Artist Songwriter Song News Classical Composers Entire Site Spanning the globe with a vast international network of music companies operating from 35 offices in 28 countries, peermusic is the major independent music publisher in the world. With an extraordinarily diverse catalogue of titles ranging from "Babalu," "Georgia On My Mind," and "Mellow Yellow" to such hits as "The Crying Game," the Grammy and Academy Award nominated "Run To You," Garth Brooks' "Longneck Bottle," and the Olympics' "The Power of The Dream," peermusic today boasts artists and songs in virtually every genre of music including Pop, Rock, Classical, Country and Latin. Founded in 1928, peermusic has a long respected reputation for innovation, creativity and integrity. In addition to its founding role and extensive and influential activity in R&B, Latin and Country music which dates back to the beginning of the record industry, peermusic, as the publisher behind Buddy Holly, has been actively involved in Rock 'n' Roll from its inception. Among those who chose to make their first recordings at peermusic's London studios were The Rolling Stones and Donovan. Today peermusic is positioned at the forefront of the music industry with extensive catalogues in a variety of genres and nurturing new songwriters active in a number of fields. peermusic's Latin catalogue has earned the company the prestigious BMI Latin Publisher of the Year Award four years in a row (starting in 1994). BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc.) is one of the largest music performing rights organizations in the United States. A complete list of recording artists who are represented in peermusic's catalogue reads like a virtual "Who's Who" of music. Among the legends are such notables as fourteen-time Grammy Award winner David Foster, Desi Arnaz, Jimmy Dorsey, Elvis Presley, Whitney Houston, Jaguares, Luis Miguel, Ray Charles, Edith Piaf, Willie Nelson, the New York Philharmonic, Herman's Hermits, Nat King Cole, Boy George, Julio Iglesias, Garth Brooks, Bing Crosby, Buddy Holly, Xuxa, Rod Stewart, Michael Bolton, Frank Sinatra, James Ingram, Hank Williams, Sergio Mendes & Brazil '66, the Kronos Quartet, Jerry Lee Lewis, Dean Martin, Art Garfunkel, The Allman Brothers, The McGuire Sisters, Al Jolson, Louis Armstrong and even Donald Duck!