Sony In The News

Sony Music sues cosmetics brand OFRA for using recordings by Mariah Carey, Britney Spears and other artists in social media ads without permission

Lawsuit was filed in Florida on Tuesday (October 31)

The Orchard promotes Ian Dutt to President, UK and Chris Manning to Managing Director, UK & Europe

Both execs will continue reporting to Colleen Theis, President and Chief Operating Officer

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Only MBW+ subscribers will have unlimited access to Music Business Worldwide analysis and data

Hipgnosis Songs Fund has been left concussed by ‘discontinuation’. But with a seemingly rock solid ‘call option’, Merck Mercuriadis still holds all the cards.

On: Hipgnosis Songs Fund, the all important 'call option', Blackstone, and the most likely outcome of this week's mess

Robin Nastri named SVP, Global Business Office at Sony Music Publishing

Exec joins SMP from Accenture

Former Syco MD’s Funfair Records inks marketing and distribution deal with AWAL

Funfair is backed by Coran Capshaw and James Sandom at Red Light Management

Superfans and supine fans: the music industry is getting its priorities the wrong way around

The following op-ed comes from long-time music industry journalist Eamonn Forde

Lanre Masha appointed Director, West Africa at The Orchard

Exec is stationed at the company’s Lagos office