Travis Scott In The News

Sony Music Publishing inks global deal with Mike Dean; Launches partnership with producer collective, M.W.A.

'We are pleased to partner with Mike and M.W.A.’s Sean Solymar, Tommy Rush, and Sage Skolfield as they continue to shape music’s future,' said Sony Music Publishing Chairman & CEO Jon Platt

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British singer-songwriter Myles Smith to perform exclusive virtual Fortnite concert produced By Sony Immersive Music Studios

News of the virtual concert was announced at Sony Music's Immersive Tech Day on Tuesday (October 22)

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The Circuit Group forms artist development JV with ALT:Vision Management and Records

ALT:Vision's label division, under Sony's The Orchard, has amassed 2 billion streams.

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Drake and Travis Scott collaborator Cardo sells publishing catalog to Kilometre Music, as fund’s total music rights spend nears USD $150m

Kilometre says that its latest acquisition covers about 350 songs

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‘I know that if I love a song, or an artist really speaks to me, others will feel the same way.’

Katie Welle, SVP of Creative A&R at Sony Music Publishing, now at her second spell with the company after a stint at RCA, discusses the art of A&R and the power of disruption

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BMG hires Celine Joshua as EVP, Global Marketing

Joshua was most recently at Universal Music Group where she headed up Web3-focused projects

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Grammy-winning singer/songwriter James Fauntleroy sells ‘select publishing assets’ to HarbourView Equity Partners

Fauntleroy has worked with some of the biggest names in music, including Bruno Mars, Justin Timberlake, Jay-Z, Beyoncé, Rihanna, and Drake

Analysis News

Sony generated $2.54bn from recorded music and publishing in calendar Q2, up 11.4% YoY; recorded music streaming revenues up 5.0% YoY

Recorded music up 10.8% YoY; music publishing up 13.3% YoY