Sony Music Group In The News

From Sting selling his song catalog to the majors generating $20bn last year: It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up

The biggest stories of the week – and why they matter

Sting sells song catalog to Universal for $300m+

Sting has sold more than 100 million albums throughout his career

Roberto Razzini joins Sony Music Publishing as Managing Director, Italy

Razzini will be responsible for overseeing Sony Music Publishing Italy’s operations

Confirmed: The 3 major music companies jointly generated over $20bn last year (that’s over $2m per hour)

MBW crunches the 2021 numbers, and discovers a banner year for music's biggest players

‘The indie versus major notion is outdated in the digital age.’

MBW’s World Leaders series interviews Marie-Anne Robert, Managing Director of Sony Music Entertainment France

From Warner and Universal scrapping unrecouped balances to Spotify’s 180m subs: It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up

The biggest stories of the week – and why they matter

Sony Music launches ‘Sony Entertainment Talent Ventures India’ JV with Sony Pictures

Talent represented by SETVI will also benefit from opportunities across the wider Sony Group, such as Sony PlayStation and Sony Electronics

Sony generated $7.5bn across recorded music and publishing last year, up 24% YoY

Adele was, unsurprisingly, Sony's biggest recorded music project in the last quarter of last year