Abhijit Vaghani is an artist whose name is not that well-known outside of Indian music industry circles but the music composer and producer has a vast discography that spans over […]
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Zara Larsson and EsDeeKid go gaming in Roblox and Fortnite
Zara Larsson was one of the first artists to enjoy success on Roblox, generating more than $1m of virtual-merch sales from her first activation there in 2021. Now she’s back. Zara Larsson’s […]
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Sony Music completes big-bucks Recognition Music Group deal
As rumoured, Sony Music Publishing is acquiring the complete catalogue of Recognition Music Group (RMG) – the company formerly known as three different Hipgnosis entities. The deal covers rights to more […]
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Sony Music Group’s revenues grew 21% year-on-year in Q1 2026
We have a full set of financial results for the major labels, with Sony Music Group declaring its first-quarter numbers last week following UMG and WMG’s recent announcements. Sony Music […]
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Sony Music India launches vinyl and merch store StampEight
For Sony Music India, Record Store Day marked not just the return of its The Vinyl Pop-Up series of events but also the launch of StampEight. That’s the new sub-brand […]
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Behind The Campaign: Pink Floyd – Wish You Were Here
Pink Floyd’s ninth studio album, Wish You Were Here, turned 50 on 12 September 2025. In late 2024, in a deal estimated at $400 million, Sony Music acquired the band’s […]
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AI Roundup: Udio used YouTube music; Meta/Zuckerberg sued for infringement; ElevenLabs raises $500m
The latest filing in the case between Sony Music and generative music AI platform Udio is the latter’s response to Sony, and it contains some pretty meaningful insights. Don’t forget: […]
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Sony reportedly looking to buy Recognition Music Group’s publishing assets
Recognition Music Group, if you don’t – get it – recognise the name, was the result of the bundling-together of three companies connected to former catalogues-aquirer Hipgnosis: Hipgnosis Songs Fund, Hipgnosis Songs Assets and […]
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Sony Music wins legal battle over Jimi Hendrix Experience rights
Sony Music and Experience Hendrix have emerged as victors in a UK High Court battle over the rights to studio albums by The Jimi Hendrix Experience. They had faced legal […]
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Laufey Fortnite partnership extends to her own playable island
We reported last week on Laufey becoming the latest artist to headline a season of Fortnite Festival, the music game-within-the-game on Fortnite. But it turns out her activation on the platform […]
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India to holds its largest Record Store Day celebrations to date
India’s recorded music trade body the IMI hasn’t released any statistics about the sales of physical formats in quite a while, but if the proliferation of listening bars across the […]
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Bollywood playback singing superstar Shreya Ghoshal has released a live album
In the streaming age, live albums—like greatest hits or best-of compilations—are a rarity. They’re even rarer among Indian acts. So film playback superstar Shreya Ghoshal’s The All Hearts Tour – […]
