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Sony Music UK is owned and operated by Sony Music Entertainment in the United Kingdom. Since 2014, Jason Iley has been Chairman and CEO of Sony Music UK. Though owned by Sony Music Entertainment, Sony Music UK has standalone operations in the UK to promote musicians within the UK.[1]

Iley was recently named as one of Billboard's (magazine) 53 International Power Players in the music industry. In June 2017 it was announced that Sony would be merging it's two independent distribution companies The Orchard and Red Essential.[2]

2014-Present

2014 saw Sony’s best singles success for 33 years, with 11 Number 1 singles. Sony Music artists won a total of five individual awards at The BRITs 2015 including Best Female Solo Artist for Paloma Faith and Mark Ronson’s ‘Uptown Funk’, which picked up Best British Single. Several other of the label's artists - Foo Fighters, One Direction and Pharrell Williams - also collected awards.[3][4]

Sony's performance at the BRITs 2015 was the label's best in nearly 20 years, winning a total of 5 awards. In 2017, Sony Music UK secured 23 nominations for the BRIT Awards, equalling the company’s most successful year of nominations on record. The 2017 awards ceremony then saw Sony Music secure 9 BRIT Awards, setting a new company best for number of BRITs won.[5]

In the last three years, Sony Music UK has made key acquisitions including forming Insanity Records with Insanity Management. Craig David became the first artist to sign an album deal with Insanity Records. Sony Music UK signed Robbie Williams, who released his 11th album The Heavy Entertainment in 2016. Jason Iley commented that the agreement was "a once in a lifetime signing with the biggest male solo artist of our generation.” [6][7]

Sony Music UK also incorporated the independent sales and distribution company Essential Music and Marketing - renamed to Red Essential. In August 2016 Sony Music acquired Ministry of Sound Recordings, home to London Grammar, DJ Fresh and Sigala.[8][9]

On 5 April 2017, two of Sony Music UK's labels won awards at the annual Music Week Awards. Columbia Records received the 'A&R of the Year' Award, while Syco were awarded the 'Record Company of the Year' Award. [10]

References

  1. ^ "Jason Iley Named CEO Of Sony Music U.K." Billboard. Retrieved 2017-03-20.
  2. ^ "Sony merges The Orchard and Red Essential in UK market - Music Business Worldwide". Music Business Worldwide. 2017-06-01. Retrieved 2017-06-06.
  3. ^ "Brit Awards 2014: the winners in full". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-03-10.
  4. ^ "BRIT Awards 2015 Winners List - Full List Of This Year's Awards". Capital. Retrieved 2017-03-20.
  5. ^ "Sony Music triumphs with its most successful BRIT Awards ever". Sony Music UK. Retrieved 2017-03-10.
  6. ^ "Insanity Records | Sony Music UK – Labels". Sony Music UK. Retrieved 2017-03-10.
  7. ^ "Robbie Williams signs to Sony Music". Retrieved 2017-03-10.
  8. ^ "Universal and Sony neck-and-neck in US video streaming market share - as Tunecore leads the indies - Music Business Worldwide". Music Business Worldwide. 2017-01-10. Retrieved 2017-03-10.
  9. ^ "Why has Universal lost market share this year? - Music Business Worldwide". Music Business Worldwide. 2016-11-21. Retrieved 2017-03-10.
  10. ^ "2017 Music Week Awards: And the winners are..." Retrieved 2017-04-12.
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