Masquerade — who wrote it?

ISWC T3058715343 Recorded by Backstreet Boys and others✓ No disputed shares

Also registered as: THE MASQUERADE

Masquerade was written by James Nathan Doyle, Joseph Daniel Royer, Matthew Wesley Newton, Michael Alexander Smith, Kate Elizabeth Latham, Roger Dale Clem JR. US mechanical royalties are collected by Universal Music Corp. (40%), Universal Music-careers (25%), BMG Gold Songs (25%).

Backstreet Boys

Writers

credited writers

Publishers & admins

4 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. 40%Universal Music Corp. · 40%

Universal Music-careers 25%Universal Music-careers · 25%

BMG Gold Songs 25%BMG Gold Songs · 25%

Sony/atv Songs LLC 10%Sony/atv Songs LLC · 10%

Universal Music Corp. 40% Universal Music-careers 25% BMG Gold Songs 25% Sony/atv Songs LLC 10%

- Universal Music-careers
  Universal Music-careers · Admin
  25%
- BMG Gold Songs
  BMG Gold Songs
  21.88%
- Universal Music Corp.
  Universal Music Corp. · Admin
  20%
- Universal Music Corp.
  Universal Music Corp.
  20%
- Sony/atv Songs LLC
  Sony/atv Songs LLC · Admin
  10%
- BMG Gold Songs
  BMG Gold Songs · Admin
  3.12%
James Nathan DoyleUnclaimed
IPI 00605940063 · Composer / Lyricist
No publisher collecting
Joseph Daniel RoyerUnclaimed
IPI 00605940357 · Composer / Lyricist
No publisher collecting
Matthew Wesley NewtonUnclaimed
IPI 00606364655 · Composer / Lyricist
No publisher collecting
Michael Alexander SmithUnclaimed
IPI 00606365848 · Composer / Lyricist
No publisher collecting
Kate Elizabeth LathamUnclaimed
IPI 00606653353 · Composer / Lyricist
No publisher collecting
Roger Dale Clem JRUnclaimed
IPI 00607638438 · Composer / Lyricist
No publisher collecting

Writer / Publisher / Administrator	IPI	Collected by	Role	Share
▸Writer not listed	—		—	100%
Universal Music-careers	00539732230	Universal Music-careers	Admin	25%
BMG Gold Songs	00601191692	BMG Gold Songs		21.88%
Universal Music Corp.	00031312147	Universal Music Corp.	Admin	20%
Universal Music Corp.	00031312147	Universal Music Corp.		20%
Sony/atv Songs LLC	00187062752	Sony/atv Songs LLC	Admin	10%
BMG Gold Songs	00601191692	BMG Gold Songs	Admin	3.12%
James Nathan Doyle	00605940063	No publisher collecting	Composer / Lyricist	Unclaimed
Joseph Daniel Royer	00605940357	No publisher collecting	Composer / Lyricist	Unclaimed
Matthew Wesley Newton	00606364655	No publisher collecting	Composer / Lyricist	Unclaimed
Michael Alexander Smith	00606365848	No publisher collecting	Composer / Lyricist	Unclaimed
Kate Elizabeth Latham	00606653353	No publisher collecting	Composer / Lyricist	Unclaimed
Roger Dale Clem JR	00607638438	No publisher collecting	Composer / Lyricist	Unclaimed

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