Sony Music Group In The News

SME, through Sony Music Entertainment Hong Kong, agreed to acquire a 49% stake in YeaH1-owned 1Label for an undisclosed sum last month.

The following article originally appeared in Tim Ingham’s latest ‘Tim’s Take’ email, issued exclusively to MBW+ subscribers.

The deal includes debut albums from bands Schandmaul and Pam Pam Ida, along with recordings by Feuerschwanz, Werner Schmidbauer, and more.

New execs join Board from Nigeria, Portugal, Japan, Germany and the UK

The platform features licensed tracks from Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment and Beggars Group

The two parties closed out both trademark case and a related copyright infringement complaint that date back to 2012.

The following article originally appeared in Tim Ingham’s latest ‘Tim’s Take’ email, issued exclusively to MBW+ subscribers.

Navin, a 22 year veteran of the company, has led The Orchard to surpass USD $1 billion in annual revenues