Today marks 30 years since the original release of The Pogues & Kirsty MacColl’s classic Christmas song ‘Fairytale of New York’. Since its original release in the eighties 'Fairytale of New York' has become one of the most loved Christmas pop songs of all time and has made an appearance in the Top 20 every year since 2005. It has sold over a million copies, is the most played Christmas song of the century (PPL, 2011) and frequently tops polls for people’s favourite Christmas songs of all time.
This week, UMPG Global Chairman and CEO Jody Gerson spoke at the prestigious Glamour 2017 Women of the Year Live Summit.
The global leader in entertainment research has expanded the focus and renamed its ground-breaking Media, Diversity & Social Change Initiative, and created a new advisory board. Universal Music Group and other prominent members of the music industry join initiative to create measurable change for representation of women and underrepresented racial/ethnic groups.
UMPG writer and producer MagnusTheMagnus (aka Magnus Lidehäll) tops Billboard & Clio's top TV Commercials chart, for October, with 'Area'. The track leads the chart after its appearance in Apple iPhone 8's 'Unveiled' commercial.
Years & Years have collaborated with H&M and the very talented director Baz Luhrmann(Romeo + Juliet, The Great Gatsby) to write the song ‘Hypnotised’ for the campaign film for H&M’s forthcoming collaboration with Erdem.