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  • Sony Music Publishing wins Publisher of the Year at 2026 ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Awards
  • Sony Music moves to add more than 30,000 copyrighted recordings to its lawsuit against Udio
  • Done deal: Sony Music Publishing completes acquisition of Recognition Music Group’s catalog

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musicbusinessworldwide.com /2 weeks ago

Sony Music Publishing wins Publisher of the Year at 2026 ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Awards

SMP songwriters were recognized across 27 of ASCAP's top-performing R&B, hip-hop and gospel songs of the past year. Source

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musicbusinessworldwide.com /1 month ago

Sony Music moves to add more than 30,000 copyrighted recordings to its lawsuit against Udio

Sony Music now alleges that Udio "copied and ingested" 30,442 copyrighted works into its generative AI models. Source

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musicbusinessworldwide.com /14 hours ago

Done deal: Sony Music Publishing completes acquisition of Recognition Music Group’s catalog

Sony Music Publishing already administered the Recognition catalog before completing the acquisition. Source

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variety.com /2 weeks ago

Sony Music Indonesia, Sun Eater Group Launch Joint-Venture Label Lunar

Sony Music Indonesia and Sun Eater Group have unveiled Lunar, a joint-venture record label aimed at developing and distributing Indonesian artists with global ambitions. The new im...

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musicbusinessworldwide.com /1 day ago

Jeremy Erlich’s Alta Music Group launches publishing division led by Zeb Berg

Sony Music Publishing will support and administer Alta Publishing worldwide. Source

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digitalmusicnews.com /1 week ago

Exceleration Music and NexTone Acquire Ryuichi Sakamoto’s Catalog—One of Japan’s Most Important Cultural Legacies

Exceleration Music and NexTone have acquired the recording and publishing catalog of Ryuichi Sakamoto, one of Japan’s most celebrated cultural legacies. U.S.-based independent musi...

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musicbusinessworldwide.com /2 weeks ago

Sony Music Indonesia and Sun Eater Group launch joint venture label LUNAR

The new label debuts with three Indonesian artists: Kecoud, Alee, and Nandoshi. Source

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musicbusinessworldwide.com /3 weeks ago

Sony Music Publishing Scandinavia acquires Sound Pollution Songs catalog of around 5,000 works

The acquired catalog includes works performed by acts including Sabaton, Twilight Force, Wormwood, Bonafide, Elaine, Foredoom and Rexoria. Source

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digitalmusicnews.com /3 weeks ago

Sony Music Publishing Scandinavia Acquires Sound Pollution Songs Catalog

Sony Music Publishing Scandinavia announces its acquisition of the rights to Sound Pollution Songs’ catalog of approximately 5,000 works. Sony Music Publishing Scandinavia has anno...

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musicbusinessworldwide.com /2 weeks ago

Exceleration Music acquires catalog of Japan’s Ryuichi Sakamoto in joint venture with Tokyo-based NexTone

Exceleration will manage and collect income from Sakamoto's rights outside Asia, while NexTone will handle the catalog within Japan. Source

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musicconnection.com /1 month ago

Jai’Len Josey Signs With Def Jam Recordings

Date Signed: March 2026 Label: Def Jam RecordingsType of Music: R&B, Soul-PopManagement: Taryn Anchrum - Top Ten Management; Al Branch - The Blueprint Group; Anastasia Wright -...

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musicbusinessworldwide.com /1 week ago

Jermaine Dupri’s So So Def sues Sony Music for $18m over alleged unpaid royalties on Kris Kross, Xscape, Mariah Carey an...

The complaint alleges Sony never reported producer or override royalties on Kris Kross's first two albums until 2023. Source

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billboard.com /1 week ago

Zara Larsson Signs With RCA Records

The singer joins the label after more than a decade on Epic Records, also part of Sony Music.

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musicbusinessworldwide.com /1 week ago

After a judge denied Sony’s move to expand its Udio case, Suno asks court to reject UMG and Sony’s bid to add 61K record...

Suno put that decision in front of Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV in Massachusetts, in a filing submitted by Britt Lovejoy, Suno counsel at Latham & Watkins. Source

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musicbusinessworldwide.com /1 month ago

Sir Lucian Grainge highlights global opportunity for Japanese artists ahead of Music Awards in Tokyo, where UMG artists...

Grainge delivered remarks at an official gala for Music Awards Japan, according to UMG. Source

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digitalmusicnews.com /1 week ago

RCA Snags Zara Larsson In a Sony Side-Shift From Epic Records

Swedish singer-songwriter Zara Larsson moved house from Epic Records to RCA Records, sources say; a sidestep under the broader Sony Music umbrella. Pop star Zara Larsson recently l...

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musicbusinessworldwide.com /1 month ago

Sony Music urges court to reject Udio’s bid to seal the size of its AI training data

Sony Music argued that the number "is necessary to understand the full extent of Udio's copying." Source

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digitalmusicnews.com /1 month ago

Universal Music and Sony Music Aggressively Oppose Suno’s ‘Training Number’ Redactions Request: ‘It Speaks Directly to t...

The public deserves to know how many recordings Suno used to train its models – at least according to the non-Warner majors, which are pushing back against Suno’s demand to keep th...

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musicbusinessworldwide.com /1 month ago

Seeker Music inks global distribution deal with UMG’s Virgin Music Group

Virgin Music Group will serve as Seeker's global distribution partner for its catalog of recordings and new project releases. Source

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musicbusinessworldwide.com /6 days ago

Lit, the band behind pop-punk hit ‘My Own Worst Enemy,’ settles Sony Music streaming royalty lawsuit

The members of Lit sued Sony in a New York court in March over their streaming royalties, seeking $800,000. Source

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digitalmusicnews.com /1 month ago

Suno’s Legal Battle Against Sony Music and UMG Just Got 100 Times More Serious—Literally

Universal Music and Sony Music are dramatically expanding their litigation against AI music giant Suno, claiming over 61,000 copyright infringements. Just moments after Sony Music...

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law360.com /2 weeks ago

Argentine Singer Says Universal Illegally Distributed His Music

Universal Music Group NV wrongly assumed it still owned the rights to distribute an Argentine singer's music after the termination of a distribution agreement, the singer told a Fl...

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digitalmusicnews.com /1 month ago

M&G-Backed Seeker Music Taps UMG’s Virgin to Amplify Its $400M Catalog

Seeker Music Group, backed by M&G, has announced a global distribution partnership with Virgin Music Group, building on years of collaboration to expand its $400 million catalo...

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digitalmusicnews.com /6 days ago

90s Band Lit Decides Sony Music Doesn’t Make Them Completely Miserable, Settling Lawsuit Over Streaming Royalties

Pop-punk rockers Lit, best known for the 1999 single “My Own Worst Enemy,” have settled their lawsuit against Sony Music over streaming royalties. Lit, the band behind the 1999 hit...

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