Hourglass — who wrote it?

ISWC T3096689457 ✓ No disputed shares

Hourglass was written by Andrew Ian Murray, Mary J Blige, Benjamin Wright, Teddy Riley, Samuel Elliot Roman. US mechanical royalties are collected by Sony/atv Tunes LLC (30%).

Writers

credited writers

Publishers & admins

1 collecting groups

Linked recordings

matched to this work

Share registered

30%

partial

Unclaimed

70%

may be uncollected

⚠ 70% of this song is unclaimed at The MLC

Mechanical royalties on 16 recordings may be going uncollected. We find who’s missing and help recover it.

Who collects the mechanical royalties

US mechanical shares as registered at The MLC · each writer’s chain: writer → publisher → administrator.

Sony/atv Tunes LLC 30%Sony/atv Tunes LLC · 30%

Unregistered · 70%

Sony/atv Tunes LLC 30% Unregistered 70%

- Sony/atv Music Publishing UK Limited
  Sony/atv Tunes LLC · Sub-publisher
  15%
- MJM Publishing Limited
  Sony/atv Tunes LLC · Sub-publisher
  15%
Mary J BligeUnclaimed
IPI 00336896223 · Composer / Lyricist
No publisher collecting
Benjamin WrightUnclaimed
Composer / Lyricist
No publisher collecting
Teddy RileyUnclaimed
IPI 00127478066 · Composer / Lyricist
No publisher collecting
Samuel Elliot RomanUnclaimed
IPI 00630373571 · Composer / Lyricist
No publisher collecting

Writer / Publisher / Administrator	IPI	Collected by	Role	Share
▸Andrew Ian Murray	00258588316		Composer / Lyricist	30%
Sony/atv Music Publishing UK Limited	00269137346	Sony/atv Tunes LLC	Sub-publisher	15%
MJM Publishing Limited	00395725027	Sony/atv Tunes LLC	Sub-publisher	15%
Mary J Blige	00336896223	No publisher collecting	Composer / Lyricist	Unclaimed
Benjamin Wright	—	No publisher collecting	Composer / Lyricist	Unclaimed
Teddy Riley	00127478066	No publisher collecting	Composer / Lyricist	Unclaimed
Samuel Elliot Roman	00630373571	No publisher collecting	Composer / Lyricist	Unclaimed

This song is leaving royalties on the table

Unclaimed shares or a missing ISWC mean mechanical royalties go uncollected. We help get it corrected at The MLC.