EMI Music Publishing

EMI Music Publishing was a music publishing company (generic trading name used by various companies that form part of the EMI Music Publishing Group) The worldwide companies that formed part of EMI Music Publishing (prior to 2020) held the copyrights to over two million compositions. Since 2012, the rights were been administered by 'Sony/ATV', which folded EMI Music Publishing eight years later. Please only use this when credited with this full wording on release. Otherwise, please consider: - (when credited as "Emi Music Pub", "EMI Music Pub." or "EMI Music Publ.") - (when credited as "EMI Music Pubs.", "EMI Music Publs." or "EMI Music Publishers") EMP had local offices in Albania, Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Holland, Hong Kong, Hungary, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mexico, Montenegro, Norway, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, US Latin, USA. In November 2011, Citigroup, Inc. agreed to sell EMI Group Ltd. (formerly known as EMI Group Plc) worldwide music publishing business's to a consortium of investors (partnership) which primarily consisted of Sony Corporation of America, Estate of Michael Jackson, Mubadala development and Blackstone's Group GSO Capital partners LP. The sale of the EMI Music Publishing Group was completed on the 29th of June 2012. The partnership (company) is known as DH Publishing LP, based in the Cayman Islands. Companies that form part of EMI Music Publishing Group (as of 2017) - Argentina: Australia: , , , , EMI Davis Music Australia Pty Ltd., , Belgium: A&S Productions BVBA, BE'S Songs NV, EMI Music Publishing Belgium BVBA, NV, Rover Music NV Brazil: Edições Musicais Tapajós, Ltda., Canada: EMI April Music (Canada) Ltd., , Limitee China: EMI Music Publishing China Ltd. Chile Inversiones EMI Music Publishing Chile Ltda, EMI Ediciones Musicales Chile Ltda. Czech Republic Denmark: EMI Casadida Music Publishing ApS, EMI Music Publishing Denmark A/S Finland: France: Call me SARL, Delabel Editions SAS, , SAS, EMI Music Publishing France SAS, Germany: Edition Accord Musikverlag GmbH, EMI Epos Musikverlag GmbH, EMI General Music Musikverlag GmbH, , EMI MMC Musikverlag GmbH, EMI Music Publishing Germany GmbH, , , EMI Phoenix Musikverlag GmbH, , , Greece: LLC, EMI Songs Music Publishing (Greece) LLC Hong Kong: , EMI Music Publishing Hong Kong Ltd. Hungary: EMI zenei Kft. Israel: Italy: , EMI General Music Publishing srl, EMI Music Publishing Italia Srl, Japan: Consortium Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Malaysia: Mexico: , Netherlands: Av Music Publishers BV, , EMI Catalogue Partnership Holland BV, EMI Music Publishing Holland B.V., Norway: EMI Music Publishing Norway AS, Frost Music AS Poland: Portugal: - Edicoes Musicais Lda South Africa: EMI Industries (Pty) Ltd., , EMI Music Publ. SA South Korea: EMI Music Publishing Korea Spain: SAU, , Global Demelsa SLU, Sweden: , , EMI Housework AB, EMI Mills Music Scandinavia AB, EMI Music Publishing Scandinavia AB, UK: EMI Music Publishing Ltd. - and subsidiaries) - USA: 1290 Music, Inc.,1290 Songs, Inc., Bee Natural Music, Inc., Beechwood Music Corp., , Combine Music Corp., , , , EMI April Music Inc., , EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI BMPC Corp, , EMI Catalogue Partnership L.P., EMI Combine, Inc., EMI Consortium Music Publishing, Inc., EMI Consortium Songs, Inc., EMI Copyright Holdings, Inc., EMI Duce Music, Inc., , EMI Feist Catalog, Inc., EMI GL Publications, Inc., , , , , , , , EMI Mills International Sales Corp., EMI Mogull, Inc., EMI MP US, Inc., EMI MSC Music, Inc., EMI Music Publishing Mills Music, Inc., EMI Music Publishing Top Twenty, Inc., EMI New Coconuts Music, inc., , EMI PST Music, Inc., , EMI RTF Music, Inc., EMI Slithy Songs, Inc., , EMI Strong, LLC., EMI TSM Music, Inc., , , , EMI Vine Music, Inc., , , Entertainment World Music, Inc., , Jobete Music Co., Inc., Long Range Music, Inc., Moccasin Music, Inc., Music City Music, Inc., Preference Music, Inc, Priority Music, Inc., Rising Sons Music Inc., Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc., Stone Diamond Music Corp., West End Music, Inc., Windriva Music, Inc. In May 2018 Sony ATV announced it was acquiring a controlling stake (90%), subject to regulatory approval in the EMI Music Publishing Group, which it already owns 30%, the £1.7bn deal would make Sony the largest music publisher in the world, due to it already owning the rights to over 2 million compositions via its other music related companies. Sony ATV Music subsequently acquired the small holding held by Estate of Michael Jackson in separate deal in August 2018. The complete takeover was approved by European regulators on October 26th, 2018, with the deal being completed by Sony Corporation in Nov 2018. On February 10, 2020, with the merger of Sony/ATV Music and Sony Music Entertainment completed, EMI Music Publishing was folded.