Sony Music Group

American multinational music company
  • Music
  • Entertainment
ParentSony EntertainmentDivisionsSony Music Entertainment
Sony Music PublishingSubsidiariesSee § SubsidiariesWebsitesonymusicgroup.com

Sony Music Group (SMG) is the umbrella American multinational company that controls Sony's recording and music publishing business outside of Japan, owned and managed by Sony Group Corporation and is one of the world's three largest music companies. It was established on August 1, 2019, with headquarters in New York and an office in Culver City.[1]

It controls the entire music business outside of Japan through its American subsidiaries Sony Music Entertainment and Sony Music Publishing.[2]

Sony Music Group is the second largest music company in the world after Universal Music Group.[3]

Former logo used from 2019 to 2023

References

  1. ^ Kelley, Caitlin. "Sony Consolidates Recorded Music And Publishing Under Sony Music Group". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
  2. ^ "Sony Music Group". Music Business Worldwide. 2020-05-01. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
  3. ^ "Sony Music Group Global Impact Report 2023" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-08-10.

External links

  • Sony Music website
  • Sony Music Publishing website
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History
Founders
  • Masaru Ibuka
  • Akio Morita
Primary businessesTechnologies
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