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# Sony In Talks To Buy EMI Music Publishing For $4B
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/sony-in-talks-to-buy-emi-music-publishing-for-4b/
- Published: 2018-03-12T09:30:00.000Z
- Updated: 2018-03-12T09:30:00.000Z
- Description: EMI Music Publishing is for sale for $4 billion, and Sony is reportedly first in line. Access Industries, the owner of Warner Music Group, is among those also expressing interest in. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2018/03/sony-in-talks-to-buy-emi-music-publishing-for-4b.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Major Labels, Music Business, Songwriting & Music Publishing, EMI, music, music industry, music publishing, musicians, publishing, songs, Sony, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:05

[![image from en.wikipedia.org](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb09fa8005970d-200wi "image from en.wikipedia.org")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb09fa8005970d-popup?ref=hypebot.com)EMI Music Publishing is for sale for $4 billion, and Sony is reportedly first in line. Access Industries, the owner of Warner Music Group, is among those also expressing interest in the massive song catalog.

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EMI Music publishing is actively seeking a buyer for its 2.2 million song catalog. Sony Cerp. is said to be among the most interested buyers, sources tell [Bloomberg](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-03-09/millions-of-music-hits-may-soon-be-for-sale-will-sony-buy-them?ref=hypebot.com), with Access Industries and other entertainment companies and financial firms also eyeing the musical treasure trove.

Sony/ATV already handles most of the day to day operations of EMI, which was purchased for $2.2 billion in 2012 by a consortium led by Mubadala Investments. The Abu Dhabi based firm owns 60%, with other stakeholders including David Geffen, Jynwel Capital and the Blackstone Group’s GSO Capital Partners.Streaming has revitalized the music industry. So, even at a price almost twice its 2012 valuation, EMI Music Publishing is seen as a prize acquisition. Its 2.2 million song library includes such current artists as deadmau5, Timo Maas, Megadeth, Bloc Party, Lostprophets, Benson Taylor, Avicii, Quarashi, Avenged Sevenfold, Slipknot, MSTRKRFT and Sean Paul.