• Sony Announces 100+ Games for PlayStation VR: Development "Beyond Gaming"

    Virtual Reality gaming is all the rage this week, especially with the Oculus Rift VR headset available for pre-order right now, but what's the competition like? Well, gaming giant Sony has just revealed that the company's highly anticipated foray into the new technology, aptly called PlayStation VR, is out to please gamers upon its release. Apparently, consumers can expect more than 100 titles that are currently in development for the VR gaming industry.

  • Sony Unveils New Hi-Res Audio PS-HX500 Turntable

    Companies have been rolling out various products at the Consumer Electronic Show (CES) in Las Vegas over the course of the week. Most have nothing to do directly with music, but a few companies have been rolling out some products for the music market including Sony who is now getting into the vinyl market with a new PS-HX500 hi-res audio turntable model.

  • 'Last Guardian' PS4 Gameplay Trailer, Footage Kept Secret to Hide Spoilers

    The Last Guardian is arguably the most talked about video game of the last ten years, mainly because we've wanted to experience some gameplay ever since it was first announced in 2007. Thankfully, a vague 2016 release date has PlayStation 4 gamers pretty excited for the new year, but we haven't seen any new footage of the game in quite some time. According to Sony, this secrecy is on purpose in order to avoid story spoilers! Read more on this news below.

  • Sony Music Defends Spotify Payout Process Amid 19 Entertainment Lawsuit

    Sony Music has defended its Spotify payout process after being sued by American Idol-affiliated outfit 19, which manages artists like Carrie Underwood and Kelly Clarkson. Sony claims that taking equity in the streaming giant to the tune of 6 percent under its current deal and keeping some profits from artists are all within their contractual right.

  • Sony Music Has 'No Plans' To Pull Beyoncé From TIDAL Catalog

    Contrary to prior rumors and reports, Beyoncé is not in jeopardy of having her catalogue of music pulled down from the music service she has invested in and the one her husband owns, TIDAL. This according to a statement by Sony Music CEO Doug Morris who says the label has "no plans" to take her music down from Jay Z's TIDAL.

  • Ultra Records CEO Patrick Moxey Backs Sony In Soundcloud Fight

    The battle between Sony and Soundcloud has turned ugly this month as the label has decided to start pull down it's artist's music from the Berlin music service. Among those who have been affected this far include Adele, Miguel, Passion Pit and in the next day or two Madeon. Sony Music recently bought dance music label Ultra Records as its U.S. electronic music branch. Ultra Records CEO Patrick Moxey was a speaker at IMS Engage in Ibiza, a conference for electronic music industry folks and he was asked about the conflict between his label parent and Soundcloud. According to Music Week, he backed Sony and spoke rather candidly about the lack of monetization opportunities found on Soundcloud at the moment - a common theme echoed among labels now.

  • Leaked Sony, Spotify Contract Reveals One-Sided Streaming Splits

    Streaming is the next frontier for music - denying it is only going to make the transition harder. The primary issue has been getting artists, songwriters and content creators paid a fair shake for their music. While most of the attention has been focused on services like Spotify and their small payouts, little has been given to the labels and their contracts with the streaming services, which have been kept secret until now. The Verge was able to obtain a copy of Sony's previous agreement with Spotify, which shines light on the splits, advances and payments that the major label was able to get from the Swedish streaming giant, as well as some outside revenue sources that have not been previously shared.

  • Soundcloud vs Sony: Madeon Slams Imminent Takedown of Account

    The war between Soundcloud and the second largest label in the world, Sony, is getting uglier by the day. It was reported earlier this month that negotiations between the two parties had broken down over "lack of monetization opportunities" and Sony was pulling down music from some of its major artists like Passion Pit, Adele and Miguel. Now the takedowns are spreading to their smaller artists and some are not happy at all. One artist who is about to get his music removed from Soundcloud is French electronic producer, Madeon, and he is not happy at all about the situation.

  • Sony Pulls Adele, Miguel, Hozier, Passion Pit Music From Soundcloud

    The relationship between the majors and Soundcloud has been complicated. The labels know they need the influential discovery and streaming service to help find new artists and to promote their own music. However they are frustrated at the copyright infringement and lack of monetization opportunities present on the platform. Sony apparently is fed up with Soundcloud as the two parties are at an impasse over licensing negotiations. In response, Sony has pulled down the pages of more than a dozen artists including, Miguel, Adele, Hozier, Kelly Clarkson, Passion Pit, Leon Bridges and MS MR.
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