Sony In The News

The gamification of the music industry has just begun.

'The worlds of music, video games, AV and the blockchain are becoming irreversibly entwined,' suggests Ran Geffen

Sony Music launches ‘Sony Entertainment Talent Ventures India’ JV with Sony Pictures

Talent represented by SETVI will also benefit from opportunities across the wider Sony Group, such as Sony PlayStation and Sony Electronics

Sony generated $7.5bn across recorded music and publishing last year, up 24% YoY

Adele was, unsurprisingly, Sony's biggest recorded music project in the last quarter of last year

Universal IS wiping unrecouped balances for heritage artists, say MBW sources

We're told, categorically, that good news is coming for artists and songwriters

Now Warner scraps unrecouped balances for heritage artists. Will Universal be next?

Landmark program will go into effect at WMG on July 1

From Sony buying Bob Dylan’s catalog to Warner buying land in the metaverse: It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up

The biggest stories of the week – and why they matter

Create Music Group acquires viral marketing agency VRTCL

Create claim to have access to nearly 500 million social media followers through its various media properties

Andy West named EVP and General Manager of Warner Music Canada

West joins the company after serving as Country Manager for Apple Music for the past seven years