EMI Music Publishing News

Commended for his indisputable impact on the music business, Sony Music Publishing Chairman and CEO Jon Platt is the 2024 GRAMMY Salute To Industry Icons honoree. The Recording Academy and Clive Davis will celebrate Platt's achievements at the renowned Pre-GRAMMY Gala preceding the 66th Annual GRAMMY Awards.

The Broadway League has announced the recipients of the 2023 Broadway League Leadership Awards. See the list of recipients!

Sony/ATV Music Publishing UK has signed multi-BRIT-nominated DJ, songwriter, artist and record producer Jonas Blue to a worldwide futures deal.

Sony/ATV Music Publishing has promoted Kristina Hedrick to Vice President, U.S. Business Development, based in the company's New York head office.

EMI Production Music has partnered with Goldsmiths, University of London to release and market film and TV music composed by the university's students.

SonyATV Music Publishing UK has promoted Andrew Spence to VP, Head of Legal & Business Affairs as part of a series of changes to the Department.

Clare Cowland has joined Sony/ATV Music Publishing's senior international team as Vice President, Human Resources – UK & International.

Sony/ATV Music Publishing Chairman and CEO Jon Platt has announced that David Ventura and Tim Major will head up the company's UK operations.

Sony/ATV Music Publishing has partnered with Arketek Publishing to sign a worldwide publishing deal with rising singer-songwriter Saint Bodhi.

Lively McCabe Entertainment Co-President Michael Barra proudly announces the expansion of their Columbus Circle office with the hiring of two key executives, Darnetha Lincoln M'Baye and Molly Israel Paul. Ms. M'Baye has joined the company as VP, Head of Music and will be responsible for managing the company's content partnerships with the major music publishers, as well as overseeing the packaging of all music intellectual property elements into the company's stage, film, and television development slates. Also joining Lively McCabe this month is Molly Israel Paul, who will serve as Creative Executive, focusing on the development of new plays adapted from existing IP for the company's exclusive HollyWay collection at Dramatists Play Service. Lively McCabe is also pleased to announce that Jen Bender and Allison Bressi will begin working with the company this month as Creative Development Consultants and will each oversee the development of select stage musicals on behalf of the company.

Tom Kelly has been promoted to global Chief Financial Officer at Sony/ATV Music Publishing, it was announced today by Chairman and CEO Jon Platt.

Sony/ATV Music Publishing has signed a worldwide deal with Jade Thirlwall and Leigh-Anne Pinnock from the multi-chart-topping group Little Mix through its new joint venture TwentySeven Music Publishing with seasoned industry executive Barry Weiss and songwriter Jenna Andrews.

BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc.) is pleased to celebrate an evening of exceptional songwriting at its 67th Annual BMI Pop Awards.  In an event 22 years in the making,Sting, already a BMI Icon, will be honored for his enduring hit single “Every Breath You Take,” which has become the Most Performed Song in BMI's catalog of over 14 million musical works.  The award ceremony will also celebrate multi-platinum GRAMMY Award-winning band Imagine Dragons with the BMI President's Award, and Martin Bandier, legendary music publishing executive, will be named a BMI Icon, the first time a music publisher has been given this honor. The private event will be hosted by BMI President and CEO Mike O'Neill and Vice President Worldwide Creative Barbara Cane and will take place on Tuesday, May 14th at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, CA. 

Sony/ATV Music Publishing Benelux has signed a worldwide deal with Dutch rapper Lil' Kleine aka Jorik Scholten in collaboration with music publishing company Hitmen, which is co-owned by Scholten.

Sony/ATV Music Publishing has signed the catalogues of British music greats Billy Ocean and Slade among a series of new deals with legacy songwriters and artists.

Martin Bandier, Chairman and CEO of Sony/ATV Music Publishing, will be awarded the Visionary Leadership Award at the 50th Annual Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Dinner slated for Thursday, June 13th at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City.  

Martin Bandier, Chairman and CEO of Sony/ATV Music Publishing, will be awarded the Visionary Leadership Award at the 50th Annual Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Dinner slated for Thursday, June 13th at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City.  

The iconic KPM Music Library catalogue has been made available to download and stream in its entirety for the first time after being fully digitised.  

Sony/ATV Music Publishing has renewed its worldwide deal with Grammy-winning and Golden Globe nominated songwriter, musician and producer Joel Little.

Back in Time, the second album from up and coming jazz trumpeter and vocalist Ilya Serov, is now available