Sony In The News

‘Labels owning masters in perpetuity is criminal, quite frankly.’

Jungle manager Sam Denniston offers his thoughts on dinosaur record deals, TikTok, AI, going easy on DSPs and how his own neurological condition has and hasn’t impacted his career…

Analysis News

From the $2bn+ copyright lawsuit against Verizon to Shamrock’s rights portfolio acquisition… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up

The biggest stories from the past week – all in one place…

Analysis News

Sony Music is in the process of taking control of Queen’s UK-based companies

Sony Music's landmark Queen catalog acquisition is getting closer and closer to becoming 'official'

Interviews

Key Songs In The Life Of… Ole Obermann

Ole Obermann, Global Head of Music Development and IP at TikTok, talks us through the tracks that have shaped his life and career so far

News

Record labels have sent ‘hundreds of thousands’ of copyright infringement notices to Verizon. Now they’re suing the internet provider for over $2bn

Record companies sue ISP for alleged 'massive copyright infringement committed by tens of thousands of its subscribers'.

News

Amazon, Apple, Spotify file legal challenge against Canada’s music streaming tax

Canada's broadcasting and telecom regulator is planning a 5% tax on streaming revenue from non-Canadian companies starting this fall

News

25% of music producers are now using AI, survey says – but a majority shows strong resistance

A majority of producers indicated they have concerns about losing control of their music.

Interviews

‘The music business is still not the safest place for women to work.’

Venice Music Head of Sync Jessica Vaughn reflects on her 'dark comedy' of a life so far and argues that in many areas the music industry is not just unfair but unsafe