Sony Music Group In The News

Would AWAL really have thrived had it not been sold to Sony Music?

MBW crunches the numbers on AWAL, and asks if the UK competition watchdog is looking in the right direction

Maik Pallasch joins The Orchard as Managing Director of GSA, Eastern Europe and Russia

Pallasch was previously Head Of Music GSA at Spotify

Sony Music’s AWAL buyout raises competition concerns in the UK, says watchdog

Deal could lead to worse terms for artists and less innovation in the music sector, says UK regulator

Bobby Ju named Managing Director of Sony Music Korea

Ju will oversee the company’s operations in the country

South Africa’s Gallo Music Investments acquires 45% stake in distributor Content Connect Africa (CCA)

Superstar South African DJ Black Coffee acquired a significant stake in Gallo in May 2021

Carolyn Williams appointed Executive Vice President at RCA Records

Williams most recently served as RCA’s Executive Vice President, Marketing

‘We always put the songwriter at the centre of everything we do – globally.’

It’s a new era for Sony Music Publishing, with a global rebrand from the historic Sony/ATV name. Here, the leaders of Sony Music Publishing UK explain why the name change is symptomatic of a wider transformation...

The major music companies now turn over $2.5m every hour – and will generate more than $20bn between them this year

MBW's number-crunching tells us it's going to be a gangbusters year for the majors