Sony Music Group

Sony Music Group (SMG) is the American holding company that controls the recording and music publishing business of Japanese conglomerate Sony Group Corporation and managed by Sony Entertainment. Sony Music Group is one of the "Big Three" major music companies. It was established on August 1, 2019, with headquarters in New York City and an office in Culver City, California.^[1]

Sony Music Group

Logo used since 2023
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Music
Genre	Various
Founded	August 1, 2019; 6 years ago (2019-08-01)
Headquarters	25 Madison Avenue, New York City , U.S.
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Rob Stringer (chairman)
Products	Music Entertainment
Parent	Sony Entertainment
Divisions	Sony Music Entertainment Sony Music Publishing
Subsidiaries	See § Subsidiaries
Website	sonymusic.com

It controls Sony's entire music business outside of Japan through its American subsidiaries Sony Music Entertainment and Sony Music Publishing.^[2]

Sony Music Group is the second largest music company in the world after Universal Music Group.^[3]

Former logo used from 2021 to 2023