The members of Grammy-winning rock band Kings of Leon have signed with SESAC to represent their songs.
SESAC bills itself as the ‘only U.S.-based Music Rights Organization that administers public performance, mechanical, synchronization and other rights’.
Kings of Leon’s affiliation is the latest in a string of prominent signings at SESAC including Randy Newman, Robin Thicke, Green Day, Mariah Carey, Kesha, George Clinton and Cheap Trick’s Rick Nielson.
“Few rock bands have garnered a global following as extensive as Kings of Leon,” says John Josephson, SESAC’s Chairman/CEO.
“The band’s musical influence, as both songwriters and performers, has spread from the United States to the U.K. and Australia and well beyond.
“SESAC is proud to welcome Caleb Followill, Nathan Followill, Jared Followill and Matthew Followill to our affiliate family.”
Kings of Leon, who were signed to the PRO under the guidance of SESAC’s Sam Kling, Senior Vice President of Creative Operations, and J.D. Connell, SESAC’s Vice President & Counsel, New Media Licensing, released their debut album in 2003.
“Few rock bands have garnered a global following as extensive as Kings of Leon.”
John Josephson, SESAC
The band, consisting of brothers Caleb, Nathan and Jared Followill, and cousin Matthew Followill, have won three Grammy Awards, three NME Awards, two Brit Awards and one Juno Award.
Kings of Leon has toured extensively throughout the world, playing at top venues and headlining major festivals, including Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, Austin City Limits and Glastonbury.
Kings of Leon, which hails from Nashville, scored their first US No. 1 album when WALLS entered the Billboard 200 chart last month.
WALLS, the band’s seventh studio album, also hit the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s Top Rock Albums chart last month.
Unlike rivals ASCAP and BMI, SESAC is a for-profit songwriter/publisher PRO in the U.S – but claims to be the market’s only PRO to pay monthly radio royalties and the first PRO to pay songwriters and publishers for live performances.
Others on its roster include Zac Brown, Charli XCX, Nikki Sixx, Bob Dylan, Neil Diamond, Lady Antebellum and the Kurt Cobain estate.
SESAC Holdings has offices in New York, Nashville, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Portland, San Francisco, London and Munich.Music Business Worldwide
