Kendrick Lamar Signs Publishing Deal With BMI

Kendrick Lamar has an amazing music catalog, which features albums like Good Kid mAAD City, To Pimp A Butterfly, and DAMN.

Those albums were hosted under the Warner/Chappell Music umbrella, but as of today, it seems Kendrick will move his catalog and future works over to BMI. 

The move makes sense, as ScHoolboy Q, SZA, Jay Rock, Isaiah Rashad, and Lance Skiiiwalker all host their work with BMI. 

Mike Steinberg, the executive vice president of Creative & Licensing at BMI had this to say regarding the new deal.

We’re thrilled to welcome Kendrick to the BMI family and expand our great working relationship with Top Dawg Entertainment and its incredibly talented roster.

Kendrick’s gift for writing and performing such stunningly impactful music has solidified his stature among the world’s greatest artists and, without a doubt, as a major force in our industry for many years to come. We’re honored that he has chosen BMI to represent his creative works.

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We are thrilled to welcome @kendricklamar to our #BMIFamily! A global sensation, #KendrickLamar made his major-label debut in 2012 with good kid, m.A.A.d city and quickly rose to fame with 1.72 million in album sales. His 2015 follow-up, To Pimp a Butterfly, and his critically-acclaimed 2017 album, DAMN., also reached platinum status. DAMN. debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart in 2017, and in 2018, Lamar made history when it earned him a groundbreaking Pulitzer Prize, making him the first non-jazz or classical artist to receive the coveted honor. Throughout his career, Lamar has also received 13 GRAMMY Awards and 37 nominations (including a GRAMMY win at this year’s ceremony in the Best Rap Performance category for “King’s Dead”), as well as six Billboard Music Awards, and many other honors.

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Congrats, Kendrick!