Sony Music Group In The News

Sony Music inks partnership with India’s Maddock Films to produce soundtracks, pop singles

The move comes amid remarkable growth in India's music market, and in the popularity of Indian music worldwide

Queen catalog to be acquired by Sony Music in $1.27bn deal (report)

Sony Music Entertainment is set to acquire the catalog of legendary rock band Queen in a landmark deal worth GBP £1 billion (USD $1.27 billion at current exchange rates). That’s according to Hits, which reported on Wednesday (June 19), citing sources, that Sony Music has emerged as the winning buyer for Queen’s recording and publishing … Continued

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What would happen if Spotify started charging a ‘modest fee’ for its ad-funded tier… or shut it down entirely?

Music Business Worldwide runs the hypothetical numbers following Rob Stringer's suggestion of a modest fee on Spotify's ad tier

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From Robert Kyncl’s NMPA keynote to music publishers’ FTC complaint against Spotify… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up

The five biggest stories to hit our headlines over the past seven days…

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How Sony’s $6bn+ M&A splurge has set the pace for music acquisitions over the past decade

Rob Stringer claimed last month that Sony has outstripped spending at other major companies

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Joanna Kalli elevated to Managing Director, Commercial Group, at Sony Music UK

The promotion comes as Sony Music's catalog continues to expand, including potentially with the addition of rock legends Queen

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From Sony Music’s reported Queen catalog talks to Live Nation’s DoJ battle… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up

The five biggest stories to hit our headlines over the past seven days…

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Sony Music Group boss Rob Stringer talks acquisitions, artificial intelligence and how music streaming services should start charging free users

Sony Music wants to see an end to free music subscriptions, and 5 other things we learned from its latest investor presentation