Jon Platt In The News

‘I know that if I love a song, or an artist really speaks to me, others will feel the same way.’

Katie Welle, SVP of Creative A&R at Sony Music Publishing, now at her second spell with the company after a stint at RCA, discusses the art of A&R and the power of disruption

Analysis News

Sony generated $2.54bn from recorded music and publishing in calendar Q2, up 11.4% YoY; recorded music streaming revenues up 5.0% YoY

Recorded music up 10.8% YoY; music publishing up 13.3% YoY

Analysis News

Spotify’s battle with songwriters and music publishers is getting complicated. Here’s a recap.

MBW Explains what's happened, who has said what so far, and what could happen next...

News

Sony Music Publishing inks admin deal to represent Otis Redding song catalog in the US

“As one of the most significant songwriters of our lifetime, Otis Redding remains an American treasure,” commented Sony Music Publishing Chairman/CEO Jon Platt

News

Sony Music Publishing mulls ‘all options’ against Spotify over bundling subscriptions

"Spotify is taking the position that all US subscribers are part of a bundle without choosing the bundle option"

News

Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker sells complete song catalog to Sony Music Publishing

The new deal covers both Parker's existing song catalog as well as his future works.

Analysis

Sony generated $2.5bn from recorded music and publishing in calendar Q1 2024, up 14.7% YoY

Sony's corporate music division posted annual revenues of nearly $11 billion in the 12 months to end of March

Analysis News

Sony generated $2.52bn from recorded music and publishing in calendar Q4 2023, up 14% YoY

MBW crunches the numbers from Sony Corp's latest quarterly earnings announcement