The Backstreet Boys Releasing ‘Millennium 2.0’ Via Sony Legacy

Backstreet Boys Millennium 2.0

Photo Credit: Sony Legacy The Backstreet Boys announce Millennium 2.0 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their Millennium album, as well as three more shows at the Sphere. The deluxe re-issue will feature 25 tracks, […]

DMN Pro Weekly: Get Ready for a Sony Music + Spotify Direct Publishing Deal — But After UMG, WMG, and Sony Renegotiate, Can Anyone Else Twist Spotify’s Arm?

DMN Pro Weekly: Get Ready for a Sony Music + Spotify Direct Publishing Deal — But After UMG, WMG, and Sony Renegotiate, Can Anyone Else Twist Spotify’s Arm?

A look at the latest music industry scuttlebutt on Spotify’s post-bundling renegotiations with major content owners – and how the calculus keeps shifting for every publisher, label, songwriter and artist on the field. If you […]

Sony Reportedly Could Have Featured SPIDER-MAN In Its Own Live-Action Marvel Films But…Didn’t

tom holland confirms spider-man 4 is happening

Kraven the Hunter will likely to be the last of Sony’s Spider-Man free Spider-Man movies. But the studio isn’t done making Marvel films just yet. A new report says Sony isn’t giving up making big […]

Sony Allegedly Pausing Spider-Man Universe Movies After Kraven The Hunter

Combined stills of Tom Holland's Spider-Man and Tom Hardy's Venom

Sony’s Spider-Man Universe is facing an unclear future with the upcoming release of Kraven the Hunter scheduled for December 2024. The franchise started in 2018 with Venom, which did moderately well at the box office […]

Lainey Wilson Renews Publishing Deal with Sony Music Publishing

Lainey Wilson publishing

Photo Credit: Lainey Wilson for Sony Music Publishing Sony Music Publishing Nashville announces the renewal of its global publishing administration agreement with Lainey Wilson. Sony Music Publishing Nashville has announced the renewal of its global […]

Sony Music Pulls All Tracks From Boomplay Over Royalty

Sony Music Boomplay royalty non-payment issues

Photo Credit: Boomplay Sony Music, AWAL, and The Orchard have pulled their catalogs from African-focused music streaming provider (DSP) Boomplay. Boomplay has quickly become one of the most popular music streaming platforms in Nigeria, with […]

Sony Pictures Classics Sets Release in Imax for ‘Becoming Led Zeppelin’

Sony Pictures Classics Sets Release in Imax for 'Becoming Led Zeppelin'

Sony Pictures Classics will open the docu-concert movie Becoming Led Zeppelin exclusively in Imax on February 7. You can watch the trailer above. Ahead of the release, Imax theaters will hold early-access screenings in 18 markets starting […]

Sony Music Drops Whitney Houston Biopic Sync Payment Lawsuit

Whitney Houston biopic

A 2009 performance from Whitney Houston. Photo Credit: Asterio Tecson Sony Music Entertainment (SME) has officially dropped a missing-payments lawsuit filed against the production companies behind a Whitney Houston biopic. The major label just recently […]

Turntable Labs’ Hangout Launches with Sony, UMG, WMG, Merlin

Hangout.fm launches with licensing deals from major labels

Photo Credit: Hangout.fm Turntable Labs is launching Hangout.fm, a new virtual listening community that draws inspiration from the now defunct Turntable.fm. Turntable.fm was shuttered in 2013, but Hangout by Turntable Labs features licensed content from […]

Sony Music Earnings Report Reveals Double-Digit Q3 2024 Growth

Sony Music earnings

A live performance from SZA, whose SOS, despite having debuted in late 2022, generated the most Q3 2024 revenue of any Sony Music release. Photo Credit: Erin Cazes Sony Music achieved double-digit YoY revenue growth […]