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\n\tSYDNEY, Australia \u2013 As Jet<\/a>\u00a0flies through a particularly busy stretch, the reunited rock band strikes a catalog deal with BMG.<\/p>\n \n\tTerms were not disclosed in the arrangement, announced Thursday<\/a> (Sept. 28), which sees BMG acquire Jet\u2019s recordings.<\/p>\n \n\tBMG gets rights to the band\u2019s first two albums for Australian and New Zealand, Get Born<\/em> (2003) and Shine On<\/em> (2006), the global royalty stream for these recordings in perpetuity, plus global rights to their third album Shaka Rock<\/em> (2009).<\/p>\n \n\tIncluded in the pact are such Billboard Hot 100 hits as \u201cAre You Gonna Be My Girl\u201d (peaking at No. 29), \u201cLook What You\u2019ve Done\u201d (No. 37), and \u201cCold Hard Bitch\u201d (No. 55).<\/p>\n \n\tAfter years on the sidelines, the classic lineup of Nic Cester (vocals\/guitar) his brother Chris Cester (vocals\/drums), Cam Muncey (vocals\/guitar) and Mark Wilson (bass) recently reformed<\/a> ahead of their induction into the ARIA Hall of Fame, set for Nov. 15 during the annual ARIA Awards<\/a> in Sydney.<\/p>\n \n\tThey\u2019re currently on the road for a national tour, a 20th anniversary celebration of Get Born<\/em>, an album that won six ARIA Awards back in 2004, is nine-times platinum-certified, and recognized as one of the top 5 highest-selling Australian rock albums of all time.<\/p>\n \n\tBMG president, Australia, New Zealand and South-East Asia, Heath Johns negotiated what he describes as a landmark deal,\u201d extending the global publishing pact between both parties, forged in 2017<\/a>.<\/p>\n \n\tJet, he continues, are a \u201cgeneration-defining band who achieved global success of the rarest kind.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tAll three studio albums impacted the top 40 on the Billboard 200 chart, and cracked the Official U.K. Albums Chart, with Get Born<\/em> peaking at No. 14 and Shine On<\/em> going one better, at No. 13. Career sales top 5 million, reps say.<\/p>\n \n\tJet\u2019s works have enjoyed a second life through syncs across international advertising campaigns, feature films, TV series and video game franchises, the most memorable an Apple iPod campaign in the 2000s featuring \u201cAre You Gonna Be My Girl.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tBMG, explains Sydney-based Johns, \u201chas become the fastest-growing music company in Australia via our organic recordings and publishing growth and now, as we expand our scope via acquisition, I can think of no bigger statement than the acquisition of the Jet catalog.\u201d<\/p>\n