Sony Music Group headquarters in 25 Madison Avenue, New York City
Company type
Division
Industry
Music
Genre
Various
Founded
August 1, 2019; 4 years ago (2019-08-01)
Headquarters
25 Madison Avenue,
New York City, New York
,
U.S.
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Rob Stringer (chairman)
Products
Music
Entertainment
Parent
Sony Entertainment (Sony Group Corporation)
Divisions
Sony Music Entertainment Sony Music Publishing
Subsidiaries
See § Subsidiaries
Website
sonymusicgroup.com
Sony Music Group (SMG) is the umbrella American Japanese multinational company that controls Sony's recording and music publishing business outside of Japan, owned by Sony Group Corporation and managed by Sony Entertainment. Sony Music Group 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
^Kelley, Caitlin. "Sony Consolidates Recorded Music And Publishing Under Sony Music Group". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
^"Sony Music Group". Music Business Worldwide. 2020-05-01. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
^"Sony Music Group Global Impact Report 2023" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-08-10.
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