Sony In The News

Sony/ATV completes entire year at No.1 on Billboard’s Hot 100

Company’s uninterrupted run at the top of the chart culminates with Drake achieving a fourth week at No.1

Sony has cashed in 50% of its Spotify shares, generating around $750m

Company's remaining 50% haul is worth over $800m at current stock price

Can Sony break another major new British artist out of Europe?

After going platinum in France in Italy, will Tom Walker follow in the footsteps of George Ezra and Rag N Bone Man?

In Rob Stringer’s first year in charge, Sony Music revenues jumped 12% to top $4bn

Overall revenues surpassed $1bn in Q1 this year, with streaming up 40%

Downtown appoints Andrew Gould as SVP and Head of A&R, North America

In addition, Corey Roberts has been named Vice President of A&R Research

Independents ruled global market share in 2017 – but Universal was king of streaming

What each major label - and the independent sector - claimed in market share last year

Spotify: We persuaded Universal not to go Premium-only with Shawn Mendes record

"They quickly changed their minds."

Apple Music set to bulk up in Nashville as Jay Liepis moves to Music City

Exec has been with Apple for more than 13 years