Sony becomes largest music publisher after $2.3 bn EMI deal
Japan's Sony on Tuesday said it would pay about $2.3 billion to gain control of EMI Music Publishing, becoming the world's largest music publisher. The acquisition gives Sony a catalogue of over 2 million songs from artists such as Kanye West, Sam Smith and Sia. Sony Group already owns copyrights to more than 2.3 million songs, including the Beatles catalogue.