Sony In The News

TuneIn loses appeal against judgment in Sony and Warner copyright infringement lawsuit in the UK

UK lawsuit was filed by Warner and Sony in 2017

Sony Music Publishing inks worldwide partnership with South Africa’s Gallo Music Publishers

Catalog includes works by multi Grammy-award winning South African group Ladysmith Black Mambazo and reggae star Lucky Dube

Sony Music Entertainment launches new Southeast Asian label, OFFMUTE

New signings include Clara Benin, Mezzaluna and liesl-mae

Madison Beer to debut Immersive Reality virtual concert made in Unreal Engine on TikTok Live

Virtual event takes place in a full digital recreation of the Sony Hall concert venue in New York

YouTube’s TikTok rival Shorts arrives in the US

Launch partners include Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, Warner Music Group, Merlin, 300 Entertainment, Kobalt

Big Hit Global CEO Lenzo Yoon on K-Pop, BTS, their fans and the future of the global entertainment industry

Big Hit Entertainment Global CEO Lenzo Yoon delivered a speech this week for SXSW Online

African distribution company Freeme Digital launches new services platform for indie rightsholders

Freeme+ will provide A&R, marketing, sync licensing and publishing services for independent African rights holders

The global recorded music industry grew by $1.5bn in 2020, despite the pandemic (report)

New Midia report unveils estimates of industry growth in 2020