriadis and Nile Rodgers in 2018. Owned by Blackstone Inc., the company manages over 45,000 songs and recordings from approximately 150 catalogues, including iconic tracks by artists like Shakira and Neil Young. The company rebranded from Hipgnosis to Recognition Music Group in March 2025.
Sources
Wikipedia, LinkedIn, Music Business Worldwide, Digital Music News
Updated:
Jun 5, 2025
GRAMMY 2026 Awards Related to
Recognition Music Group

Album Of The Year
Let God Sort Em Out

Album Of The Year
SWAG

Best Dance Pop Recording
Bluest Flame

Best Dance/Electronic Album
F— U SKRILLEX YOU THINK UR ANDY WARHOL BUT UR NOT!! <3

Best Dance/Electronic Recording
VOLTAGE

Best Engineered Album (Non-Classical)
For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)

Best Engineered Album (Non-Classical)
That Wasn't A Dream

Best Pop Solo Performance
DAISIES

Best Pop Vocal Album
SWAG

Best R&B Performance
YUKON

Best Rap Album
Let God Sort Em Out

Best Rap Performance
Chains & Whips

Best Rap Song
The Birds Don't Sing

Best Regional Roots Music Album
For Fat Man

Producer Of The Year (Non-Classical)
Blake Mills

Songwriter Of The Year (Non-Classical)
Tobias Jesso Jr.
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