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Originally posted by Ascension
Yeah, I'm not buying this one as presented -- there's nowhere stating the posted percentage is what's credited to the performing artist; like when I expand Hold Up, for instance, the 1.285% is listed for Songs Music Publishing LLC (that's not Bey's publishing -- she's listed under Beyonce Giselle Knowles and/or W B Music publishing) and it appears to credit Thomas Pentz.
You can get Bey's publishing information on the ASCAP repertory and what they're saying on that site conflicts with what you can deduce from ASCAP's holding information.
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songsearch site is run by
Songs Publishing, who represent Diplo (Thomas Pentz), The Weeknd and others. Did you download the PDF file?
The PDF lists the publishing rights credited to the Songs Publishing artists first:
PUBLISHING CLEARANCE - "Hold Up" is 1.285% controlled
Publisher: Songs Music Publishing LLC
Pub's %: 1.285%
Writers: Thomas Pentz
Then it lists the others including Beyonce.
Publisher: Warner Chappell
Pub's %: 1.29%
Writers: Beyonce Knowles (Warner)