{"id":9860,"date":"2026-08-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/sony-music-revenue-up-20-8-in-fiscal-q1-on-streaming-live-growth\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T03:01:50","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T03:01:50","slug":"sony-music-revenue-up-20-8-in-fiscal-q1-on-streaming-live-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/sony-music-revenue-up-20-8-in-fiscal-q1-on-streaming-live-growth\/","title":{"rendered":"Sony Music Revenue Up 20.8% in Fiscal Q1 on Streaming, Live Growth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/vietnam-bet-52m-and-sony-bet-on-v-pop-export-home-listening-still-runs-on-zing-mp3\/\"><strong>Sony Music<\/strong><\/a> posted a 20.8% year-over-year revenue increase in its fiscal first quarter ended June 30, 2026, reaching 562 billion yen (US$3.51 billion), as gains in streaming, merchandising, and live activities lifted the segment.<\/p>\n<h2>Recorded Music and Streaming<\/h2>\n<p>Recorded music revenue rose 26.4% to 381 billion yen (US$2.38 billion). <a href=\"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/lit-and-sony-music-settle-streaming-royalties-lawsuit\/\">Streaming revenue<\/a> within recorded music grew 9.7% to US$1.488 billion, while physical sales increased 14% to 30 billion yen ($180 million).<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>Publishing and Diversified Revenue<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/sony-music-publishing-acquires-monty-norman-limited\/\">Music publishing<\/a> revenue climbed 17.5% in yen terms to 116 billion yen ($728.2 million), with publishing streaming up 8%. 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