Sony Music Entertainment In The News

Universal dumps DIY distribution, as Spinnup goes invite-only

Spinnup is changing to a 'curated artist discovery and distribution platform'

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After listing on the NASDAQ in February, Anghami posts revenues of $35.5m for 2021, up 16% YoY

Anghami has published its full year financial results for 2021

Universal consolidates licensing rosters of merchandise companies Bravado and Epic Rights

Lisa Streff to oversee global licensing strategies across both companies

From Sony and Warner’s calendar Q1 results to TikTok’s A&R recruitment drive: It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up

The biggest stories from the past week – and why they matter

BMG and Warner competing for Pink Floyd catalog, which could fetch more than Bruce Springsteen’s $500m+ deal (report)

FT reports that bids are flying in above the half-billion-dollar mark

Sony generated $1.99bn from recorded music and music publishing in calendar Q1, up 13.5% YoY

MBW calculates growth in Sony's music publishing and recorded music revenues in calendar Q1

Pink Floyd considering sale of recorded music catalog for hundreds of millions of dollars, say Bloomberg sources

Warner bought control of Pink Floyd with Parlophone. But not, it seems, for the long term.

Warner Music Group’s media and creative division, WMX, hosts inaugural NewFronts event

Warner Music, via WMX, says that it now generates 56 billion monthly premium video views across its portfolio.