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Publishers Quarterly: Universal Gets Taylor-Made Boost in Close Competition With Sony

Music publishers quarterly rankings for Q2 of 2024 finds Taylor Swift driving Universal Music Publishing Group to No. 1 on the Hot 100 Songs ranking.

Sony was also buoyed by the quarter’s biggest Radio Airplay hitmaker — Ashley Gorley, co-writer of “I Had Some Help” by Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen — plus seven other songs on the chart. Kobalt held its position as the fourth-largest publisher on the Hot 100 and Top Radio Airplay charts with market shares of 10.74% and 9.44%, respectively, in part due to stakes in the No. Despite a tumultuous first half of the year, Hipgnosis turned in a strong performance, finishing fifth on both rankings, with a 4.36% share on Top Radio Airplay and 2.73% on the Hot 100, also thanks to its piece of "Lose Control."

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