Evan Whikehart named General Manager, North America at IDOL, as Paris-headquartered indie says its annual revenue topped $50m globally last year

IDOL, the Paris-headquartered independent distributor, has appointed Evan Whikehart as its new General Manager – North America. Whikehart joins from Secretly Distribution, where he built the company’s Label & Shared Services division. He will lead IDOL‘s operations across North America and LATAM, overseeing a regional network that includes labels Mexican Summer, Moderna Records and HighNote…

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Sony generated $2.70 billion from recorded music and publishing in calendar Q4, as ATEEZ topped firm’s global sales chart

Sony’s global music rights operation – across recorded music and music publishing – generated USD $2.70 billion in the three months to end of December 2024. That’s according to MBW’s calculations based on Sony Group Corp’s calendar Q4 2024 (fiscal Q3) results, as announced by the Japanese firm today (February 13). The $2.70 billion figure…

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