From Sony Music Publishing’s $4 billion catalog deal to Live Nation’s ‘blue dot fever’ rebuttal… it’s MBW’s weekly round-up
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Tag: Sony
Sony Music Publishing wins Pop Publisher of the Year at 2026 BMI Awards… as Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Luther’ takes Song of the Year
Sony Music Publishing has been named the Pop Publisher of the Year at the 2026 BMI Pop Music Awards.The Sony-owned ...
Sony generated $3.03bn from recorded music and publishing in calendar Q1 2026, up 19.5% YoY
Sony‘s combined revenues from recorded music and music publishing topped USD $3 billion for a second consecutive quarter in calendar ...
From Tencent Music’s 250K song takedowns to Sony and WMG’s calendar Q1 results… it’s MBW’s weekly round-up
Welcome to Music Business Worldwide’s Weekly Round-up – where we make sure you caught the five biggest stories to hit ...
Sony in advanced talks to buy Blackstone’s Recognition Music for up to $4B, reports Bloomberg
Sony Music Group is closing in on a deal to buy Blackstone‘s Recognition Music Group, whose catalog is home to ...
Udio admits to scraping YouTube audio for AI training in answer to Sony Music lawsuit
AI music startup Udio has denied Sony Music Entertainment’s copyright infringement claims while acknowledging that it used audio scraped from ...
Amy Allen, Sony Music Publishing ,’Die With a Smile’ among big winners at 2026 ASCAP Pop Music Awards
Amy Allen was named Songwriter of the Year, Sony Music Publishing took home Publisher of the Year for a tenth ...
Sony No. 1 With Kendrick Lamar & More
After sweeping the publisher rankings for the Hot 100 and Top Radio Airplay songs by ranking No. 1 on both ...
Sony Music and UMG form NINE BY NINE music festivals joint venture in Japan
Sony Music Entertainment and Universal Music Group have established a joint venture in Tokyo aimed at producing music festivals across ...
Sony Music acquires Nordic dance label One Seven Music, taps co-founder Janus Barnewitz as new MD of Sony Music Denmark
Sony Music Entertainment has acquired Nordic dance label One Seven Music and appointed its co-founder Janus Barnewitz as Managing Director ...
