He previously served as CEO and Managing Director of Phonographic Performance Limited
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Category archives: Sony Music
Another billion-dollar quarter for Sony Music, as streaming revenues jump 27.4% year-on-year
Recorded music revenues rose 13.5% YoY in the quarter
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Sony is building a team ‘dedicated to reimagining music through immersive media’ – using Fortnite maker Epic Games’ Unreal Engine
Series of job vacancies spotted by MBW opens up more possibilities for ‘One Sony’
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Dream Life Records, headed by Dan Owusu, Lunick Bourgess and Shane Derozario, launched by Jason Iley at Sony Music UK
Jason Iley (Chairman and CEO, Sony Music UK & Ireland) has announced the launch of a new label, Dream Life Records, which will be run by three of the UK music industry’s rising stars, Dan Owusu, Lunick Bourgess and Shane Derozario. According to Son…
Sony Music Group boss Rob Stringer: ‘Whatever lies ahead, we will continue to put our employees, artists, and songwriters first.’
“Like every business affected by this crisis, we now know that the next 12 months will bring challenges. Nevertheless, I am confident that we have what it takes to overcome the headwinds we’re facing.”
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Apple inks new global deal with Universal, Sony and Warner for music streaming
Deal does not include license for Apple Music and TV bundle
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Coronavirus panic just wiped nearly $5bn off the combined value of Vivendi, Spotify and Live Nation… in a day
MBW monitors how ‘Black Monday’ has hammered music stocks around the world
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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”
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It’s happened: The major labels are now generating over $1m every hour from streaming
MBW analysis shows that Universal saw recorded music streaming growth in excess of $600m in 2019
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Sony Music revenues grew by over $250m in calendar 2019, topping $4bn
Fine Line by Harry Styles was Sony Music’s biggest seller in calendar Q4 last year
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