Sony In The News

Confirmed: The 3 major music companies jointly generated over $20bn last year (that’s over $2m per hour)

MBW crunches the 2021 numbers, and discovers a banner year for music's biggest players

‘The indie versus major notion is outdated in the digital age.’

MBW’s World Leaders series interviews Marie-Anne Robert, Managing Director of Sony Music Entertainment France

From Warner and Universal scrapping unrecouped balances to Spotify’s 180m subs: It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up

The biggest stories of the week – and why they matter

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