Emily Stephenson

PRESIDENT, DOWNTOWN MUSIC PUBLISHING

Emily Stephenson serves as Downtown Music’s President of Publishing, overseeing all publishing efforts under the division, including Downtown Music Publishing, Songtrust, and Sheer. Collectively, Downtown Music Publishing services over 360,000 songwriters and manages nearly 5 million copyrights globally.

Prior to her current role, Stephenson served as Songtrust’s Vice President of Business Operations and, during her 11+ year tenure at the company, has been responsible for all aspects of publishing administration and client services for Downtown’s songwriter and publishing clients, including Spirit Music Group, Ryan Tedder, Big Yellow Dog, and the John Lennon Estate. Since her appointment as President in 2023, Stephenson has been instrumental in leading all publishing efforts, resulting in key signings including Grammy-nominated songwriter and award-winning artist, Raja Kumari, Laurie Anderson, Josh Ramsay and notable indie rock band The National.

Under Stephenson’s tenure, Songtrust introduced anti-fraud measures which are now being replicated across the music publishing industry.