Sony Music Publishing has been named Publisher of the Year at BMI’s 2026 R&B/Hip-Hop Awards. The honor recognizes the company’s representation of 27 of the most-performed R&B and hip-hop songs in BMI’s catalog over the past awards year.
The award underscores Sony Music Publishing’s continued strength in Black music genres, an area where publishers compete closely for songwriter and catalog signings tied to radio and streaming performance data tracked by BMI.
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