The majors are inking deals with over 700 artists every year
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Sony Music Inks Distribution Deal With Two Hip-Hop Indie Labels – Selfmade and Divine
Sony Music has just made a major deal in Germany. The major record label has signed a major deal to distribute two hip-hop indie labels’ respective catalogs. Selfmade Records and Division’s catalogs include nine No. 1 albums. In addition, the agreemen…
Sony makes major hip-hop move in Germany, inking Selfmade deal and hiring Elvir Omerbegovic
Omerbegovic named President of Urban Music, Sony Music Germany
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Sony Music To Launch ‘Real Time’ Royalty Payments
Sony Music is promising its artists real time royalty tracking and monthly payments starting this fall. The major music group will launch ‘Real Time Royalties’ and ‘Cash Out’ via its Artist Portal to “allow our artists and royalty participants to view and withdraw earnings faster than ever before.” “Once launched,…
Sony Music to deliver ‘Real Time’ royalty data to artists, and enable monthly cash withdrawals
‘Real Time Royalties’ and ‘Cash Out’ set to make life much easier for Sony acts
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Sony Music Unveils Joint Venture With Two Podcast Veterans
As the podcasting industry continues to explode, Sony Music now wants in. Sony Music Entertainment has just unveiled a new joint venture. Partnering with podcast developers Laura Mayer and Adam Davidson, the still-unnamed joint venture will find and de…
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Sony Music launches podcast company with Adam Davidson and Laura Mayer
Sony Music Entertainment is getting into making podcasts. The major music group has announced a new joint venture with podcast developers Adam Davidson and Laura Mayer that intends to ‘find and develop original podcast talent and programmingR…
Universal Music Files Motion to Dismiss Copyright Act Termination Rights Lawsuit
Under the Copyright Act, authors have the option to terminate a grant following a 35-year wait, allowing them to claim ownership over their works. Universal Music Group (UMG) doesn’t want that to happen. So, to avoid this problem, UMG has filed a moti…
Sony Music’s 2018 Sales Fall Flat as Revenue Drops Nearly 9% Over Last Year
Sony Music has published its full-year earnings report for its 2018 fiscal year. For the fiscal year ending March 31st, 2019, the company brought in ¥427 billion ($3.8 billion) in recorded music revenue. This figure represents an 8.6% drop year-over-y…