Sony Music Entertainment In The News

Universal is selling 50% of its Spotify stake, generating around $1.4 billion

UMG will sell half of its equity stake in Spotify and use the proceeds to help fund an expanded share buyback program totaling EUR €1 billion (USD $1.17bn)

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Jimi Hendrix bandmates’ estates lose UK court battle against Sony Music over ownership of band’s recordings

The UK High Court has dismissed a lawsuit brought by the estates of Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell

Interviews

‘The road to true artist development is still a long one. Tenacity wins long-term.’

Tom Rose, MD of UK-based GRAPE.VN (formerly Propeller), on radio's significance in the streaming age, the firm's pan-European promo work with RAYE, and its move to offer management, label services and more following a rebrand

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Record labels’ $2B+ copyright lawsuit against Verizon jointly dismissed in wake of Supreme Court’s Cox ruling

The case was originally filed in July 2024

Analysis News

Inside the UMG-backed patent portfolio targeting AI music derivatives: A technical blueprint for the walled garden model?

An entity linked to UMG has been building a patent portfolio around AI-music infrastructure

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Tuned Global launches streaming manipulation detection tool aimed at rightsholders and DSPs

As streaming fraud concerns grow, platforms move toward built-in detection systems

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Sam Hu named Managing Director at Universal Music China

Hu previously held senior roles at UMGC rivals Sony Music Entertainment China and Warner Music China, as well as at domestic player Taihe Music Group.

Interviews

‘To create from a genuine place, you have to be open, vulnerable and sensitive and when you put music out, you need to be the opposite. It’s almost impossible.’

MBW's Inspiring Women series meets former September Management COO-turned-author Delphine Seddon