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Universal Music Publishing Group acquires Sting’s song catalog

Today, Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG), Universal Music Group’s leading global music publishing division, announced the acquisition of 17-time GRAMMY Award winner Sting’s career catalog of music. This historic, comprehensive worldwide agreement for the catalog of one of the most commercially successful and critically-acclaimed songwriters of the last half-century encompasses the entirety of both Sting’s solo works as well as those with The Police, including “Roxanne,” “Every Breath You Take,” “Shape Of My Heart,” “If I Ever Lose My Faith In You,” “Fields Of Gold,” “Desert Rose,” “Message in a Bottle,” “Englishman in New York” and “Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic,” among countless other global hits.

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Universal Music Publishing Group signs global superstar Lionel Richie to exclusive, worldwide publishing agreement

Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG), a leading, global music publisher, today announced that Grammy Award-winning recording artist and songwriter Lionel Richie has signed an exclusive, global publishing agreement. The deal includes songs written throughout Richie’s solo career including super hits "Hello,” “Lady,” "Dancing on the Ceiling," "All Night Long,” and numerous others.

With more than 125 million albums sold worldwide, six Grammy Awards, an Oscar and a Golden Globe, Richie (Capitol Records) is an international icon whose discography is a defining part of pop music. He is one of the only songwriters in history to have #1 records for eleven consecutive years, as well as one of only two songwriters to solely write eight #1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100. In addition to Richie’s extensive catalog of mega-hits like “Penny Lover,” Truly,” “Say You, Say Me” and “Ballerina Girl," he co-wrote “We Are the World,” one of the most important and timeless pop songs in history.

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Universal Music Publishing China celebrates grand opening of new office in Shanghai

Universal Music Publishing (UMP) China, a division of Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG), the leading global music publisher, announced the opening of its new office in Shanghai today. The move significantly expands UMPG’s operations in China, which it first entered two years ago, and reinforces its commitment to developing Chinese music industry and artists.

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UMPG und Electric Feel Europe nehmen Sonus030 unter Vertrag

Sonu Lal aka Sonus030 ist seit Jahren enger Begleiter von UFO361, hat als Hausproduzent von AK Ausserkontrolle auf sich aufmerksam gemacht und außerdem erfolgreich für Rap-Größen wie Bonez MC, Capital Bra, Loredana, Juju, KC Rebell, Kontra K, 187 Strassenbande, Kool Savas oder Luciano produziert

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Universal Music Publishing China and She Is The Music Partner for all-women songwriting camp in Beijing

Universal Music Publishing (UMP) China, the China division of a leading, global music publisher, and She Is The Music (SITM), a global nonprofit working to increase the number of women in music, partnered to launch a Beijing-based all-women songwriting camp, Untagged 2021, comprised of nearly 30 women musicians from nine countries and regions. This marks the nonprofit’s first songwriting camp in Asia.

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Oh Brother neu bei UMPG

Wir heißen die Singer-Songwriter, Multi-Instrumentalisten & Brüder Lucas und Felix Hain bei UMPG willkommen!

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