Africa — who wrote it?
ISWC T9046372241 Recorded by D'Angelo and others✓ No disputed shares
Africa was written by Luther JR Archer, Angie Stone, Michael D'angelo Archer, Ahmir K Thompson. US mechanical royalties are collected by Universal - Polygram International Pub INC (65%), Universal - Songs of Polygram International INC (20%), Universal Music-careers (15%).
Writers
4
credited writers
Publishers & admins
6
3 collecting groups
Linked recordings
403
matched to this work
Share registered
100%
fully registered
Unclaimed
—
below 1% threshold
Who collects the mechanical royalties
US mechanical shares as registered at The MLC · each writer’s chain: writer → publisher → administrator.
Universal - Polygram International Pub INC 65%Universal - Polygram International Pub INC · 65%
Universal - Songs of Polygram International INC 20%Universal - Songs of Polygram International INC · 20%
Universal Music-careers 15%Universal Music-careers · 15%
Universal - Polygram International Pub INC 65% Universal - Songs of Polygram International INC 20% Universal Music-careers 15%
- 32.5%
- 30%
- 15%
- 10%
- 10%
- 2.5%
- Luther JR ArcherUnclaimed
IPI 00335536562 · Composer / Lyricist
No publisher collecting
- Angie StoneUnclaimed
IPI 00421237300 · Composer / Lyricist
No publisher collecting
- Michael D'angelo ArcherUnclaimed
Composer / Lyricist
No publisher collecting
- Ahmir K ThompsonUnclaimed
IPI 00184010796 · Composer / Lyricist
No publisher collecting
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