The head of Sony’s music publishing business said it’s not for sale — despite leaked emails showing the parent company weighed unloading the division late last year.

“I have been advised by Sony Corp. that Sony/ATV is not for sale,” Sony/ATV boss Martin Bandier said in an internal memo to staffers on Friday.

Sony/ATV had its best year ever in 2014 — both financially and creatively — with a roster of hot young acts, including Charli XCX, Iggy Azalea, Sam Smith and Meghan Trainor, according to Bandier, who has run the business since 2007.

“Who wouldn’t want to own a company like that, including Sony Corp.?” he quipped.

As recently as November, Sony executives discussed selling Sony/ATV, in part because of its complex ownership structure, according to emails stolen by hackers.

Sony/ATV is a joint venture between Sony Corp. and the estate of Michael Jackson. Sony is also part-owner of EMI’s former publishing assets, alongside David Geffen, Abu Dhabi’s investment vehicle Mubadala and other investors.

“I’d like to hear your thoughts on the music publishing business, which has a rather complex capital and governance structure and is impacted by the market shift to streaming,” Sony’s chief financial officer, Kenichiro Yoshidaon, wrote in a leaked Oct. 3 email.

Sony’s US based chief financial officer, Steven Kober, wrote back that he was surprised because a potential sale was a “top secret project,” known to only Michael Lynton, the head of Sony’s entertainment business, and Nicole Seligman, Sony’s US president.