Common Music Higher China (UMGC), a division of Common Music Group, has acquired the recorded rights to the Provider Inventive catalog of Eighties and Nineteen Nineties Mandopop.
The catalog contains recordings by the group Little Tigers and singer-songwriter Johnny Chiang, together with acts together with Nicky Wu, Alec Su, You Huan Pai Dui, Hong Hai Er, and Woman Group.
The deal was introduced on Monday (June 8) at UMGC’s inaugural China Summit in Beijing.
The acquisition follows a partnership launched in 2025 between UMGC and Taiwan-based music firmSkyhigh Leisure, which beforehand managed the catalog.
That collaboration led to the restoration, remastering, and world streaming relaunch of greater than 600 recordings and 66 albums, together with 24 releases from Little Tigers and Johnny Chiang, based on UMGC.
In keeping with the announcement, the repertoire is “broadly thought to be one of many foundational catalogs of the trendy Chinese language period”, and “helped outline the primary golden age of Chinese language-language youth popular culture, and formed the emotional reminiscence of a number of generations throughout the Chinese language-speaking world”.
It’s the first catalog acquisition by UMGC within the area, the corporate stated.
“We’re deeply grateful to Shirley Miao for her belief in inserting this extraordinary catalog with Common Music, and we are going to honor that belief by preserving its legacy whereas creating new prospects for these works within the years forward.”
Timothy Xu, Common Music Higher China
Timothy Xu, Chairman & Chief Govt Officer, Common Music Higher China, stated: “The Little Tigers, Johnny Chiang and the broader Provider Inventive catalog characterize one of the vital chapters within the historical past of Chinese language-language fashionable music. These songs helped form the sound, id and collective reminiscence of a complete era.
“We’re deeply grateful to Shirley Miao for her belief in inserting this extraordinary catalog with Common Music, and we are going to honor that belief by preserving its legacy whereas creating new prospects for these works within the years forward.”
UMGC’s inaugural China Summit came about after China overtook Germany to turn out to be the world’s fourth-largest recorded music market in 2025, based on the IFPI.
China’s recorded music revenues grew 20.1%YoYfinal yr, the quickest price among the many world’s 20 largest markets.
“The landmark acquisition of the Provider Inventive catalog demonstrates our ongoing dedication to preserving China’s vital musical heritage, and with Jason Zhang becoming a member of our world artist roster UMGC is firmly on the forefront of Chinese language pop music.”
Underneath Chairman & Chief Govt Officer TimothyXu, UMGC has signed a sequence of offers with Chinese language artists.
They embody an unique world settlement with Liu Huan, recognized domestically because the “King of Chinese language Pop,” protecting recording and publishing rights, and, most lately, a cope with Chinese language singer, songwriter, and producer JasonZhang.
The Provider Inventive deal additionally follows Xu‘s feedback to MBW in a current interview on the corporate’s urge for food for dealmaking available in the market.
“M&A is a vital technique for Common Music in China,” Xu advised MBW.
“I consider Tim and the UMGC crew will proceed to look after these works with the eagerness, respect, and long-term dedication they deserve.”
Shirley Miao, Provider Inventive
Shirley Miao, Founding father of Provider Inventive, stated: “These songs have been my life’s work. For practically forty years, I’ve devoted myself to caring for this catalog and carrying it by totally different eras. There may be an excessive amount of emotion in lastly passing it on.”
Added Miao: What issues most to me is realizing they’re now within the arms of individuals and an organization I actually belief. I consider Tim and the UMGC crew will proceed to look after these works with the eagerness, respect, and long-term dedication they deserve.”
“Our work with Common Music started with a shared objective: to carry these classics again to listeners in the very best manner. Via cautious restoration, remastering and world streaming relaunch, we had been in a position to protect the heat and character of the unique recordings whereas suited to as we speak’s digital platforms.”
Mark Liu, Skyhigh Leisure
Mark Liu, Chief Govt Officer, Skyhigh Leisure, stated: “Our work with Common Music started with a shared objective: to carry these classics again to listeners in the very best manner. Via cautious restoration, remastering and world streaming relaunch, we had been in a position to protect the heat and character of the unique recordings whereas suited to as we speak’s digital platforms.”
“Congratulations to Common Music, Skyhigh Leisure, and Provider Inventive on this partnership.”
Nicky Wu, Little Tigers
Nicky Wu (吴奇隆), member of Little Tigers, stated: “Congratulations to Common Music, Skyhigh Leisure, and Provider Inventive on this partnership. I consider Common Music will rigorously protect the youth and reminiscences all of us shared collectively, whereas serving to these basic songs from Chinese language pop music proceed to succeed in extra audiences and journey even additional for years to come back.”
Johnny Chiang (姜育恒), Mandopop singer-songwriter, stated: “Trying again on these years, each melody created throughout the Provider Inventive period stays a valuable treasure of its time. I’m very glad to see these timeless classics turn out to be a part of UMG’s catalog legacy, and I hope they are going to proceed to maneuver new generations of listeners for a few years forward.”
Adam Granite, CEO of Common Music Group AMEA, stated: “UMGC’s inaugural China Summit mirrored the power, ambition and funding we carry to this dynamic music market. The landmark acquisition of the Provider Inventive catalog demonstrates our ongoing dedication to preserving China’s vital musical heritage, and with Jason Zhang becoming a member of our world artist roster UMGC is firmly on the forefront of Chinese language pop music.
“Thanks to all of the companions and artists who joined us on this big day, and who proceed to work with us as we take China’s music to audiences around the globe.”
The deal follows the information of UMG’s current signing of celebrity Chinese language singer, songwriter, and producer Jason Zhang.
Along with Jason Zhang’s private label ‘Planet Tradition’, UMGC will work throughout Jason Zhang’s future recorded music, artist administration, reside efficiency, worldwide presence and broader strategic improvementMusic Enterprise Worldwide
