Artists and writers signed to Universal Music Publishing have received 5 nominations for the 63rd Ivor Novello awards. Steve Mac, Benny Blanco, Dan Jones, Benjamin Wallfisch and Daughter have been nominated in a variety of categories. 

Universal Music Publishing Group was named Publisher of the Year at the 35th Annual ASCAP Pop Music Awards in Los Angeles. The company’s songwriters contributed to 22 of ASCAP’s Most Performed Pop Songs of 2017. Special honours were given to Steve Mac who was awarded Songwriter of the Year and Song of the Year for “Shape Of You.” Justin Bieber’s “Despacito” was awarded Most Streamed Song of the Year.

Keynvor is a new project from Mercury KX in collaboration with artist Sebastian Plano. The Keynvor campaign, which comes in association with Havas London and Sharp’s Brewery Atlantic Pale Ale, will be funding its own Ocean conservation through the release of a new single ‘Preservation’.

Universal Music Publishing are proud to announce the signing of Hackney-born producer Jay Weathers.

Seinabo Sey has announced her new single 'I Owe You Nothing' and accompanying b-side 'Remember ft. Jacob Banks' both are out now. This announcement marks Seinabo Sey's first new music in over two years since the release of her critically acclaimed debut album 'Pretend' in 2015.

Dua Lipa picked up two BRIT Awards last night when she won 'Best British Female Solo Artist' and 'British Breakthrough Act'. Steve Mac won the award for 'Best British Producer' whilst Harry Styles won 'Best British Artist Video' for ‘Sign Of The Times'.

Today the laureates of the Polar Music Prize 2018 was announced and it's awarded to Metallica.

SANTA MONICA – February 8, 2018 – UMPG, today announced a global administration deal with legendary songwriter-singer Carly Simon. The agreement covers Simon’s acclaimed catalogue, as well all musical compositions controlled by her publishing companies, C’est Music and Quakenbush Music Ltd.

New Sounds 2018 is a playlist to showcase some of the widely tipped new acts for the coming year. The selection includes breezy, laid-back Rex Orange County, singer songwriter Tom Walker and glam grunge pop Dream Wife, sitting alongside Bad Sound's new age indie funk, South London's post punk outfit Shame, multi instrumentalist Tom Misch and Nilufer Yanya's raw soul indie. 

The family of Irving Berlin, in conjunction with his publishers Concord Music (North America) and Universal Music Publishing Group (rest of World), today announced the launch of a new website to honour the seminal musician in celebration of his 130th birthday. Created to pay tribute to Irving Berlin’s life and legendary works, this is the first time a dedicated digital resource has existed online for the man epitomized by Jerome Kern's famous maxim: "Irving Berlin has no place in American music - he is American music."