In association with Abbey Road Studios, the A&R Awards will return to London in November 2018. UMPG have been nominated for a total of 6 awards in various music categories.

UMPG have been nominated for the following awards:

Steve Mac has been nominated for 'Producer of the Year'. Supported by Abbey Road Studios and voted on by a wide range of A&R professionals in various disciplines, this award will reflect the Producer's contribution to music production of the past 12 months.

Jin Jin (Janee Bennett) and Steve Mac are up for 'Songwriter of the Year' - Supported by Downtown and voted on by a wide range of A&R professionals in various disciplines, this award will mark out the true 'A&Rs' songwriter' of the past year.

Darryl Watts & Colette Goodfellow have been nominated in the 'A&R of the Year: Electronic/Dance' category, an award which recognises an A&R individual or double-act at a label, publisher or management company, this award will be judged on the development and/or signing of two songwriters / artists over the past 12 months that have gone on to enjoy noteworthy success in the genre.

And finally, Universal Music Publishing are nominated in the 'Publisher' category.