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December 1 2025, Chicago, Illinois–
For Immediate Release

Essential Music Publishing, LLC Joins ONE LICENSE

ONE LICENSE welcomes Essential Music Publishing, LLC a leading publisher of contemporary worship music, to its roster of Member Publishers.

Essential Music’s catalogs include popular titles from Hillsong (North American use only), Elevation Worship Publishing, and Hippart Music. Thousands of titles are now available to license and download through the ONE LICENSE website, with additional titles being added each week.

Andie Rankins, CP, Essential’s Senior Director of Publishing Administration said, “At Essential Music Publishing, our mission is to steward songs that change the world—and we believe the Church is one of the most powerful places where that change begins. Partnering with ONE LICENSE allows us to serve churches more effectively by making our catalog accessible through a simple blanket license. We’re honored to support ministries in their worship and are excited to see how these songs continue to inspire, heal, and transform lives.”

“At ONE LICENSE, we seek to provide communities with access to the most comprehensive and best sacred songs from all over the world. The Essential Music catalog, representing thousands of titles, is one of the most storied publishers of Christian music. We are thrilled to bring these songs to the tens of thousands of communities who entrust their needs to ONE LICENSE,” said Alec Harris, president of OneLicense, LLC. 

ONE LICENSE is the leading music licensing agency for congregational worship with a growing list of over 300 Member Publishers and their catalogs represented globally. More than 27,000 churches, schools, retreat centers, religious communities, funeral homes, and campus ministries around the world use ONE LICENSE as their resource for online music licensing and permissions for congregational song.

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Contact: Katie M. Deaver, ONE LICENSE General Manager • info@onelicense.net