{"id":84554,"date":"2021-03-24T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-24T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/?p=84554"},"modified":"2024-02-20T10:07:37","modified_gmt":"2024-02-20T10:07:37","slug":"the-big-3-warner-sony-universal-now-have-joint-labels-with-tencent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/the-big-3-warner-sony-universal-now-have-joint-labels-with-tencent\/","title":{"rendered":"The Big 3 &#8211; Warner, Sony, Universal &#8211; now have joint labels with Tencent"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Image Credit: Tencent<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 style=\"user-select: auto;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff; user-select: auto;\">China&#8217;s massive Tencent Music Entertainment now has joint labels with the three biggest music record labels in the world.<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier this week, Tencent announced that they had <a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/huge-new-licensing-agreement-signed-by-warner-music-and-tencent-music-entertainment\/\">renewed their partnership with Warner Music Group<\/a> after ten years working together. Their new licensing agreement will also include the inception of a new joint record label between the two giant music companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The joint label with Warner means that Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) now has joint record labels with what people call the &#8216;Big 3&#8217; or the &#8216;Big Three&#8217;. The Big 3 are the surviving record labels from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebalancecareers.com\/big-three-record-labels-2460743\">the Big Four<\/a> and are made up of Sony Music, Warner Music, and Universal Music. The latest data from MIDiA shows that the major labels make up around <a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/artists-taking-control-independent-music-is-growing-faster-than-major-labels\/\">68.9% of the industry<\/a> based on Spotify streams in 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That is why Tencent&#8217;s deal is so huge. The Chinese music company already has a massive reach in China and beyond and now it has deep relationships with the largest section of the music industry worldwide. They have not only established joint-labels with the major record labels, but have also been investing into them to now own a significant portion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In February, <a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/tencent-now-owns-a-20-stake-in-universal-music\/\">Tencent doubled their stake in Universal Music Group<\/a> and now own 20% in total. They confirmed a $100 million stake in Warner Music Group last year after the label went public, giving them a 0.8% overall stake in Warner &#8211; certainly a less significant buy in than their position with Universal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whilst TME have been expanding out of China through their relationships with the huge record labels, their own stakes very much lie locally. 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