Koala Music

Koala Music (until 8 September 2022 known as Sony Music Russia (Sony Music Entertainment Russia); and until 18 September 2023 known as Kiss Koala) is a Russian record label. Until Fall 2022 it was a division of Sony Music Entertainment.

1999—2022: Sony Music Russia
The company opened its division in the Russian Federation on 1 December 1999. In 2000, the company signed its first contract with Russian group Bi-2.

On 10 March 2022, after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Sony Music Entertainment announced they would be suspending operations and releases in Russia, though Russian employees of Sony Music Group would continue to receive salaries indefinitely.

On 17 January 2023, the newspaper Kommersant reported that former top managers of Warner Music Russia, who founded ООО "Мерит", which is associated with Russian Distributor S&P Digital, bought the label.

Ссылки

 * Koala Music — официальное сообщество во «ВКонтакте»
 * Koala Music — страница на платформе «Яндекс Музыка»
 * Kiss Koala — лейбл на сайте «Институт музыкальных инициатив (ИМИ)»
 * Sony Music Entertainment Russia — бывшее официальное сообщество во «ВКонтакте»