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UMPG nominees for the 2026 BRIT Awards

Nominations for The BRIT Awards 2026 with Mastercard have been announced, with a strong showing for UMPG artists and writers across nine categories.

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UMPG nominees for The Oscars 2026

The nominees for the 2026 Oscars have been announced, with UMPG composers and songwriters receiving nominations in both the Original Score and Original Song categories.

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UMPG nominees for the 2026 MOBO Awards

The MOBO Awards, Europe’s biggest and most influential celebration of Black music and culture, has announced the nominees across 20 categories for its 2026 awards. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the MOBOs, with the event to be held in Manchester on 26th March.

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Skye Newman wins BBC Sound Of 2026

UMPG artist and writer Skye Newman has won BBC Radio 1's Sound Of 2026 award. After a breakout year in 2025, winning the 24th BBC's Sound Of poll sets Skye Newman up for an even bigger year in 2026. Her debut single “Hairdresser” went viral in 2025 and became one of three UK Top 20 singles released during the year. 

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UMPG nominations for the 68th GRAMMY Awards

The Recording Academy have announced nominations for the 68th Annual GRAMMY Awards, and UMPG songwriters, artists, producers, and composers delivered an outstanding showing, earning 99 nominations across 50 categories.

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UMPG signs hit songwriter producer Miles Clinton James

Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) today announced the signing of songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist, Miles Clinton James.

Recently shortlisted for Producer of the Year at the Music Business UK Awards, Miles is best known for having produced and co-written the entirety of Little Simz’s 2025 universally acclaimed album Lotus. He has also written with talent including Kokoroko, Cleo Sol, Sault, Tom Odell, Yussef Dayes, Yazmin Lacey, Foals & Tom Misch. 

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Multitalent superstar Idris Elba, UMPG expand exclusive, global publishing agreement

Universal Music Publishing Group today announce multidisciplinary talent Idris Elba has extended his exclusive, global publishing agreement. 

An adept songwriter, producer, musician, actor, director and DJ, Elba broke into the global music scene with 2022 single “Boasty” (with Wiley, Stefflon Don and Sean Paul) - which reached No. 1 on the UK Indie Chart and No. 5 on the R&B Chart, and recently surpassed 180M streams.
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