Category archives: Sony Music

YouTube Remix Scores Licensing Deals With Major Labels

With YouTube Remix, parent company Alphabet is one step closer to launching yet-another paid streaming music service. Last week, Digital Music News wrote on YouTube’s upcoming paid streaming music platform.  According to “people familiar with the matte…

Sony Music re-signs worldwide deal with Michael Jackson Estate

‘Michael Jackson was an unsurpassed genius and an iconic force in music entertainment’
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1,993 Women Think the Swedish Music Industry Has a Problem

Sony, WMG, and UMG commended the courage of the women who spoke out against sexism in the Swedish music industry. Nearly two thousand women have signed their name in an open letter calling for the end of sexual abuse in the Swedish music industry.  Amo…

Streaming Has Already Generated $1 Billion for Sony Music This Year

As fans move away from digital downloads and physical formats, music streaming brings in over $1 billion at Sony Music. For the first quarter of 2017, Sony Music reported an impressive 18.8% sales and operating revenue gain year-over-year. Along with s…

Sony Music streaming revenues top $1bn in first nine months of 2017

Streaming accounted for 49% of all sales in quarter ending September 2017
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The 2017 music streaming cash bonanza: How the major labels stack up

The majors will generate $5bn from streaming this year – but who’s king of the jungle?
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