Black and Blue Bird — who wrote it?

no ISWCRecorded by Dave Matthews Band and others✓ No disputed shares

Black and Blue Bird was written by Douglas Mckean, Jeff Coffin, David J. Matthews, Rashawn Ross. US mechanical royalties are collected by Universal Music Corp. (97.5%), Songs of Universal, INC. (2.5%).

Dave Matthews Band

Writers

credited writers

Publishers & admins

2 collecting groups

Linked recordings

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 Music Corp. 97.5%Universal Music Corp. · 97.5%

Songs of Universal, INC. · 2.5%

Universal Music Corp. 97.5% Songs of Universal, INC. 2.5%

- Universal Music Corp.
  Universal Music Corp. · Admin
  97.5%
- Songs of Universal, INC.
  Songs of Universal, INC. · Admin
  2.5%
Douglas MckeanUnclaimed
Composer
No publisher collecting
Jeff CoffinUnclaimed
Composer
No publisher collecting
David J. MatthewsUnclaimed
Composer
No publisher collecting
Rashawn RossUnclaimed
Composer
No publisher collecting

Writer / Publisher / Administrator	IPI	Collected by	Role	Share
▸Writer not listed	—		—	100%
Universal Music Corp.	00031312147	Universal Music Corp.	Admin	97.5%
Songs of Universal, INC.	00353271280	Songs of Universal, INC.	Admin	2.5%
Douglas Mckean	—	No publisher collecting	Composer	Unclaimed
Jeff Coffin	—	No publisher collecting	Composer	Unclaimed
David J. Matthews	—	No publisher collecting	Composer	Unclaimed
Rashawn Ross	—	No publisher collecting	Composer	Unclaimed

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