Symphonic’s Year in Review: 2025

A message from our CEO, Jorge Brea:

As 2025 comes to a close, I find myself reflecting on a year defined by ambition, momentum, and an unwavering belief in the power of independent music. Every year has its milestones, but this one felt different. It felt like a turning point. A year where intention became action, and action created meaningful impact for the artists, labels, and managers we proudly serve.

At Symphonic, everything begins with a simple idea: we exist so independent creators can thrive. That purpose guided every product improvement, every partnership, every hire, and every decision we made this year.

Strengthening Our Global Community Through Partnerships

2025 was one of our strongest years ever for forging meaningful alliances across the music ecosystem. Each new partnership helped expand opportunities, visibility, and tools for creators of all sizes.

This year, we welcomed collaborations with Un:hurd, Play MPE, SymphonyOS, Rise, SET, CodaMusic, Humanable, Volumo, TapeDeck, and BASE for Music. We also deepened our partnership with Snafu, and in November, we announced our newest collaboration with EVEN.

One partnership in particular deserves special recognition. Our integration with SongTools has quickly become foundational for creators who want clearer insights and more efficient workflows. The impact has already been substantial, and the best is still ahead.

We also made headlines with our WhatsApp partnership, helping artists reach fans more directly and authentically across one of the world’s most widely used communication platforms.

Each collaboration is more than a name. It is a promise: that independent creators deserve innovation, opportunity, and support equal to anyone in the industry.

Investing in Our People and Expanding Our Global Footprint

Symphonic grows only when the people behind it do. This year, we celebrated major leadership promotions across the company and invested heavily in talent development. New leaders stepped forward across technology, A&R, client development, operations, and more, each helping drive excellence in their teams and across the company.

We also continued our global expansion. Our Asia-Pacific A&R and client development teams grew significantly, and we deepened our presence across Europe. These developments ensure that creators everywhere can rely on local expertise backed by a world-class international organization.

To everyone at Symphonic, across offices, time zones, and departments, thank you for your passion, dedication, and belief in our mission. You brought heart and brilliance to everything we built this year.

Building and Enhancing for the Future

This was one of our most innovative years yet for product and technology.

We introduced Symphonic’s AI Policy, reinforcing our commitment to protecting human-made music and ensuring transparency for creators.

We rolled out faster YouTube royalty payments, giving clients quicker access to the revenue they’ve earned.

We launched AI Lyric Transcription, enabling automatic generation and organization of lyrics for releases.

We introduced Auto-Assign Splits, a first-of-its-kind tool that automatically connects new tracks to their correct royalty splits. This feature is already saving creators countless hours while ensuring collaborators are paid accurately.

We added the ability for artists to enter their Audiomack Artist ID for faster delivery, improved catalog search within SymphonicMS, and launched Meta Analytics to give our clients a clearer view than ever before of their music’s reach and engagement across Meta’s platforms.

And these are just highlights. Behind the scenes, our teams shipped dozens of refinements that improved platform speed, reliability, and usability in ways clients feel every single day. 

Continuing Our Commitment to Causes We Believe In

Our mission extends far beyond distribution. It includes actively strengthening the broader creative community. 

This year, we launched the fourth annual Women Empowered Mentorship Program, providing valuable mentorship opportunities to 1000 women across the music industry. 

We brought back the Symphonic Diversity in Music Education Scholarship, helping remove financial barriers for underrepresented students pursuing music careers. 

We also continued to invest in community-building experiences around the world. We hosted 15 events that drew over 5,000 attendees, including our first-ever Creative Connections in Belo Horizonte (Brazil), Dublin (Ireland), and Lisbon (Portugal).

And for the fifth year in a row, we continued our monthly contributions to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, while also supporting animal welfare organizations like Bad Ass Animal Rescue in Brooklyn. These commitments are not side initiatives; they are woven into the fabric of who we are.

Looking Ahead: Symphonic in 2026 and Beyond

As we move into 2026, Symphonic is entering its 19th year… a remarkable milestone for a company built from the ground up with independent creators at its heart. And at the end of 2026, we will celebrate our 20th anniversary, a moment that will mark not just two decades of growth, but two decades of resilience, reinvention, and relentless dedication to empowering artists.

With that evolution comes something important. Symphonic today is far more than distribution. We are a full-service creative technology ecosystem. A global platform for distribution, publishing, and sync, YouTube and UGC rights management, financial solutions including advances and SplitShare, and enterprise-level tools for labels and creators who need sophistication and scale.

Because of that, our brand identity must reflect the company we have become: We are Symphonic. Not just Symphonic Distribution.

This shift is intentional. It signals our strength, our breadth, and our future. It tells the world that we are a leading global organization powering creators with cutting-edge technology, world-class service, and financial and business solutions that help them grow with confidence.

Looking into 2026, you can expect:

• New AI-powered enhancements that will improve speed, insight, and efficiency across SymphonicMS
• Deeper and more strategic partnerships
• Continued global expansion
• Increased investment in our people and our clients
• And a clear, unified brand that reflects everything we represent

Most importantly, you can expect our continued promise: to stand behind the independent community with pride, respect, and relentless dedication.

To the artists, labels, and managers who trust us with their music: thank you. 

You inspire us every day. Everything we do is for you.

To our partners around the world, thank you for believing in what we are building.

And to the entire Symphonic team, thank you for proving once again that the right people, united under the right mission, can shape the future of music.

Here’s to a powerful and inspiring 2026, and to the incredible journey ahead as we approach our twentieth year. 

– Jorge Brea 

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To celebrate our unforgettable year together, check out our annual end-of-year video below…