Rob Stringer In The News

Having paid out $150m to creators, BeatStars launches Sony Music Publishing-backed publishing service

BeatStars says that "everyone" can now sign up to its Sony Music Publishing-backed publishing service

Sony Music Publishing teams with Australia’s Alberts to rep AC/DC, Vanda, Young & Wright catalogs

Sony will administer the entire catalogs of the rock band and legendary songwriting team

From Sony’s nine-figure label buy to Songtradr’s $50m fund raise: It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up

The biggest stories of the past five days – and why they matter

Sony Music buys majority stake in Todd Moscowitz’s Alamo Records for nine-figure sum

New York-based Alamo was founded in 2016 and has broken artists including Blackbear, Lil Durk and Rod Wave

Sony Music Australia boss Denis Handlin exits after 50+ years with the company

Departure announced via an internal email on Monday June 21

From Sony’s historic unrecouped balances move to Universal funding [PIAS]: It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up

The biggest stories of the past five days – and why they matter

In historic move, Sony Music is disregarding unrecouped balances for heritage catalog artists

Rob Stringer-led company meets demand from artist advocates – a policy that some believed a major record company would never openly adopt

From Sony’s big spending to BTS streams on Spotify: It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up

The biggest stories from the past five days in the global music business