Rob Stringer In The News

From Sony’s $2.5bn spent in the past year to UMG’s Patrick Whitesell JV… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up

The five biggest stories to hit our headlines over the past seven days

Sony Music spent $2.5bn on 60+ deals in the past year (and 7 more things you should know from Rob Stringer’s latest investor presentation)

Rob Stringer, the Chairman of Sony Music Group and CEO of Sony Music Entertainment, updated investors on the music company's performance and strategy on Friday morning (June 13).

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Clio Massey and Matt D’Arduini appointed Co-Presidents, Arista Records

They succeed David Massey, who confirmed his retirement as President and CEO, Arista Records, in April

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Sony generated $2.54bn from recorded music and publishing in calendar Q1 2025; Sony Music Group predicted to grow profit by ‘high single digits’ over next 12 months

Both streaming and physical recorded music sales up single digits, as publishing division posts double-digit bounce in quarter

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UK record industry warns against celebrating UK government’s copyright bill amendments

A bill that could weaken UK copyright law in favor of AI developers is headed to a vote in Parliament next week

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UK government to offer concessions on controversial AI copyright rules as vote nears (report)

Ministers have reportedly drafted amendments to the data bill that include promises to conduct an economic impact assessment of the controversial changes

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‘All-out war’: Jack Dorsey, Elon Musk call for an end to intellectual property laws

The battle over the future of intellectual property in the age of AI is escalating quickly

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For Google and OpenAI, the UK’s proposed loosening of copyright laws for AI isn’t enough – they want to be ‘free’ of copyright

“We believe training on the open web must be free,” Google said in a submission to a parliamentary committee