Reason Why — who wrote it?

ISWC T3058608025 ✓ No disputed shares

Also registered as: LIE AWAKE · REASON WHY (BLUE STONE REMIX) · REASON WHY (BRYAN EL MIX) · REASON WHY (CHRIS BRUSH MIX)

Reason Why was written by Robert Cornelius Palermo, Justin Elswick, Zoe Johnston. US mechanical royalties are collected by Kobalt Group Publishing (50%), Kobalt Music Pub America INC (33.4%).

Writers

credited writers

Publishers & admins

2 collecting groups

Linked recordings

matched to this work

Share registered

83.4%

partial

Unclaimed

16.6%

may be uncollected

⚠ 16.6% of this song is unclaimed at The MLC

Mechanical royalties on 77 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.

Kobalt Group Publishing 50%Kobalt Group Publishing · 50%

Kobalt Music Pub America INC 33.4%Kobalt Music Pub America INC · 33.4%

Unregistered · 16.6%

Kobalt Group Publishing 50% Kobalt Music Pub America INC 33.4% Unregistered 16.6%

- Buclius Music
  Kobalt Group Publishing
  50%
- Kobalt Music Pub America INC
  Kobalt Music Pub America INC · Sub-publisher
  33.4%
Justin ElswickUnclaimed
Composer / Lyricist
No publisher collecting
Zoe JohnstonUnclaimed
Composer / Lyricist
No publisher collecting

Writer / Publisher / Administrator	IPI	Collected by	Role	Share
▸Robert Cornelius Palermo	00790879481		Composer / Lyricist	50%
Buclius Music	00516988508	Kobalt Group Publishing		50%
▸Writer not listed	—		—	33.4%
Kobalt Music Pub America INC	00503659557	Kobalt Music Pub America INC	Sub-publisher	33.4%
Justin Elswick	—	No publisher collecting	Composer / Lyricist	Unclaimed
Zoe Johnston	—	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.