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Sony Music Group Yearly Revenues Top $13 Billion on Success of Streaming, Bad Bunny Album Releases

Sony Music reported sales for its fiscal year were up 15% and up 21% in the final fiscal quarter compared to the year-ago periods.

Bad Bunny receives the award for Album of the Year at the 68th GRAMMY Awards held at the Crypto.com Arena on February 01, 2026 in Los Angeles, California.
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According to Billboard’s source item, Sony Music Group Yearly Revenues Top $13 Billion on Success of Streaming, Bad Bunny Album Releases, Sony Music reported sales for its fiscal year were up 15% and up 21% in the final fiscal quarter compared to the year-ago periods.

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