1. In January 2017, as mentioned by Dan Rys on Billboard, James sold his share in Northern Songs to ATV Music, owned by Lew Grade. Although Lennon and McCartney tried to bid against this, ATV eventually took control of the catalog. Later in the same year, the duo also sold their remaining stakes to ATVRead more

    In January 2017, as mentioned by Dan Rys on Billboard, James sold his share in Northern Songs to ATV Music, owned by Lew Grade. Although Lennon and McCartney tried to bid against this, ATV eventually took control of the catalog. Later in the same year, the duo also sold their remaining stakes to ATV, resulting in them no longer having any ownership in the publishing of their songs, even though they still retained control over their individual songwriting shares.

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