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Building International Empires of Sound: Concentrations of Power and Property in the “Global” Music Market.

The merger of the recorded music divisions of Sony and BMG, finalized on August 5, 2004, created the world's largest music company while reducing the “Big Five” labels to the “Big Four.” The new goliath Sony BMG Music Entertainment will now control over 30% of the global music market. As power and r...

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Published in:Popular Music & Society Vol. 28; no. 4; pp. 443 - 472
Main Author: Bishop, Jack
Format: Article
Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd Oct2005
Subjects:
Music
Music industry
Cultural industries
Sound recording industry
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Company)
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