Streaming and sales of music by Michael Jackson, Ella Langley, Bad Bunny, Raye, SZA and Peso Pluma and Tito Double P made the music business the No. 2 sales generator in Sony Group overall.
Ella Langley performing during the SXSW Conference & Festivals on March 15, 2026, in Austin, Texas.
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Growth in streaming and live events revenue from Sony Music Group’s top-selling artists, like Michael Jackson, Ella Langley and Bad Bunny, drove a 20% surge in overall revenue to 562 billion yen ($3.53 billion), prompting an increase in the company’s full-year fiscal year targets on Friday (July 31).
That year-over-year increase made Sony’s global music business, which includes the U.S.-based Sony Music Entertainment and Sony Music Publishing and Sony Music Entertainment Japan, its second-highest revenue-generating division overall in terms of sales, after Games & Network Services.
