Sony In The News

Sony Music UK exec Mark Collen exits after 10 years to launch new company Night Manager Entertainment

Exec started his career at A&M Records in Paris and went on to hold a number of senior leadership roles within the EMI Group over a 20-year period before joining Sony in 2012

Analysis News

Sony Music and Ultra Records sue dance label over ‘unauthorized’ version of 2014 hit Dancin, which has over 200m streams on Spotify

Suit was filed in Colorado on Monday (April 10)

Analysis Blog

Why the power of AI may hold the key to distributing wealth throughout the music industry (Part 1)

This MBW op/ed comes from Ran Geffen, founder of XR connect development agency OMR and CEO of Amusica Song Management in Israel.

Interviews

‘There’s nothing like making it in New York. I know it’s a cliché, but it’s true.’

Norwegian production duo Stargate look back on a 25+ year career that has taken them from Trondheim to LA via London and New York, working with some of the greatest artists in the world on the way

Analysis

As major label market share falls on Spotify, can we expect even more indie investment from the ‘Big Three’?

As industry dynamics shift, are we going to see artist and label services divisions grow in importance for the majors?

Interviews

‘Until there is a Black British superstar that everyone in the building gets behind, in the same way that they’ve done with Ed Sheeran, Adele and Dua Lipa, then there is no change.’

Adrian Sykes talks to David Miller about his career, how and why he now lives and works in the States, and the problems with the UK industry…

Interviews

‘The artists we’ve worked with have all moved culture in a very real way.’

Human Re Sources founder J. Erving on the rise of RAYE, his philosophy on artist development and the ongoing friction/coalition between independents and majors…

Analysis

The major record companies release around 3,900 tracks every day. Their problem? That’s a drop in the ocean.

The major music companies release only 4% of the daily deluge of tracks hitting audio and video streaming services, new data shows.