Major publishers to pull catalogues from embattled SGAE
Warner/Chappell, Sony/ATV, Universal Publishing, BMG and Peermusic are to begin withdrawing their international repertoires from the scandal-hit rights society
News By | 2 July 2018
Four of the big five international music publishers have taken the first steps towards severing their ties with SGAE, as the fall-out from the alleged ‘wheel’ scam continues to plague the controversial Spanish collection society.
Warner/Chappell, Sony/ATV, Universal Music Publishing and BMG, along with US-based indie Peermusic, have each written to SGAE requesting to pull their international catalogues, which include the likes of Bruce Springsteen, the Rolling Stones, Radiohead, Lady Gaga, Beyoncé and Enrique Iglesias, collectively comprising almost 60% of broadcast collections…
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