A division of EMI Group, EMI Music Publishing is one of the world’s leading music publishers. It owns an exceptional portfolio of song copyrights and continues to grow that catalogue by signing the very best songwriting talent who will create the hits of today and the classics of tomorrow.

Music publishing is the business of acquiring, protecting, administering and exploiting rights in musical compositions, earning revenue from licensing the right to use these songs. EMI is very proactive at marketing songs for the broadest range of uses globally and continues to play a pioneering role as new revenue streams emerge.

EMI Music Publishing is run by chairman and CEO Roger Faxon who has spent many years working for EMI Music Publishing and EMI Group as well as a number of leading entertainment companies.

Writer-performers signed to EMI Music Publishing include Arctic Monkeys, Black Eyed Peas, Natasha Bedingfield, James Blunt, Kelly Clarkson, Daddy Yankee, Enya, Gorillaz, Alan Jackson, Jay-Z, Jewel, Norah Jones, Kasabian, Alicia Keys, Beyonce Knowles, Pink, Daniel Powter, Eros Ramazotti, Scissor Sisters, Sting, Usher, Kanye West, Pharrell Williams, White Stripes and Amy Winehouse.

Writer-producers on its roster include Jermaine Dupri (who has written songs for artists including Janet Jackson, Usher, Lil Bow Wow and Ludacris as well as being a recording artist in his own right), Pharrell Williams (Jay-Z, Usher, ‘N Sync), Cathy Dennis (Kylie Minogue, Britney Spears, Will Young), StarGate's Tor Erik Hermansen (beyonce, Ne-Yo, Rihanna) and Anders Bagge (Jessica Simpson, Celine Dion, Jennifer Lopez).

A selection of EMI Music Publishing’s best-selling songs from its catalogue of over a 1.3 million titles are: Ain’t No Mountain High Enough, Angels, Bohemian Rhapsody, Can’t Take My Eyes Off You, Dancing In The Moonlight, Daydream Believer, Every Breath You Take, Fields Of Gold, Get Down On It, Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas, How Sweet It Is, Hungry Like The Wolf, I Heard It Through The Grapevine, I’m Not In Love, the James Bond Theme, Lady Marmalade, Let’s Get It On, Mamma Mia, Maggie May, Mony Mony, New York, New York, Over The Rainbow, Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town, Sexual Healing, Shout, Singin’ In The Rain, Strangers In The Night, That’s The Way (I Like It), The Loco-motion, This Old Heart Of Mine, Walking On Sunshine, We Gotta Get Out Of This Place, We Are The Champions, We Will Rock You, What’s Going On, Wild Thing, You’ve Got A Friend and You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling.

EMI Music Publishing has won numerous and consecutive awards from industry bodies and trade publications based on documented airplay and public performance. It is the current holder of the publisher of the year accolades from both Billboard and Music Week magazines and won both the current top Pop and R&B honours from ASCAP and the R&B publisher of the year honour from rights BMI. ASCAP and BMI are both American performing rights organisations and their awards are based on the number of times songs are played on US radio during the year. With such an unparalleled catalogue of songs EMI Music Publishing has won the ASCAP pop publisher of the year award a record 12 times and has been declared the top Rhythm & Soul publisher by ASCAP for 14 years in a row and 16 times in the 21-year history of the awards.

Last updated July 2008