Alberts & Sony Music Publishing Announce Deal For AC/DC, Vanda, Young & Wright Catalogues

Sony Music Publishing and Alberts have announced a worldwide deal today for some of Australia's most iconic song catalogues. 

The deal will see Sony Music Publishing "administer the complete song catalogues" for AC/DC and the works of Harry Vanda, George Young and Stevie Wright which includes much-loved tracks like Friday On My Mind, Love Is In The Air, Good Times and more. 

This also marks the first time AC/DC's publishing and recording rights have been housed together under the Sony banner. 

"We are looking forward to working with Sony Music Publishing and continuing to create opportunities to showcase these great catalogues," said Alberts' CEO David Albert. 

"We have built over a number of years a very close working relationship with Rob Stringer and the team at Columbia and were impressed with Damian Trotter and Jon Platt’s vision for the catalogues and the alignment with our approach to business."

"We are pleased to join forces with Alberts to deliver new opportunities for AC/DC and Vanda, Young and Wright," added Sony Music Publishing Chairman and CEO Jon Platt.

"David Albert and the Alberts team are leaders in shaping Australia’s modern music culture, and our shared ethos will be powerful in sustaining the global impact of these iconic catalogues."

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"On behalf of SMP Australia, I am honoured to partner with Alberts to represent the catalogues of AC/DC and Vanda, Young and Wright. Their songs define the history of contemporary Rock and Pop music in this country, and we look forward to building upon their enduring legacies," said Damian Trotter, Sony Music Publishing Managing Director, Australia.

"We are so excited and honoured at Sony Music Group to build on our long standing relationship with both Alberts and AC/DC through the representation of the Alberts song catalogue. We thank them for their trust and faith in us," added Rob Stringer, Chairman, Sony Music Group.