EMI Music Publishing

EMI Music Publishing Ltd.

Industry	Music entertainment
Founded	1974; 50 years ago (1974) in London, United Kingdom
Founder	EMI
Fate	fully acquired by Sony Music Publishing and became an in-name-only unit of it
Headquarters	London , United Kingdom
Area served	Worldwide
Services	Music publishing
Owner	Sony Group Corporation
Parent	Sony Music Publishing
Website	www.sonymusicpub.com

EMI Music Publishing Ltd. is a British multinational music publishing company headquartered in London, owned by Sony Group Corporation.

In May 2018, Sony Music Publishing agreed to increase its stake in EMI to 90%, pending regulatory approval. Sony has agreed to pay $2.3 billion to acquire EMI, as well as assume EMI's debt of $1.359 billion. In July 2018, Sony bought out the Michael Jackson estate's 10% stake in EMI for $287.5 million. With Sony and Jackson's share valued at $1.091 billion that gives EMI Music Publishing a valuation of $4.75 billion.^[1] On 26 October 2018, the European Commission approved of Sony's acquisition of EMI.^[2] In November 2018, Sony Music Publishing completed its acquisition of EMI, which was completely merged into Sony Music Publishing. Following these transactions, Sony owned 100% of EMI Music Publishing.

EMI currently exists for the artists that it signed pre-2012, effectively becoming an in-name-only unit of Sony Music Publishing.^[3] EMI Music Publishing controls over 2 million songs; including the Motown Records catalogue, and classic songs by Carole King and Queen, along with contemporary releases by Kanye West, Blink-182, Drake, Pharrell Williams, Sam Smith, P!nk, Calvin Harris and Sia. EMI owns the recorded catalogue of Philles Records, with distribution handled by Sony's division Legacy Recordings.