The Orchard In The News

The Orchard signs licensing deal with B2B streaming platform Nightlife in Australia

Independent music distributed by The Orchard can now earn public performance revenue in Australia

The Orchard names Jay Andino Vice President, Urban Division

Exec was previously Director of National Urban and Rhythm Promotions at 300 Entertainment

Sony Music sold 17.2% of its shares in Spotify yesterday, worth $250m+

Major continues to hold just under 5% of stock in Spotify, says Sony Corp

Sony’s stake in Spotify worth $1.5bn, as streaming company finishes opening day on NYSE with $26.5bn valuation

Spotify valuation slips 9.8% from opening trade - but Daniel Ek will be happy

The Orchard appoints Mona Fimreite International Sales And Marketing Director for Europe

Fimreite joins from Oslo-headquartered independent distributor Phonofile

Sony inks worldwide distribution deal with Australia’s UNIFIED

Jaddan Comerford says Oz company "could not be happier" with The Orchard deal

Sony confirms it will share Spotify equity money with its indie label partners

Sony Music has told MBW that it will share any windfall from the sale of its 5.7% stake in Spotify with the independent labels it distributes. The news comes a day after the Worldwide Independent Network (WIN) questioned whether the majors would pass their independent label partners – and therefore the artists signed to them … Continued

Sony Music buys chunk of Cooking Vinyl Australia with ‘significant investment’

MBW understands that Cooking Vinyl UK remain a stakeholder in the company