Reference song
Shining Star by Earth, Wind & Fire is included in the MRP Top Charted reference catalog. Billboard Year-End chart research: 1975 rank #7. Use this page as a research reference for music supervision across film, television, advertising, trailers, branded content and creative pitches. Inclusion is for discovery and research and does not imply that MRP or MFP controls or represents the recording or publishing rights.
Creative reference
For Music Supervisors
For music supervisors researching Shining Star by Earth, Wind & Fire, this page brings the track's chart context and reference information together for film, TV, advertising, trailer and branded-content research.
Licensing & clearance
Rights representation
Publishing and master information below is reference research and should be independently verified for the specific use, territory, term, and budget.
Publishing Representation
- Publisher / rightsholder
- EMI April Music Inc.
- Administrator
- Research Required
- Share, when verified
- Research Required
- PRO
- Research Required
- Licensing / contact information
- Research Required
- Verification status
- Partially Verified
- Verification date
- 2026-08-31
Master Representation
- Exact recording
- Shining Star — Earth, Wind & Fire (1975 recording)
- Master owner / rightsholder
- CBS, Inc. (historical/original ℗ 1975 holder; current controller unverified)
- Record label
- Research Required
- Distributor / administrator
- Research Required
- Master licensing / contact information
- Research Required
- ISRC, when verified
- Research Required
- Verification status
- Partially Verified
- Verification date
- 2026-08-31
Rights note: Reference Catalog or playlist inclusion does not imply rights representation. This information is provided as a starting point for licensing research and may change over time. MFP can verify current master and publishing rights as part of the clearance process.
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Request Licensing & Clearance- Genre
- R&B/Soul
- Era
- 1970s
- Categories
- Recognizable · Era-defining · Popular culture · Lifestyle · Advertising · Party/club scene · Fashion/lifestyle · Montage
- Writers (existing research data)
- Maurice White; Larry Dunn; Philip Bailey
- Publishers (existing research data)
- RESEARCH REQUIRED — current publisher chain not yet fully verified
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