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Hollywood Is Doubling Down on Streaming Piracy – But Is This a Problem for the Music Industry?

Daniel Sanchez
September 10, 2018
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Will the RIAA benefit from the MPAA’s latest move against piracy? To tackle the ongoing rise of online piracy, the Motion Pictures Association of America (MPAA) has taken on a new strategy. The MPAA has hir... Read More...

A Fresh Battle Erupts Between Spotify and the Music Industry Over Music Videos

Daniel Sanchez
September 6, 2018
  Universal Music Publishing Group HQ in Santa Monica, CA Spotify needs major labels and publishers, and major labels and publishers need Spotify.  But that doesn't mean they have to like each other. ... Read More...
Should the Music Industry Force ISPs to Become Copyright Enforcement Agents

Should the Music Industry Force ISPs to Become Copyright Enforcement Agents?

Daniel Sanchez
August 22, 2018
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Grande Communications argues that no, American internet service providers shouldn’t have to do the music industry’s job. Yesterday, a federal judge dealt Cox Communications a fatal blow in its bitter case ag... Read More...
Sony Releases 23 Prince Albums Between 1995-2010 on Streaming Music Platforms

Sony Music Releases 300+ Prince Songs Recorded Between 1995-2010

Daniel Sanchez
August 17, 2018
Beginning in 2021, Sony/Legacy’s distributions rights will also include 12 Prince non-soundtrack catalog albums. Several months ago, The Prince Estate and Sony Music Entertainment (SME) reached an exclusive ... Read More...

OCL Announces Agreements With Warner Music Group, Sony/ATV, Beggars

Marsha Silva
June 14, 2018
A variety of rights owners such as Warner Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, and Beggars Group have signed a licensing deal with tech company OCL. App developers will soon be able to access and host licensed ... Read More...
Sony Becomes Largest Music Publisher with $2.3 Billion Deal with EMI Publishing

Sony Becomes the Largest Music Publisher Following a $2.3 Billion Deal for EMI Music Publishing

Daniel Sanchez
May 22, 2018
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With its new deal, Sony Corp has staved off what could’ve become a bitter bidding war for EMI Music Publishing. Sony Corp has announced that it will pay $2.3 billion to gain a controlling stake in EMI Music ... Read More...
Streaming Pushes Sony Music's Revenue Over $4 Billion

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...
Music Industry Latest: Cryptocurrency, Pink Floyd, RIAA, Sony, Patent Trolls, MTV, Live Nation

Latest Industry: Cryptocurrency, Pink Floyd, RIAA, Sony, Patent Trolls, MTV, Live Nation

Daniel Sanchez
April 6, 2018
Sharing an entertaining vision of country success. Texas country artist Cody Wayne has inked a management deal with Nashville-based Vision Entertainment.  His brand new single off his upcoming album will hit... Read More...
Music Industry Latest: Pharrell Williams, Spotify, the BBC, Genius, BMG, Sony

Latest Industry: Pharrell Williams, Spotify, The BBC, Genius, BMG, Sony

Daniel Sanchez
March 28, 2018
Getting ‘Lucky’. Sony/ATV Music Publishing has extended its worldwide deal with multi-Grammy-winning songwriter, artist, and producer Pharrell Williams.  The agreement will take the company’s relationship wi... Read More...
1,993 Women Think the Swedish Music Industry Has a Problem

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

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

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...
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