Bossy Songs Extends Its Partnership With Sony Music Publishing

Bossy Songs, the music publishing company founded by Barry Weiss, has extended its partnership with Sony Music Publishing. Music Business Worldwide reported the news on 10 November 2026.

Under the extended arrangement, Sony Music Publishing will continue to support and administer Bossy Songs. Administration is the day-to-day work of a catalogue: registering songs, collecting the money they earn and licensing them for use in films, adverts and streaming services. Publishing companies look after the copyrights in songs, which is separate from the recordings that artists make.

Weiss is also CEO and co-founder of RECORDS and RECORDS Nashville, which operate in partnership with Sony Music Entertainment. Bossy Songs has an office in New York, with staff in Los Angeles and Nashville.

Weiss described Bossy Songs as an adjunct to Sony Music Publishing, a companion operation that extends the parent company's reach for emerging writers. He said he was thrilled to keep working with Sony Music Publishing, which he described as supportive of Bossy Songs' development.

Katie Welle, President and Head of US A&R at Sony Music Publishing, said Barry and his team have a proven track record of identifying and championing talent. She said Sony Music Publishing is delighted to continue the partnership. A&R, short for artists and repertoire, is the scouting and development side of a music company: the people who spot new talent, sign it and help shape the songs that come out of it.

The announcement is about contracts and company structure, but the work behind it is familiar to anyone who has followed a songwriter's career. There are writers waiting on the next session, a team in three cities keeping the paperwork moving, and a long list of songs that need to be placed with the right people at the right time. Those tasks continue whatever the terms on paper.

The length of the extension and any financial terms are not yet public. Further information would most likely come from the companies themselves.