▁Entertainment ▁( K irk ▁Franklin ), ▁New ▁Life ▁Records ▁( John ▁P . ▁K ee ) ▁and ▁F . ▁Hamm ond ▁Music ▁( F red ▁Hamm ond ). ▁ ▁Distribution ▁was ▁handled ▁by ▁Prov ident - Integr ity ▁for ▁the ▁Christian ▁Books elling ▁Association , ▁and ▁through ▁Sony ▁Distribution ▁( former ly ▁Sony ▁B M G ) ▁for ▁the ▁main stream ▁market . ▁ ▁Z om ba ' s ▁publishing ▁division ▁also ▁continued ▁its ▁expansion . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Z om ba ▁Music ▁Publishing ▁purchased ▁the ▁catalog ue ▁of ▁the ▁UK - based ▁Str ong song s ▁Music ▁Publishing ▁from ▁the ▁Tel star ▁Music ▁Group . ▁ ▁This ▁large ▁ac quisition ▁gave ▁expanded ▁Z om ba ' s ▁rights ▁to ▁many ▁international ▁hit m akers ▁to ▁include ▁Met all ica , ▁Craig ▁David ▁and ▁D ann ii ▁Min og ue ▁among ▁others . ▁ ▁Begin ning ▁with ▁the ▁appointment ▁of ▁David ▁Mant el ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁as ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁Z om ba ▁Music ▁Publishing ▁US ▁operations , ▁the ▁company ▁began ▁to ▁take ▁a ▁different ▁signing ▁approach ▁that ▁focused ▁on ▁unknown ▁or ▁unsigned ▁artists . ▁ ▁Mant el ' s ▁first ▁signing ▁was ▁T - P ain , ▁whose ▁two ▁singles ▁" I ' m ▁Spr ung " ▁and ▁" I ' m ▁N ▁Lu v ▁( W it ▁a ▁St ri pper )" ▁hit ▁number ▁ 8 ▁and ▁ 5 ▁respectively ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁Hot ▁ 1 0 0 . ▁ ▁This ▁type ▁of