Think of music and Sony Music pops into your mind. A globally renowned music company, it is associated with Sony Music Group and is owned by Sony Corporation of America. Founded in 1929, Sony Music has its headquarters in New York and currently has an annual revenue of almost 8 billion USD. Along with its numerous subsidiaries such as Columbia Records, Epic Records, RCA Records, The Orchard, Century Media Records, Bad Boy Entertainment, Ultra Music, Arista Records and many more, Sony has been rocking the world of music and has to its credit several prestigious awards.
Celebrating music beyond boundaries
Sony Music caters to all music lovers’ choices and little wonder then that it has a presence across the globe from the United States, United Kingdom, South American Countries, Europe, and Australia to Asian markets such as China, India, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand, Korea and Malaysia. With around forty-two labels catering to different genres of music, Sony is popular with music lovers of all age groups and interests. From classical instrumental and vocal to philharmonic music, Sony Classical has melodies in many languages.
Columbia Records, one of the flagship companies of Sony Music has music of various genres and is popular among the younger music enthusiasts. RCA Records forms one of the famous four of the Sony stable along with Columbia Records, Arista Records and Epic Records. RCA Records has to its credit multiple genres such as blues, jazz, pop, classical, rock, hip-hop, electronic , afro beat and country. From worship music to Broadway theatre music, from Jazz to Blues, Sony Music has them all.
Top musicians from around the world are featured artists on Sony and their talent is brought to the world to savor and enjoy. Prominent among them are Lil Nas X, Audry Nuna, Brockhampton, Pink Floyd, Marren Morris, Princess Nokia, Miguel, Polo G, Marcin, Kierra Lil Tjay, Miranda Lambert, Kameron Marlowe, KennyHoopla, Loretta Lynn, 2Cellos, Zara Larsson, Koryn Hawthorne, Prince, Black Eyed Peas, Giveon, Yo-Yo Ma and Cain.
Sony has to its credit the discovery of hidden talent and promoting artists who have a spark in them. They have started a unique Artists Forward worldwide initiative to support creators in different ways so they are able to develop and shine. Artist assistance is an effort to professionally groom the artists who have been signed on, and by providing them all information and key resources to grow in their career. The Legacy Unrecouped Balance Program supports long-standing artists through their tough times and Real Time Artist tools to refine their earnings, and payments through informed choices.
Artist payment and royalties
Furthering the wellbeing of artists, Sony Music has initiated the Artist Portal- a custom built app to give artists, creators, managers, and publishers, independence in handling their careers in an absolutely transparent manner with access to trends and insights, and updates real time earnings and other financial transactions. This is why Sony Music is trusted by musicians the world over and they have such a wide repertoire of labels and artists vying to sign up with them.
If you are a budding artist and want to contact Sony Music for submitting a sample, note that Sony Music nor its employees accept or consider any recordings or creative materials unless it comes through an established industry professional. You will need to contact a manager, agent or producer in the music industry for same. The FAQ section on the website answers most frequent queries people have on submitting a demo or licensing. If you are an existing Sony Music artist, producer or royalty participant, you can now visit the web-based Artist Portal to view royalty statements, payments and insights from digital partners. For queries on payment or royalty, you can write to royalty.statements@sonymusic.com or call 201-777-3448.
For career or corporate enquiries
Looking for a career at Sony Music? You can search for an internship or opportunity in production, marketing or operations at the link here. The search tool will help filter jobs in your region for the specific profile you are seeking. You can see all the requirements and apply right on the page.
For corporate enquiries, the headquarters of Sony Music Entertainment is located at 25 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10010. If you are from an Asian country, you can dial +852 2864 6200. Here are the numbers for other key regions – +61 2 9383 6200 (Australia), +5521 2559 5200 (Brazil), +33 1 55 07 45 00 (France), +5255 5249 3200 (Mexico), +97 1 4423 0725 (Middle East), +7 495 661 4792 (Russia), +27 11 274 5000 (South Africa), +34 91 388 00 02 (Spain), +46 8 412 17 00 (Sweden), 212-833-8000 (US), and +44 207 361 8000 (UK).
