Music Business News: Japan Analysis News Sony generated $2.54bn from recorded music and publishing in calendar Q1 2025; Sony Music Group predicted to grow profit by ‘high single digits’ over next 12 months Both streaming and physical recorded music sales up single digits, as publishing division posts double-digit bounce in quarter News Yamaha launches $50m fund to power music and media startups The fund is meant to cement Yamaha's “leadership position as an innovator in the fields of sound and music” News Live Nation acquires Hayashi International Promotions, one of Japan’s largest concert promoters HIP is one of the largest concert promoters in Japan News Apple Music expands global footprint with new Tokyo radio studio New studio in Japan joins Apple Music's existing facilities in Los Angeles, New York, Nashville, London, Paris, and Berlin News Uncategorized TikTok soft-launches ‘TikTok for Artists’ platform For now, the service is available only to artists in Australia, Indonesia, Japan, New Zealand and South Korea News BABYMETAL ink global deal with Capitol Records, becoming the ‘first Japanese artist to sign a frontline deal with the label’ The group will release new album METAL FORTH, globally via Capitol Records on June 13 News Japan’s Teichiku Entertainment, with global ambitions for J-Pop, strikes ‘comprehensive’ deal with Believe to distribute its music worldwide Believe will distribute Teichiku’s entire catalog locally and globally News Brandon Silverstein named CEO of Avex Music Group as Japanese entertainment giant acquires S10 Music Publishing and increases stake in S10 Management Tokyo-headquartered Avex is making a big push in the United States1 2 … 34 Next
Analysis News Sony generated $2.54bn from recorded music and publishing in calendar Q1 2025; Sony Music Group predicted to grow profit by ‘high single digits’ over next 12 months Both streaming and physical recorded music sales up single digits, as publishing division posts double-digit bounce in quarter
News Yamaha launches $50m fund to power music and media startups The fund is meant to cement Yamaha's “leadership position as an innovator in the fields of sound and music”
News Live Nation acquires Hayashi International Promotions, one of Japan’s largest concert promoters HIP is one of the largest concert promoters in Japan
News Apple Music expands global footprint with new Tokyo radio studio New studio in Japan joins Apple Music's existing facilities in Los Angeles, New York, Nashville, London, Paris, and Berlin
News Uncategorized TikTok soft-launches ‘TikTok for Artists’ platform For now, the service is available only to artists in Australia, Indonesia, Japan, New Zealand and South Korea
News BABYMETAL ink global deal with Capitol Records, becoming the ‘first Japanese artist to sign a frontline deal with the label’ The group will release new album METAL FORTH, globally via Capitol Records on June 13
News Japan’s Teichiku Entertainment, with global ambitions for J-Pop, strikes ‘comprehensive’ deal with Believe to distribute its music worldwide Believe will distribute Teichiku’s entire catalog locally and globally
News Brandon Silverstein named CEO of Avex Music Group as Japanese entertainment giant acquires S10 Music Publishing and increases stake in S10 Management Tokyo-headquartered Avex is making a big push in the United States