Sony Artists Can Now Get Free Counseling, Career Support
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The announcement comes months after the music company ended debts on advances for a selection of its artists
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The Music Industry Has Neglected Its DJs. New Tech Will Change the Game
Posted in: Music Biz NewsThe world's three major label groups — Universal, Sony, and Warner — are finally partnering with a new streaming service to ensure artists are paid when DJ edits are played
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Roblox, Sony Music Partner To Bring More Artists to the Game
Posted in: Music Biz NewsThe home of Miley Cyrus, Tyler, The Creator and Doja Cat hopes to bring more artists to one of the most popular video games for children
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Paul Simon Sells Catalog to Sony Music Publishing
Posted in: Music Biz NewsSimon joins major legacy acts like Bob Dylan and Stevie Nicks in selling his songs, amid still-soaring demand for music rights
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Sony Revamps Its Publishing Company as the Power of Songwriters Rises
Posted in: Music Biz NewsMichael Jackson, The Beatles, Lady Gaga, and Kanye West's songwriting home gets a new name and "revitalized" mission
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Social Media, Not Streaming, Is the Music Industry’s Future
Posted in: Music Biz FeaturesMusic-streaming subscriptions contribute $8.5 billion a year to the record business — but the biggest future growth may lie in social media, gaming, livestreaming, and fitness
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Why the Major Music Companies’ Profits Are Soaring in the Year of Chaos
Posted in: Music Biz FeaturesUniversal, Sony and Warner appear to have curbed their spending in 2020 while boosting profits. But what happens when record labels need to ramp expenditure back up next year?
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TikTok Has a New Deal With Sony Music to Promote More Sony Artists
Posted in: Music Biz News"TikTok is a leader in this space and we are pleased to be partnering with them to drive music discovery," says a Sony Music exec about the deal, which will see more Sony artists being promoted on TikTok
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Universal, Warner, and Sony Music Employees Will Stay Home Until January 2021
Posted in: Music Biz NewsFollowing the tech industry's lead, music's biggest companies have sent out memos requesting that employees stay home for the remainder of the year
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Major Companies Are Boycotting Facebook Ads, But Major Music Companies Keep Spending
Posted in: Music Biz FeaturesWhile more than 1,000 companies are pausing Facebook spending due to the platform's policies around hate speech, the music industry has mostly ignored the boycott — or even increased its ad buys
