Music Business Jobs SONY MUSIC Sony Music Entertainment – Jr. Digital Account Manager, US Latin (US)Conversational and written fluency in Spanish neededJob type: Sales/Account ManagementLocation: MiamiApplication deadline: April 23, 2020
Music Business Jobs SONY MUSIC Sony Music – Director, A&R Administration (US)4-6 years' related business/finance fieldsJob type: FinanceLocation: New York, United StatesApplication deadline: April 30, 2020
News Apple inks new deals with Universal, Sony and Warner for music streamingDeal does not include license for Apple Music and TV bundle
News Coronavirus panic just wiped nearly $5bn off the combined value of Vivendi, Spotify and Live Nation… in a dayMBW monitors how 'Black Monday' has hammered music stocks around the world
Analysis News An acquisition you should care about: Pex buys music rights platform Dubset in $25m+ deal"This acquisition will immediately expand rights holders’ abilities to locate, protect, and monetize use of their catalog"
Analysis It’s happened: The major labels are now generating over $1m every hour from streamingMBW analysis shows that Universal saw recorded music streaming growth in excess of $600m in 2019
Analysis News Sony Music revenues grew by over $250m in calendar 2019, topping $4bnFine Line by Harry Styles was Sony Music's biggest seller in calendar Q4 last year
News Major labels’ billion-dollar payday under fire as Cox Communications challenges ‘shockingly excessive’ damages verdict"The $1 billion award is a miscarriage of justice," argues ISP in new motion filing
News BMG responds to artist streaming revolt in Germany: ‘It is time for record companies to change.’Letter appears to seek a 'user-centric' style of payment, while "attacking" record companies
News The artist revolt: Stars seek more streaming money from major labels in GermanyActs including Helene Fischer and Rammstein want a bigger share of the pie
News Sony strengthens operations in Asia and Middle East, as Shridhar Subramaniam takes new President roleMajor makes moves in India, China, Korea and beyond
News Rob Stringer: ‘We are building a creative entertainment company of the future.’"We have been determined to expand our business operations beyond the core of the recorded and publishing businesses."
Analysis News Who’s the biggest music publisher in the world?Sony's music publishing companies turned over more than a billion dollars in the first nine months of 2019
Analysis News The major labels will generate over $14bn in 2019, as Warner bucks trend of streaming slowdown (just)Some very impressive news for Universal, Sony and Warner... and a warning sign?
News Sony Music names senior execs leading global podcasting expansionNew York-based execs named as Emily Rasekh, Brittany Hall, Ryan Zack and Christy Mirabal