Billboard ha publicado su lista 2018 International Power Players, que incluye a cuatro ejecutivos de Universal Music Publishing Group. Andrew Jenkins (Presidente de Australia y Asia Pacifico, UMPG), Alexandra Lioutikoff (Executive VP Latin America y US Latin, UMPG) y Mike McCormack (Director General UK, UMPG) todos ellos reconocidos en la categoría de editoras, mientras que Jackie Alway, (SVP International Legal & Industry Affairs, UMPG) es incluida en la categoría de grupos comerciales.
Universal Music Publishing Group ha sido nombrada Editorial del Año en los ASCAP Pop Music Awards. Es la primera vez que UMPG recibe este reconocimiento.
Rindiendo honor al grito “¡Desde Iztapalapa para el mundo!” Los Ángeles Azules se presentaron en abril de 2018 en el prestigioso festival considerado como el único en el género musical alternativo estadounidense, en la ciudad de Indio, en California.
The Bob Dylan Center [BDC] and Universal Music Publishing Group [UMPG], the world’s leading music publishing company, have joined forces to launch the Bob Dylan Center Songwriter Fellowship, it was announced today by BDC Director Steven Jenkins and UMPG Chief Operating Officer Marc Cimino. To be awarded to two recipients annually, the Fellowship was created to mentor and develop aspiring songwriters in association with the tremendous educational resources of the Bob Dylan Center.
Each Fellowship encompasses a $40,000 project stipend, public engagement and presentation opportunities, dedicated time in BDC’s Bob Dylan Archive® to study Dylan’s creative process, roundtrip airfare to Tulsa and accommodations in the city, mentorship from UMPG songwriters and executives, and recording time in Tulsa’s historic The Church Studio, the famous studio of Leon Russell.