Sony Music Publishing has officially acquired Recognition Music Group from Blackstone, the companies announced on Monday, giving Sony ownership of publishing catalogs from the likes of Justin Timberlake, Justin Bieber and the Red Hot Chili Peppers among many others. Terms of the sale weren’t disclosed, though the catalog is worth billions of dollars. Sony made the deal through its recently-announced partnership with Singapore’s GIC. Over the years, Recognition had acquired rights to 45,000 songs including “Don’t Stop Believing,” “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It),” “Go Your Own Way,” and “Under the Bridge” to name a few. “We are so proud and excited to represent this incredible catalogue of many of the greatest songs in pop history through this momentous acquisition,” Sony Music Group chairman Rob Stringer said in a statement Monday. Recognition was founded in 2018 as Hipgnosis Songs by music executive Merck Mercuriadis.…