Sony Music UK has launched a new children’s entertainment label called Magic Star. Led by former NBC Universal executive Will Speer, the company’s will be to sign and develop artists and branded projects to family entertainment audiences, in addition to working with other Sony companies and their artist rosters. Speer,…
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Sony Music posts another billion-dollar quarter, as streaming revenues grow 21%
Sony labels have posted more than $3bn in revenue in first three months of 2019
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Sony Launches Spotify Data-Driven Personalized Merch For Bring Me The Horizon
Sony has launched a line of customized merch created by Spotify data for the fans of UK rock band . The ‘Amo in color’ initiative connects streaming with physical merch utilizing Spotify data to generate unique T-shirts based on fans’ listening habits. The dedicated website directs fans to log in…
Indie Video Series BalconyTV Rebrands As BALCONY!
After a short hiatus, Orchard/Sony-owned BalconyTV has resurfaced under the moniker BALCONY! and a new format that continues to expose independent artists with a focus on The Orchard’s vast roster. We’ll let Colleen Sweeney of The Orchard’s Daily Rind blog tell the rest of the BALCONY! story: For those of…
‘As an industry, the minute you start focusing only on the past, not on the future, you’ve written your own obituary.’
Media magnate Strauss Zelnick looks back at his time in music…
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Tencent Music Label Deals Probed By Chinese Regulators
The deals that Tencent Music Entertainment has with record labels are under investigation by the State Administration for Market Regulation, China’s antitrust authority. The probe could end the exclusive licensing deals that Tencent has with Sony Music, UMG, WMG and others. Tencent Music has cut exclusive deals for China and…
Take a look inside Sony Music’s impressive new China HQ in Beijing
““Our new home in Beijing reinforces Sony Music’s investment in the fast-paced China market and our goal to take our local artists beyond China and place them on a regional and world stage.”
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The Orchard Launches In Japan, Opens Tokyo Office
Sony’s independent music distribution and artist and label services company The Orchard is expanding into Japan, the second-largest music market in the world. The fully-staffed base of operations in Japan will be led by Yuuki Kaneko, The Orchard’s vice president, Japan, who previously worked on the music team at Amazon…
Major Labels Earn $16K Every Second From Streaming, But Will It Last?
Major labels are now pulling down over $16,000 per second in streaming which, while an impressive number, is somewhat tempered by the fact that the growth of streaming itself seems to be slowing down. ______________________________ Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 Yes, you read the headline right. The…