On 1st May the ASCAP family gathered at LA's Petersen Automotive Museum to honor the 2025 ASCAP Pop Music Awards winners – the songwriters and publishers of the biggest hits of the past year. “Culture-shifting songwriter, producer and Bleachers frontman” Jack Antonoff was awarded Pop Music Songwriter of the Year – having co-written hits including Taylor Swift’s “Fortnight” (feat. Post Malone) and “I Can Do It With A Broken Heart”, and Sabrina Carpenter’s “Please Please Please”.
The nominations for The Ivors with Amazon Music 2025 have been announced, with nominations for UMPG writers Finn Keane, Felix Joseph, Steph Jones (Disney Music Publishing), Linton Kwesi Johnson, Rodney Jerkins, Tobias Jesso Jr., Harry Styles and Kid Harpoon. In addition, UMPG published TV soundtracks for True Detective: Night Country (Vince Pope via HBO), Rivals (Natalie Holt, Jack Halama via Disney Music Group), and film scores The Substance (Raffertie via Universal Pictures) Hard Truths (Gary Yershon via Thin Man Films) were nominated.
Last week She Is The Music held an inaugural 'Women Sharing the Spotlight' event in Los Angeles. At the event UMPG songwriter and artist Gracie Abrams and her female team were honored, along with 50 other impactful women in the music industry. Rooted in the conviction that 'We Are Stronger Together', each honoree was asked to nominate another woman they admire to share the spotlight.
UMPG artists and songwriters Doechii and Gracie Abrams were both honored at the Billboard Women in Music Awards 2025 - held on 29th March at the YouTube Theater, Hollywood Park.
UMPG celebrated outstanding success at the 2025 GRAMMY Awards, representing 15 of Sunday night's Grammy Award winners, who garnered trophies across 19 genre-diverse categories, including Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Album of the Year. In addition, UMPG Chairman & CEO Jody Gerson received the Recording Academy’s 2025 Industry Icon Award, recognizing her transformative leadership and impact on the music industry.
Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) has appointed Jamie Kinelski to the position of Senior Vice President of A&R, it was announced today by UMPG Executive Vice President and Head of U.S. A&R Jennifer Knoepfle, to whom Kinelski reports. Kinelski is based in the company’s New York offices. In her new position, Kinelski will sign, develop and guide the evolution of emerging and established songwriters, artists and producers, while further solidifying UMPG’s standing as a frontrunner in cultivating talent. Kinelski will also work closely with Knoepfle to strengthen and expand the company’s U.S. A&R team, fostering its growth and ensuring it continues to attract and support exceptional creative talent.
For the 67th GRAMMY Awards nominations, UMPG songwriters, artists, producers and composers earned a record 111 nominations spanning 51 categories! Across genres, our talent contributed to many of this year’s most influential and culturally significant songs.
David Gray has been promoted to Managing Director, U.K. and Head of Global A&R for Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG), a leader in global music publishing, it was announced today by UMPG Chairman & CEO Jody Gerson, to whom Gray reports. Gray will relocate to London from New York in January. Passing the reins to Gray is longtime UMPG U.K. Managing Director Mike McCormack, who has established a consultancy and formed a joint venture with the company.
