Sony Music Publishing Elevates Shane Knotts to Senior Vice President Role

Sony Music Publishing has promoted Shane Knotts to Senior Vice President, Global Royalties, effective immediately.

Knotts, who has been with Sony for over 30 tears, will continue to lead the company’s Global Royalty Centre while expanding his focus on enhancing 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.

He will continue to report to Dale Esworthy, EVP, Worldwide Administration, and is based out of Sony's Nashville office.

Knotts first joined Sony in 1994 as a Royalty Manager, and has since built a long-standing career. Most recently, he served as VP, Global Royalties.

Throughout his tenure, he has been instrumental in advancing the company's operational efficiency, driving meaningful improvements in data management and royalty matching capabilities on a global scale.

“31 years later, I am still working for such a great company, doing something that I truly love. 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," Knotts said of his promotion.

Esworthy added: “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. We couldn’t be happier to recognize Shane’s ongoing contributions with this promotion.”