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Publishing information
Everything you need to register a Houston Comma work. Sections 1–3 can be used without asking us. Percentages and co-publishers must be confirmed per work.
1 · Publisher details
| Publisher name | Houston Comma |
| IPI / CAE | 00812264269 |
| Society | Buma/Stemra |
| Territory | World |
| Entity | Houston Comma BV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
| Contact | bobby@houstoncomma.com |
2 · Our catalogue
2a · Administered by Houston Comma one contact: us
Sub-funds within the Houston Comma catalogue. We administer them, so there is no need to correspond with these entities separately — but they must still be listed as publisher.
| Entity | IPI |
|---|---|
| Houston Comma | 00812264269 |
| Lagique Songs | 01174634450 |
| Persons Publishing | 01174633355 |
| Grand Icons | 00388328223 |
2b · Administered by Sony Music Publishing directly worldwide
| Entity | IPI |
|---|---|
| Palm Trees Music B.V. formerly Palm Trees Publishing — catalogue absorbed into this entity |
01010083240 |
3 · Administration chain
Per writer: the original publishers acting on their behalf (with IPI), and who administers or sub-publishes those shares. Where a writer's publishing splits across two publishers, the halves can follow different routes — that is normal and shown separately.
Haris Alagic IPI 00714537253
Original publishers — on behalf of Haris Alagic
Lagique Songs 01174634450 50%+Houston Comma 00812264269 50%
Administration / Sub-publishing
On behalf of Lagique Songs + Houston Comma = 100% publishing shares of Haris Alagic
World excl. Asia — Sony Music Publishing
South Korea — Kreation Music Rights Co., Ltd. (KMR)
South Korea — Kreation Music Rights Co., Ltd. (KMR)
Léon Paul Palmen exceptionIPI 00677025236
Original publishers — on behalf of Léon Paul Palmen
Palm Trees Music B.V. 01010083240 50%+Houston Comma 00812264269 50%
Administration / Sub-publishing
On behalf of Palm Trees Music B.V. + Houston Comma = 100% publishing shares of Léon Paul Palmen
Worldwide, including South Korea — Sony Music Publishing. KMR does not apply to this writer. Kobalt is no longer in this chain.
Works written from 2026 onwards
The publishing split on newer works differs from the 50/50 above — please ask us per title before registering.
Adriaan Persons IPI 00731369543
Original publishers — on behalf of Adriaan Persons
Persons Publishing 01174633355 50%+Houston Comma 00812264269 50%
Administration / Sub-publishing
On behalf of Persons Publishing + Houston Comma = 100% publishing shares of Adriaan Persons
World excl. Asia — Sony Music Publishing
South Korea — Kreation Music Rights Co., Ltd. (KMR)
South Korea — Kreation Music Rights Co., Ltd. (KMR)
Jihad Rahmouni IPI 00426742161
Original publishers — on behalf of Jihad Rahmouni
Grand Icons 00388328223 50%+Houston Comma 00812264269 50%
Administration / Sub-publishing
On behalf of Grand Icons + Houston Comma = 100% publishing shares of Jihad Rahmouni
World excl. Asia — Sony Music Publishing
South Korea — Kreation Music Rights Co., Ltd. (KMR)
South Korea — Kreation Music Rights Co., Ltd. (KMR)
Yves Lassally LA$$A two routesIPI 00836875099
Original publishers — on behalf of Yves Lassally
Houston Comma 00812264269 15%+Straight Shooter Publishing 85%
Administration / Sub-publishing — the share we control
On behalf of Houston Comma = 15% publishing shares of Yves Lassally
World excl. Asia — Sony Music Publishing
South Korea — Kreation Music Rights Co., Ltd. (KMR)
South Korea — Kreation Music Rights Co., Ltd. (KMR)
Second option — we do not control
On behalf of Straight Shooter Publishing = 85% publishing shares of Yves Lassally / UMPG Benelux — not administered by us or by Sony Music Publishing. Please exclude this share from SMP registrations.
This 85% is listed here for completeness only. Houston Comma does not control it, so it must not appear in any registration made on our behalf.
Kobalt Music Group Ltd is our former administrator
As of mid-2026 Kobalt is no longer in the chain. Please do not list Kobalt anywhere.
Note on Yves Lassally
The 85/15 split applies to works written from July 2023 onwards. For earlier works the split
varies per title — please check with us.
4 · Exceptions & third parties
Section 3 covers the standard situation for each writer. These are the cases where it differs — and the publishers that are not ours to administer.
Never assume on these — please ask us
- Songs co-written with Camille Dhont: Kwagga 50 / writer's own publisher 25 / Houston Comma 25 — so the standard 50/50 in section 3 does not apply.
- Sophia Ayana: her share depends on the writing date of the work.
- Yves Lassally works written before July 2023: the split varies per title.
- Jihad Rahmouni works under the La Foux agreement: Houston Comma 1/3 / Grand Icons 1/3 / La Foux Publishing 1/3.
Third-party publishers not ours
These appear on some of our works but are administered elsewhere — not by us and not by Sony Music Publishing. Please exclude these shares from SMP registrations.
| Publisher | Administered by |
|---|---|
| Straight Shooter Publishing | UMPG Benelux |
| La Foux Publishing | Cloud 9 Music |
| Kwagga | own |
| BMG | own |
| Ayana Songs 01149670829 | own |
5 · What you can fill in yourself
Safe to use without asking us
Our name, IPI, society and entity details (sections 1 and 2), and the administration chain (section 3).
Please check with us first
The percentage of the work we control (differs per song), which co-publisher applies (depends on the
writer), and any work involving Camille Dhont, Sophia Ayana or a pre-2023 LA$$A title.
6 · Fastest route when it's urgent
The Buma/Stemra registration is the authoritative source and already contains the full breakdown — writer share and publisher share separately. If you have the Buma work number, you have the answer.
Example — “Dark Arts” (aespa) · work no. W-038674888
| Rightsholder | IPI | Role | Society | PR/MR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandra Wikström | 01282791917 | CA | STIM/NCB | 33.34% |
| Rasmus Bengt Palmgren | 00690904916 | CA | STIM/NCB | 33.33% |
| Haris Alagic | 00714537253 | CA | Buma/Stemra | 22.23% |
| Lagique Songs | 01174634450 | E | Buma/Stemra | 5.55% |
| Houston Comma | 00812264269 | E | Buma/Stemra | 5.55% |
Haris Alagic's 33.33% writer share appears as 22.23% author share plus 11.10% publisher share, split equally between Lagique Songs and Houston Comma. That is the standard shape of every Houston Comma registration: two publishers, equal halves, on the writer's share only.
Can't find the Buma registration? Email bobby@houstoncomma.com with the work title and artist — you'll get the breakdown the same day.
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HOUSTON COMMA — PUBLISHING INFORMATION
Publisher: Houston Comma
IPI/CAE: 00812264269
Society: Buma/Stemra
Entity: Houston Comma BV, Amsterdam, NL
Contact: bobby@houstoncomma.com
OUR CATALOGUE
Administered by Houston Comma:
Houston Comma 00812264269
Lagique Songs 01174634450
Persons Publishing 01174633355
Grand Icons 00388328223
Administered by Sony Music Publishing directly:
Palm Trees Music B.V. 01010083240
ADMINISTRATION
World excl. Asia Sony Music Publishing
South Korea Kreation Music Rights Co., Ltd. (KMR)
EXCEPTION — Palm Trees Music B.V.: Sony Music Publishing
administers worldwide, INCLUDING South Korea. No KMR.
All Leon Paul Palmen works sit fully with Palm Trees Music B.V.
Kobalt Music Group Ltd is our former administrator and is
no longer in the chain. Please do not list Kobalt.
CO-PUBLISHER PER WRITER (on the writer's share)
Haris Alagic — IPI 00714537253
Lagique Songs 50 / Houston Comma 50
Léon Paul Palmen — IPI 00677025236
Palm Trees Music B.V. 50 / Houston Comma 50
Admin worldwide incl. South Korea: Sony Music Publishing (not KMR)
Works from 2026 onwards: split differs — ask us per title
Adriaan Persons — IPI 00731369543
Persons Publishing 50 / Houston Comma 50
Jihad Rahmouni — IPI 00426742161
Grand Icons 50 / Houston Comma 50
Yves Lassally (LA$$A) — IPI 00836875099
Houston Comma 15 <- the only share we control
Straight Shooter Publishing 85 (UMPG Benelux) — WE DO NOT CONTROL,
exclude from SMP registrations
(works written from July 2023 onwards)
NOT OURS — exclude from SMP registrations:
Straight Shooter (UMPG) · La Foux (Cloud 9) · Kwagga ·
BMG · Ayana Songs 01149670829
Percentages differ per song — always confirm with us.