Shane Knotts
Sony Music Publishing has promoted Shane Knotts to Senior Vice President, Global Royalties, effective immediately. Knotts is based out of the company’s Nashville office and reports to EVP, Worldwide Administration, Dale Esworthy.
In his new role, Knotts will continue to spearhead the company’s Global Royalty Center while also working on developing data accuracy, advancing royalty matching through AI and machine learning, and strengthening systems to support the long-term growth of the company and its songwriters.
Knotts first joined Sony Music Publishing in 1994 as Royalty Manager. Coming off his most recent role as Vice President, Global Royalties, he has played a key role in strengthening the organization’s operational efficiency, improving data management, as well as royalty matching capabilities globally.
“31 years later, I am still working for such a great company, doing something that I truly love,” says Knotts. “The growth that SMP has experienced over those years has been truly remarkable, and I am so very happy to be part of such a great team that continues to go above and beyond for songwriters.”
“Shane’s application of lean principles and love of making everything more efficient has allowed SMP to continually handle increasing volumes of data smoothly and proficiently for our songwriters and clients.” adds Esworthy. “We couldn’t be happier to recognize Shane’s ongoing contributions with this promotion.”
Madison Hahnen is Project Manager at MusicRow Magazine, where she helps carry out operational objectives and large-scale projects for the company. She also manages the company’s subscriptions. Hahnen graduated from Bryant University in May of 2020 with a B.S. in Team & Project Management and a minor in communication studies. Prior to MusicRow, she held internship roles with Make Wake Artists and Song Suffragettes.
