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39
MUSIC
Sony’s music business consists of Sony Music Entertainment
(SME), which operates worldwide outside of Japan, and Sony
Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. (SMEJ), which operates in
the Japanese market, as well as our music publishing joint
venture, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Sony/ATV).
Amid a music market in transition, SME focused on
developing both well-known and emerging recording artists,
claiming eight of the Top 20 global albums for calendar year
2009, including the global industry’s top-selling title from
Susan Boyle.
While the overall industry’s physical (CD) business
continued to decline, SME experienced market share gains in
physical sales of new releases and catalog albums, driven by
strong demand for CDs from artists such as Susan Boyle and
Michael Jackson.
SME’s continuing dedication to great artistry also yielded
strong sales from Beyoncé, the Glee franchise, Whitney
Houston, Ke$ha, Alicia Keys, Kings of Leon, Leona Lewis,
Maxwell, P!nk, Sade and Carrie Underwood. This past year
saw widespread award recognition for SME artists as well,
including at the 52nd Annual GRAMMY® Awards, where
Beyoncé won six awards—the most ever won by a female
solo artist in a single year—and SME artists took home a total
of 38 awards.
SMEJ also recorded a number of hits from a variety of
artists in fiscal year 2009, led by Michael Jackson, as well as
established artists including ikimono-gakari, Miliyah Kato and
JUJU. In addition, a number of young artists, including Kana
Nishino, Yusuke and JASMINE, debuted and recorded hits for
SMEJ. As a result, SMEJ increased its market share and held
onto the number one position in the Japanese market.
Although overall industry growth for digital media slowed in
part due to contraction in the ringtone business in the United
States and other territories around the world, SME posted
market share gains in its U.S. digital business.
Other
42.3%
Universal
13.7%
Avex
13.7%
EMI
6.9%
Warner
6.0%
SMEJ
17.4%
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Japan market share
*SoundScan, Audio total (April 2009–March 2010)
*SoundScan, Distributed (January–December 2009)
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SME
28.6%
EMI
9.2%
Other
11.4%
Universal
30.2%
Warner Bros.
20.6%
U.S. market share