Richie wrote five of his six by himself; Swift and McCartney each wrote just one of theirs alone.
This week in publishing news: Hannah Babbitt launches BABZ Nashville, Sentric partners with Rough Trade and more.
Santa Peña replaces Daniel Mora, who is now the managing director of Warner Music Andes.
Here are five main takeaways from the "Music Publishing in the New Songwriter Economy" panel, moderated by Billboard's Hannah Karp, at SXSW 2023.
The Colombian producer, songwriter and engineer has penned hits for Latin pop superstars Jennifer López, Marc Anthony, Camilo, Thalía and others.
Ron Welty claimed the band was trying to "erase" him from its history, but a judge said some of the allegations were “completely illogical.”
The producer, writer and artist has worked on hits like "Bad and Boujee," "Heartless," "Congratulations," "Creepin'," "Knife Talk" and more.
In the fourth quarter, Swift placed 13 tracks on the Hot 100 ranking while Steve Lacy topped Radio Airplay.
The CEO also talks about the Copyright Royalty Board and what happens once a Phonorecords III ruling is finalized.
Jody Williams was honored with the CMA Songwriter Advocate Award.
