Sony Music Pub CEO Jon Platt On The Post-Pandemic State Of Music As the current CEO of Sony Music Publishing, Jon Platt is known to be one of the most powerful and influential music publishers of his generation. He is credited with bringing hip hop and R&B music into... Read More...
Sony Music Disregards Unrecouped Balances For Heritage Catalog Artists Sony has gotten their money from artists ten times over!! Is this the right thing to do aka “good business” or a huge tax write-off to make it “look good?” The perspective of Tim Ingham via Music Busi... Read More...
NAS’ MASS APPEAL LABEL INKS DEAL WITH SONY MUSIC’S THE ORCHARD Sony Music‘s The Orchard has inked a strategic partnership with Mass Appeal Records, one of the best known independent labels in hip-hop. The agreement marks another aggressive deal in the US hip-hop space ... Read More...
Sony Music Promotes Melissa Thomas to EVP, International Marketing Sony Music Entertainment (SME) announced the promotion of Melissa Thomas to EVP, International Marketing, U.S. Repertoire. Thomas will continue to report to Rob Stringer, Chairman, Sony Music Group, who said, ... Read More...
Shawn Holiday Teams with Irving Azoff, UMG Names Lead for Social Justice Task Force Columbia Records co-head of urban music, Shawn Holiday, is launching a new label and publishing venture with Irving and Jeffrey Azoff, Billboard can confirm. He will maintain an A&R capacity role with Colum... Read More...
Sony Music Launches $100 Million Social Justice Fund Sony Music Group announced the launch of a $100 million fund to support social justice and anti-racist initiatives around the world. The Company, inclusive of all of its recorded music and content divisions and... Read More...
James Mtume Sues Sony to Regain Music Rights Jazz and funk musician James Mtume is suing Sony Music over music he recorded in the 1970s and 1980s, looking to reclaim the rights for his hit single "Juicy Fruit" and two albums. "Juicy Fruit," performed b... Read More...
Sony Music relaunches Arista Records Arista Records is being relaunched at Sony Music in New York - headed up by respected exec David Massey. The legendary imprint is becoming a 'frontline creative center' within Sony - joining an active fa... Read More...
Group Sues Sony Over Royalties If you have a certain memory of hearing the TSOP “Soul Train” theme song as a beckoning to stop whatever you were doing and run to the TV or watching your sister and her BFF’s lip syncing “When Will I See You A... Read More...
Divine Council – Council World |Dopeness in 1080′ Being that P A L M's sprouting was on the campus of Hampton University in Virginia, it's only natural that we show love to plenty of Virginia artist. With veteran artists who influenced the game like Pharre... Read More...
