Sony Music Entertainment (SME or ‘Sony Music’) is the New York-based recorded music company fully owned by Japan’s Sony Corporation. Run by CEO Rob Stringer, Sony Music counts brands such as Epic Records, Columbia Records and RCA within its frontline label family. Sony Music also fully owns The Orchard, the global distribution and services platform, … Continued
Amazon Music is Amazon’s own music streaming platform, and a competitor to services like Spotify, Deezer and Apple Music. The platform houses a catalog of over 70 million music tracks, in addition to podcast content. Amazon Music confirmed in January 2020 that it had over 55 million customers worldwide across its different tiers. Pricing and … Continued
Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) is the global music publishing division of Universal Music Group. Headquartered in Santa Monica, Los Angeles, UMPG runs 51 offices globally across 41 different companies. Its clients include ABBA, Adele, Alabama Shakes, Bad Bunny, J Balvin, Bastille, Beach Boys, Beastie Boys, Bee Gees, Louis Bell, Irving Berlin, Leonard Bernstein, Jeff … Continued
The National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) is a trade body based in Washington D.C that represents the interests of music publisher and their songwriter clients in the United States. The NMPA’s members include the three major music publishing companies, in addition to many large (and less-large) independents, whose ranks include BMG, Concord, Downtown, Kobalt Music … Continued