Sony/ATV

How Shahid Khan's publishing empire at Naughty Words has evolved and expanded

Approximately 1,500 songs included in deal, including original tracks from Taken and Lucy

Comments were made during an acceptance speech for the NMPA's Lifetime Service Award

Martin Bandier hails new tech as offering an "unsurpassed level of transparency"

New solo material will be released independently later this year

Henderson joined Sony/ATV in 2001 after working for Sony Music in South Africa

Gift will ensure program can 'continue to groom our future innovators'

Former Columbia exec joins major publisher after signing Frank Ocean and more

New US responsibilities for exec, who continues to run UK company

US singer and songwriter has worked with Max Martin and Ed Sheeran

Major label is now generating around $167k every hour from Spotify, Apple Music et al

Publisher's UK sales topped £53m in 12 months to end of March 2016

Did the former Beatle file suit to avoid the same fate as Duran Duran?

US publishing copyrights will begin expiring next year

Marketplace was worth more than $2bn for the music industry last year