Sony Music Publishing to Acquire Recognition Catalog in $2B+ Deal, Adding Fleetwood Mac and Beyoncé Classics

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Sony Music Publishing announced it will acquire Recognition Music Group's complete catalog from Blackstone in a deal valued around $2 billion, expanding its holdings with thousands of songs including Fleetwood Mac's Go Your Own Way, Beyoncé's Single Ladies and other major hits; the acquisition follows Sony's Hipgnosis Songs Group purchase and is part of a broader collaboration with GIC.
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