Sony Music Group

Sony Music Group
Company typeDivision
IndustryMusic
GenreVarious
FoundedAugust 1, 2019; 5 years ago (2019-08-01)
Headquarters25 Madison Avenue,
New York City, New York
,
U.S.
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Rob Stringer (chairman)
Products
ParentSony Entertainment
DivisionsSony Music Entertainment
Sony Music Publishing
SubsidiariesSee § Subsidiaries
Websitesonymusicgroup.com

Sony Music Group (SMG) is the umbrella American multinational company that controls Sony's recording and music publishing business of Japan based Sony Group Corporation and managed by Sony Entertainment. Sony Music Group is one of the “Big Three” major 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.