UMPG songwriters, artists, producers and composers were recognized with multiple GRAMMY wins this year, including the “Big Three” of Album, Song and Record of the Year.

Billboard Magazine have named Universal Music Publishing Group Chairman & CEO Jody Gerson their Executive of the Decade. In the Billboard cover story she discusses AI, diversity in the music business and becoming one of the most influential executives in entertainment.

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Vincent Pontare, Salem Al Fakir and Kristofer Strandberg among the winners at this year’s Swedish MPA Awards.

One of ABBA’s most beloved songs “Dancing Queen” just joined the one billion club on YouTube. 
First uploaded in 2009, the music video for “Dancing Queen” filmed back in 1976 and directed by Lasse Hallström has now been viewed over one billion times, becoming ABBA’s first music video to reach this milestone.

Patrik Berger, Amanda Bergman, Josefine "Little Jinder" Jinder, Vincent Pontare and Salem Al Fakir among the winners at this year’s Swedish Grammy Awards.

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.

For the 67^th 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.

Jonathan Fröberg, Creative Manager / Film & TV UMPG Scandinavia, is included in the Nordic Music Biz Top 20 under 30 list.

Meta and Universal Music Group (UMG), the world leader in music-based entertainment, today announced an expanded global, multi-year agreement that will further evolve the creative and commercial opportunities for UMG artists and Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) songwriters across Meta’s global network of platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, Horizon, Threads and, for the first time, WhatsApp.