Sony In The News

Piracy tracking startup MUSO raises $3.9m from Puma Private Equity

MUSO reports to have seen a 25% increase in general digital piracy year-on-year

Sir Lucian Grainge on Universal’s new deal with Meta – and his belief that investment banks don’t ‘have the skill-sets or ability to exploit music rights’

Grainge was joined by Michael Nash and Boyd Muir on a call with analysts last week

From Meta losing Kobalt’s catalog to Universal’s $2.7bn in Q2… It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up

The biggest stories from the past week - and why they matter

Sony generated over $2bn from recorded music and publishing in calendar Q2; recorded music revenues were up 11.2% YoY

Recorded music streaming revenues were up 7.9% YoY in the quarter, MBW calculates

Bruce Springsteen’s manager Jon Landau breaks silence on $5,000 tour tickets

Landau defends pricing, which has been based on market demand

Jacob Fowler elevated to EVP and Chief Product Officer at Sony Music

Fowler will lead the newly combined team driving global product development and innovation for both Sony Music and The Orchard

ONErpm has conquered Brazil’s streaming market. Now it’s taking on the world.

Founder Emmanuel Zunz explains his expansion plans for one of LatAm's most successful distribution and services companies

NEON16 wants to become the Roc Nation of Latin Music. Here’s Lex Borrero’s masterplan to achieve it.

Lex Borrero on Taking Tainy to the top and revolutionizing the Latin music business