Music Ally

After protracted negotiations, Sony is now the full owner of Sony BMG, having paid former partner Bertelsmann Media Group $1.2 billion to buy out its 50% stake. The company will be renamed as Sony Music Entertainment, and will sit within Sony’s North American division. (more…)

Bear with us on this one: the European Court of Justice has thrown out a lower court ruling that annulled the European Commission’s approval of the merger between Sony Music and BMG. (more…)

Sony BMG has taken its first step into DRM-free mobile music, with a partnership with Dada Entertainment. Itself a joint venture between the label and Dada USA. The service is subscription-based, with users paying $10 a month for 15 virtual tokens, which can be (more…)

We wrote last month about US retailer Wal-Mart dropping Warner Music Group and Sony BMG from its online store after shifting to a purely DRM-free model. Well, WMG is now back on board, having bitten the bullet and provided its catalogue in the MP3 format. It effectively doubles the number of tracks available through (more…)