# Sony Music renews multi-year licensing deal with China’s NetEase Cloud Music

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/sony-music-renews-multi-year-licensing-deal-with-chinas-netease-cloud-music/
- Published: 2026-11-14T09:12:04+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-14T10:33:30+00:00
- Original publisher: Music Business Worldwide
- Original article: https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/sony-music-renews-multi-year-licensing-deal-with-chinas-netease-cloud-music/
- Topics: Asia, Entertainment, Music, World

## Key points

- Sony renewed its multi-year NetEase Cloud Music licensing deal.
- The renewal keeps Sony’s catalogue available in China.
- NetEase renewed agreements with all three major labels in 2026.

## Summary

Sony Music has renewed its multi-year licensing agreement with NetEase Cloud Music, keeping its catalogue available to listeners across China and extending collaboration on artist promotion, content and cultural exchange. The deal completes NetEase Cloud Music’s renewals with all three major music companies during 2026, reinforcing access to international and Chinese-language music on the platform.

The financial terms were not disclosed. Sony first signed a licensing deal with NetEase in May 2021, after previously licensing its Chinese catalogue exclusively through Tencent Music Entertainment; NetEase is now China’s second-largest streaming service, behind Tencent. The companies highlighted artists including Jam Hsiao, A-Lin, Kenshi Yonezu, JENNIE and LISA, while Sony also invested US$100 million in NetEase’s Cloud Village in 2021.

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