Sony In The News

Sony Music sues Napster over $9.2M in alleged unpaid royalties, up to $37.5M in copyright claims

Sony Music claims Napster has been delinquent on payments for over a year while collecting subscription fees from “millions of paying users.”

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Ex-Hipgnosis EVP James Cerreta named President for US and Canada at Peermusic

Cerreta, a founding Partner of Big Deal Music, previously worked with Mercury, Island Def Jam, Hollywood Records and Chrysalis Music.

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Sony Music launches PARTYNEXTDOOR virtual concert experience in Fortnite

PARTYNEXTDOOR's larger-than-life avatar performs stylized versions of several tracks, including Break from Toronto, which is available as a Jam Track in the Fortnite Shop

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Jake Holmes and Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page reach settlement in ‘Dazed and Confused’ copyright dispute

The agreement "resolves the entire case" between the parties, though terms remain undisclosed

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AWAL elevates Matt Riley to President, Victoria Needs and Sam Potts to co-Managing Directors

In 2023, Riley led the UK AWAL Recordings unit alongside Needs and Potts

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Major labels and Merlin back interactive music TV channel ROXi’s debut on US broadcast TV

The service delivers 100 million licensed tracks from Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, Warner Music Group, and Merlin to 31 US markets.

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Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos talks up ‘Kpop Demon Hunters’ as fictional groups dominate Spotify charts

Seven of the top 15 tracks on Spotify's most-streamed tracks in are by virtual artists from a Netflix movie

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ONErpm’s Emmanuel Zunz: ‘There are no more distribution companies, there are no more record labels. There are just companies providing solutions to creators.’

ONErpm founder Emmanuel Zunz on hitting $300m revenue, the Universal/Downtown deal, and why traditional music industry categories are dead to him