Every year, the third Thursday in May marks Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD), an opportunity for everyone to recognize and learn more about how digital tools, spaces, and content can be made more accessible and inclusive—specifically for the more than one billion people who have disabilities or impairments. Sony Music Group joins our global communities and disability rights advocates in continually working to build a more inclusive digital future.  To celebrate GAAD this year, Sony Music Group’s Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion hosted a special event with Th ..read more

New York, NY – May 16, 2024 – Sony Music Group (SMG) and its affiliates have invested in the development and promotion of songwriters and recording artists all over the world for more than a century.  SMG is a passionate believer in the inherent and paramount value of human artistry.  Additionally, SMG has been embracing the potential for responsibly produced AI to be used as a creative tool, revolutionizing the ways songwriters and recording artists create music.  We support artists and songwriters taking the lead in embracing new technologies in support of their art.  Evo ..read more

NEW YORK – (May 15, 2024) – CNN announced today at the Warner Bros. Discovery upfront presentation that CNN Films, in partnership with OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network, has acquired the documentary feature Luther: Never Too Much. From award-winning filmmaker Dawn Porter (CNN Films John Lewis: Good Trouble), the film follows the iconic artist, Luther Vandross, as he charts his own course, becoming one of the most decorated and influential artists of all time. Produced by Raindog Films and Foxxhole Prod ..read more

Sony Music Group is embracing a singular, unifying theme for every heritage acknowledgement and celebration in 2024: Reimagining CommUNITY. Inspired by the art we create, music can help us strengthen our connections to the people and cultures around us, so everyone can belong and thrive.  Throughout the month of April, Sony Music Group proudly celebrated National Arab American, Middle Eastern, and North African (MENA) Heritage Month. In efforts to continue Reimagining CommUNITY within and outside of our company, we dedicated this time to recognizing and celebrating the contributions, ach ..read more

For the second year in a row, Sony Pictures, Sony Music and The Orchard collaborated on a special Earth Day happy hour for employees in the Culver City LA office. The event was attended by nearly 600 SMG & SPE employees, and included special performances by The Orchard distributed artists Brittany Davis, Chris LaRocca, and Love Moor, and interactive stations by several nonprofit partners. Brittany DavisChris LaRoccaLove Moor While listening to the performances by The Orchard artists, attendees could wander between a variety of interactive booths and stations to learn more about long-term ..read more

MAKES SONY CLASSICAL DÉBUT WITH NEW ALBUM SOLOS AVAILABLE EVERYWHERE AUGUST 23 – PRE-ORDER NOW FEATURING ANASTASIA KOBEKINA, COLIN CURRIE, KATIA LABÈQUE, LAVINIA MEIJER, NADIA SIROTA, PEKKA KUUSISTO AND BRYCE DESSNER LEAD SINGLE “LULLABY FOR JACQUES ET BRUNE” OUT NOW “Dessner […] moves fluidly between rock and classical and everywhere in between.”  – The Guardian, October 2021 “Dessner, who closely studied the Labèques’ repertoire, throws all manner of writing at the pianists, who play cascading figures in canon, stuttering syncopations, gently articulated polyrhythms, jabbing&n ..read more

Backed by European artists and songwriters, Sony Music Group’s ‘YOUR VOICE, YOUR POWER, YOUR VOTE’ campaign launches across the European Union in multiple languages BRUSSELS – Thursday 2nd May 2024 – Sony Music Group today announced the launch of YOUR VOICE, YOUR, POWER, YOUR VOTE – A non-partisan campaign to encourage voter participation in the European Union elections with a focus on young people and underrepresented groups.  Run in partnership with the European Youth Forum, which represents over 100 youth organisations across the continent, the YOUR V ..read more

New Season Examines the Untold Story of John Todd, the Father of Modern Day Conspiracy Theories and the Way His Secret Recordings Changed Our World, For the Worse.  Listeners Can Subscribe to The Binge For The Full Season Now   New York, NY – May 1, 2024 – Sony Music and Magnificent Noise, today announced the season premiere of The Conspiracy Tapes, a new season of Cover Up that explores the mysterious story behind the man who helped ignite the modern-day conspiracy theory and set the stage for decades-long culture wars that continue today. The first epi ..read more

Paris, le 30 Avril 2024 – Nouvelle étape dans le partenariat qui les unit depuis 2013, avec l’acquisition par Sony Music France du catalogue de Wati-B. Cet accord concerne l’intégralité des albums et singles produits par Wati-B entre 2009 et 2023, avec des artistes emblématiques de la scène rap : Sexion d’Assaut (L’école des points vitaux, L’Apogée) et ses membres solos : Maître Gims (Subliminal, Mon cœur avait raison), Black M (Les yeux plus gros que le monde, Eternel insatisfait), Lefa (Monsieur Fall), mais aussi Tiakola (Mélo), 4Keus (A cœur ouvert, V ..read more

Paris, 30th April 2024 –  Sony Music Entertainment France announced a new chapter in its 11-year partnership with Wati-B, following the acquisition of recording rights to the label’s entire catalogue. The agreement covers all albums and singles produced by Wati-B between 2009 and 2023, featuring emblematic artists from the french rap scene: Sexion d’Assaut (*L’école des points vitaux*, *L’Apogée*) and its solo members: Maître Gims (*Subliminal*, *Mon cœur avait raison*), Black M (*Les yeux plus gros que le monde*, *Eternel insatisfait*), Lefa (*Monsieur Fall*), as well as Tiakola (*Mélo ..read more