Sony Music 
BMG U.S. 
Apologies are all the rage these days when it comes to difficult-to-procure concert tickets. And Adele, whose much anticipated Las Vegas residency launched on Friday (Nov. 18) at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace, was not exempt from her own. “I’m truly sorry for any inconvenience and any disappointment that I’ve caused, but we’re here tonight and together” she said from the stage. Delaying the run, she added, “was the best decision I ever made.”It was a reminder of the long...
Sony Music
Afo
Verde
Chairman & CEO, Latin America, Spain & Portugal
Under Verde, the home of Shakira, Jennifer Lopez, Maluma, Rauw Alejandro, Ricky Martin and Romeo has reinvigorated its long-held interest in the Latin market. The company also acquired Som Livre, Brazil’s largest independent label. The stature of the Brazilian market —
second only to the U.S. in consumption of Latin music, according to IFPI — motivated that purchase. The global trade group also reports that Sony was the market leader in every Latin American territory. Key to the company’s standing are its partnerships with Walter Kolm’s WK Entertainment, Federico Lauría’s Dale Play, Polo Montalvo’s La Buena Fortuna and Pepo Ferradas’ FPM Entertainment, although outside Verde’s operations Sony’s Latin market share is spiked by Rimas Entertainment’s Bad Bunny, who last year earned the first No. 1 ever by a non-English album on the Billboard 200.
