Warner Chappell Music signs My Chemical Romance to exclusive worldwide publishing deal
Warner Chappell Music has signed an exclusive worldwide administration agreement covering My Chemical Romance’s full music catalogue and future works. The deal gives the Warner Music Group publisher responsibility for global rights administration, copyright protection and licensing songs for film, television and video games, extending the band’s existing relationship with Warner Records and WMG.
The catalogue includes four studio albums and hits such as “Welcome to the Black Parade” and “Helena”; Warner Chappell says the band has generated tens of billions of streams worldwide. The agreement comes amid renewed attention around the band’s stadium tour and the 20th anniversary deluxe reissue of *The Black Parade*, due on 23 October. Older songs are also gaining a larger streaming share: tracks at least 10 years old made up 29.7% of Spotify’s US weekly Top 200 streams in the first nine months of 2026, according to the article.
- Warner Chappell will administer My Chemical Romance’s catalogue worldwide.
- The deal covers existing songs and future works.
- The band’s catalogue is seeing renewed attention around its tour and reissue.
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Music publishing covers the rights in songs themselves, including their lyrics and melodies. A music publisher helps manage those rights, protect copyrights and arrange licences when songs are used in films, television or games; this is separate from releasing and selling recordings.
My Chemical Romance are an American rock band whose catalogue includes four studio albums, among them The Black Parade, and songs such as “Welcome to the Black Parade” and “Helena”. Warner Records is part of Warner Music Group, whose publishing arm is Warner Chappell Music.
Publishing agreements can shape how a band’s songs are managed and licensed around the world, and can generate income when the songs are used. The deal also comes as older music accounts for a substantial share of streaming, giving established catalogues continuing commercial importance.