Music Publishing

music-industry

Neil Diamond has written, co-written, and popularized hundreds of songs across pop, rock, and adult contemporary, establishing a catalog recognized for melodic craftsmanship and...

copyright

Song ownership determines who controls a track, who earns royalties, and who can license or monetize it. In most cases, a song involves two main elements: the musical compositio...

relationship

Michele Archer and Angie Stone are two professionals in the music and entertainment space who have crossed paths in projects and collaborations. This article describes what is d...

music-industry

Avalon Music Group is a music publishing and rights management organization that focuses on catalog administration, royalty collection, and rights optimization for songwriters a...

Relationships

Michael Jackson did not own the Beatles song catalog, but he owned the publishing rights to some Beatles tracks for a period. In 1985, Jackson bought ATV Music Pub for $47.5 mil...

music-industry

Taylor Swift does not own the original master recordings of her first six studio albums; she owns the rerecorded versions, known as her ‘Taylor’s Version’ catalog, and the...

music-writer-credits

“Celebration” is a global hit often associated with the band Kool & the Gang, but the question of who wrote the song requires closer examination of credits, publishing, and...

people

John McClain is a music executive whose work spans label leadership, publishing administration, and strategic artist partnerships. Emerging from street marketing and grassroots...

music-industry

Several prolific Jewish composers wrote many of the 20th century’s most recorded Christmas standards. Irving Berlin, born Israel Baline, penned ‘White Christmas’ (1942), w...

business-music

Benny Blanco, born Benjamin Joseph Levin, is a songwriter, producer, and executive who has helped define pop, hip-hop, and Latin crossover hits across more than a decade. Known...