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July 9, 2018

Sony revives Arista. Sony Music Entertainment has relaunched Arista Records. Former Island President and CEO David Massey will lead the company. Based in New York, he’ll report directly to Sony Music CEO R... Read More...

Streaming Pushes Sony Music’s Revenue Over $4 Billion

Daniel Sanchez

April 27, 2018

Sony Music Entertainment CEO Rob Stringer Thanks to streaming, Sony Music CEO Rob Stringer had a great first year. Sony Corporation has published its earnings report for the 2017-2018 fiscal year ending Marc... Read More...

YouTube Remix Scores Licensing Deals With Major Labels

Daniel Sanchez

December 21, 2017

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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. ... Read More...

1,993 Women Think the Swedish Music Industry Has a Problem

Daniel Sanchez

November 20, 2017

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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 sex... Read More...

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

Daniel Sanchez

October 31, 2017

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 operat... Read More...

Downloads Are Absolutely Crashing at Sony Music Entertainment

Daniel Sanchez

August 1, 2017

Digital downloads are way, way down at Sony Music Entertainment. For the first quarter of 2017, Sony Music has reported an impressive 18.8% sales and operating revenue gain year-over-year to ¥168.8 billion (... Read More...

70s Soul Group Says Sony Music Hasn’t Paid Them In 42 Years

Paul Resnikoff

February 14, 2017

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The Three Degrees, Performing in 1974 (Photographer Unknown) They had a smash hit in 1974, and a follow-up success a few years later. But despite millions of plays, the members of The Three Degrees haven't r... Read More...

Major Labels Strike Spotify at the Knees With ‘NOW!’ Streaming Service

Daniel Sanchez

September 16, 2016

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Time to cut out the middle man and reap the benefits? Now that's a good idea! Across the Atlantic, two of the big three labels are planning on launching a brand new music streaming service in the UK. The s... Read More...

The Biggest Labels In the World Just Started a Spotify-Based Music Competition

Daniel Sanchez

August 22, 2016

Superstar musicians are almost always discovered online. But will 'The Stream' produce the next global superstar artist? The three major labels, University, Sony, and Warner, in their push to find the next ... Read More...

Sony Music Tricked Michael Jackson Fans Into Buying Fake CDs

Charlotte Hassan

July 1, 2016

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A California Judge says Sony Music will have to pay. In 2014, a Michael Jackson fan suspected the songs she was listening to were fake. That fan, Vera Serova, accused Jackson's long time friend Eddie Cascio... Read More...

Kesha vs. Sony Case Dismissed By New York Judge

Charlotte Hassan

April 7, 2016

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The sanctity of the contract prevails... On Wednesday, a New York Judge completely threw out Kesha's legal attempt to invalidate her contract with Sony Music Entertainment and Dr. Luke over 'slavery' allegat... Read More...

Sony Music Sues Rdio Executives for $7.5 Million

Charlotte Hassan

April 6, 2016

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Sony Music has filed a lawsuit in New York Federal Court against senior executives of bankrupt Rdio, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Sony Music alleges that they were defrauded of millions when Rdio ent... Read More...

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