News of Sony's acquisition comes three months after Hipgnosis rebranded itself as Recognition Music Group.
Teddy Swims’ smash “Lose Control” wins song of the year while Sony Music Publishing is named publisher of the year.
Also this week: Senior hires and promotions at Big Loud, Electric Feel, SMP UK, Oak View Group, the Neal Agency, Big Machine, Amigo Records and Audible Treats.
Also: Billy and Ezra Steinberg sign new global publishing deals with Sony Music Publishing, and Melody Place snags its first standalone writer.
Also this week: Merlin conjures a director of content integrity, Sony Music Publishing picks a CTO and a Warner Chappell veteran wants to protect writers from GenAI.
"Katie’s dedication and expertise are truly invaluable to our team," says Jon Platt.
Also this week in publishing news: PULSE forms a joint venture with Gabe Simon, Austin Corona signs with Sony/Bossy and more.
Also this week: Keith Richards joins Reliant, a Chinese music platform says its president left months ago and Sony Publishing's U.S. sample clearance team promotes leader.
This week in publishing news: The Circuit Group has partnered with Kobalt, 45RPM partners with UMPG and more.
As part of the agreement, the company will also oversee the publishing interests of the JOP-founded label Street Mob Records.
