Sony Pays $600 Million For 50% Stake In Michael Jackson’s “Mijac” Song Catalog

Sony Pays $600 Million For 50% Stake In Michael Jackson's "Mijac" Song Catalog

A deal that has been rumored for over a year and spawned at least one lawsuit seeking to prevent it from happening has officially closed. Sony Music Group just paid Michael Jackson’s estate $600 million […]

Michael Jackson Estate Sells Catalog to Sony at $1.2 Billion Valuation

Michael Jackson Estate Sells Catalog to Sony at $1.2 Billion Valuation

Sony Music has agreed to purchase half of Michael Jackson’s publishing and recorded masters catalog in a blockbuster deal valuing his music assets at over $1.2 billion, according to Billboard. No exact figure is known at […]

Sony Pictures & Steven Spielberg Dedicate John Williams Music Building – Deadline

Oscar controversy Over ‘To Leslie’ Campaign Might Be Overblown – Deadline

“The first time I came to this studio was 1940 when my father brought me here to show me the stage and I was about 9 or 10 years old, and I thought, some day […]

Alamo Drafthouse blames ‘nationwide’ theater outage on Sony projector fail

Alamo Drafthouse blames ‘nationwide’ theater outage on Sony projector fail

A sign reportedly placed at Alamo Drafthouse’s Minnesota location informing patrons that no films will be shown that day. | Photo: 3NU (Reddit) “Sorry everyone! Sony is having issues with their projectors that is preventing […]

Sony Music CEO Says Streaming Services Are ‘Watered Down’

Sony Music CEO quality DSP problems

Photo Credit: Andrik Langfield Sony Music CEO Rob Stringer says streaming services have a meaningless volume problem, promoting what he calls low-quality content alongside big-name artists like Ed Sheeran, Miley Cyrus, Harry Styles, and SZA. […]

Sony Music Masterworks Acquires Majority Stake in Proactiv Entertainment

Sony Music Masterworks acquires majority stake in Proactiv Entertainment

Photo Credit: Sony Music Masterworks Sony Music Masterworks has announced a majority investment in Proactiv Entertainment, based in Barcelona. Proactiv Entertainment is a leading producer of live music and experiential events across the globe. The […]

Sony Music Earnings Report Reveals Q1 2023 Revenue Growth

sony music earnings

A breakdown of Sony Music Entertainment streaming revenue by quarter. Photo Credit: Sony Group Corporation Sony Group Corp. generated ¥1.36 trillion ($10.02 billion at the present exchange rate) from its music division during the 2022 […]

‘AI isn’t a threat’ – Boris Eldagsen, whose fake photo duped the Sony judges, hits back | Photography

‘I love photography, I love generating images’ … Eldagsen.

Since 52-year-old German artist Boris Eldagsen went public with the fact that he won a Sony world photography award with an AI-generated image, relations between him and the award body have soured. Sony have issued […]

Sony Music, Ultra Sue House Label Over Alleged Infringement

Sony Music, Ultra Sue House Label Over Alleged Infringement

Madrid, Spain. Photo Credit: Asqueladd Sony Music Entertainment (SME) and Ultra Records are officially suing Moody Recordings for allegedly releasing an infringing version of a track entitled “Dancin” in violation of a years-long licensing agreement. […]

Sony Music Inks Partnership with Lionel Messi for Animated Series

Sony Music Lionel Messi animated series

Photo Credit: Hossein Zohrevand / CC by 4.0 Sony Music announces a partnership with Lionel Messi to develop an animated series inspired by the Argentinian soccer star. Sony Music Entertainment’s Premium Content Division has partnered […]

DJ Khaled Bids Adieu to Sony Music, Inks Exclusive Deal with Def Jam/UMG

DJ Khaled Sony Music

Photo Credit: Meghan Roberts / CC by 2.0 DJ Khaled bids adieu to Sony Music, joining the Def Jam and Universal Music Group family in a newly-created global creative consultant role. In a press conference […]