The new deal is announced just days after the Australian rock trio was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame.
Chris Cheney performs at the 2026 ARIA Hall of Fame induction ceremony, June 11 in Sydney.
Vasili Papathanasopoulos
SYDNEY, Australia — BMG has acquired the publishing catalog of Chris Cheney, frontman, songwriter and guitarist of The Living End, in a deal announced just days after the Australian rock trio was inducted into the 2026 ARIA Hall of Fame.
The acquisition expands on a relationship that has seen BMG serve as Cheney’s global publisher since 2016 and the group’s global label since 2018. Financial terms of the new deal weren’t disclosed.
