▁April ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Warner ▁Music ▁Group ▁agreed ▁to ▁sell ▁Z eb ral ution ▁back ▁to ▁Laz im bat ▁and ▁Th iel en , ▁who ▁joined ▁a ▁cons ort ium ▁with ▁Christ of ▁Ell ing haus ▁( found er ▁of ▁City ▁S lang ) ▁and ▁Kon rad ▁von ▁L öh ne ys en ▁( owner ▁of ▁the ▁Emb ass y ▁of ▁Music ▁label ). ▁Z eb ral ution ▁dist ributes ▁its ▁catalog ue ▁of ▁over ▁ 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁tracks , ▁albums ▁and ▁videos ▁to ▁hundreds ▁of ▁digital ▁service ▁prov iders ▁world wide . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁the ▁company ▁had ▁a ▁customer ▁base ▁of ▁over ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁labels ▁and ▁audio ▁book ▁publish ers ▁world wide . ▁On ▁December ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁G EMA ▁announced ▁that ▁it ▁had ▁acquired ▁a ▁majority ▁st ake ▁of ▁ 7 5 . 1 ▁percent ▁in ▁Z eb ral ution . ▁As ▁a ▁collect ing ▁society ▁for ▁music , ▁G EMA ▁represents ▁the ▁copy right s ▁of ▁around ▁ 7 4 , 0 0 0 ▁members ▁( compos ers , ▁ly ric ists , ▁and ▁music ▁publish ers ) ▁and ▁over ▁two ▁million ▁rights ▁hold ers ▁world wide . ▁ ▁Z eb ral ution ▁continues ▁to ▁operate ▁as ▁an ▁independent ▁company ▁in ▁Berlin ▁under ▁the ▁um bre lla ▁of ▁G EMA . ▁The ▁own ers ▁of ▁Z eb ral ution ▁remain ▁share hold ers