Sales for this month
April 2026Fiscal year ending March 2027As of 1 April 2026, both the number of songs under copyright administration and the number of master recordings handled increased from the same period of the previous year. The figures are preliminary and may differ when financial results are announced.
Increase of 32,362 newly entrusted songs, Increase of 3,930 back-catalogue songs transferred for administration, Breakdown of the increase in back-catalogue songs transferred for administration: net increase of 2,321 songs from new transfers and increase of 1,609 songs from expanded entrustment scope
Target date 1 April 2025 / Number of songs under copyright administration 696,864 / Number of master recordings handled 1,470,294, Target date 1 April 2024 / Number of songs under copyright administration 526,482 / Number of master recordings handled 1,263,352, Target date 1 April 2023 / Number of songs under copyright administration 379,431 / Number of master recordings handled 1,061,862, Target date 1 April 2022 / Number of songs under copyright administration 280,570 / Number of master recordings handled 900,051
Scope of aggregation: Copyright administration business and digital content distribution business
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Month Covered | April 2026 |
| Fiscal Year Covered | Fiscal year ending March 2027 |
| Scope of aggregation | Copyright administration business and digital content distribution business |
| Year-on-year change by category | Name Number of songs under copyright administration / Year on year 118.4%, Name Number of master recordings handled / Year on year 112.7% |
| Key KPIs | Indicator name Number of songs under copyright administration / Value 825,279 songs / Year on year 118.4%, Indicator name Number of master recordings handled / Value 1,657,158 master recordings / Year on year 112.7%, Indicator name Number of newly administered songs / Value 131,750 songs / Year on year Not disclosed |
| Monthly Commentary | As of 1 April 2026, both the number of songs under copyright administration and the number of master recordings handled increased from the same period of the previous year. The figures are preliminary and may differ when financial results are announced. |
| Factors Affecting the Change | Increase of 32,362 newly entrusted songs, Increase of 3,930 back-catalogue songs transferred for administration, Breakdown of the increase in back-catalogue songs transferred for administration: net increase of 2,321 songs from new transfers and increase of 1,609 songs from expanded entrustment scope |
| Monthly trend for the same period last year | Target date 1 April 2025 / Number of songs under copyright administration 696,864 / Number of master recordings handled 1,470,294, Target date 1 April 2024 / Number of songs under copyright administration 526,482 / Number of master recordings handled 1,263,352, Target date 1 April 2023 / Number of songs under copyright administration 379,431 / Number of master recordings handled 1,061,862, Target date 1 April 2022 / Number of songs under copyright administration 280,570 / Number of master recordings handled 900,051 |
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.The number of songs under copyright administration increased because the number of new songs entrusted for administration increased by 32,362 from the end of the third quarter, while the number of back-catalogue songs transferred for administration increased by 3,930. The increase in back-catalogue songs transferred for administration consisted of a net increase of 2,321 songs from new transfers and an increase of 1,609 songs from expanded entrustment scope. No explanation was provided for the increase in master recordings handled.