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."

Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG), and Disney Music Publishing (DMP), the music publishing arm of The Disney Music Group (DMG), today announced a new agreement that expands the territories in which UMPG will administer DMP’s catalogues to include the United Kingdom, Ireland, continental Europe, as well as Israel and countries in Africa and the Caribbean.  

Dua Lipa (Tap Publishing) lands five nominations for The Brits – a record for a female artist and the most for any artist in 2018. UMPG writers received 23 nominations in total and Steve Mac will pick up The BRIT Award for Best British Producer.

Universal Publishing Production Music (UPPM), the world’s leading production music company, today announced that Jane Carter has been appointed Managing Director in the U.K. for Universal Production Music and Focus Music. She succeeds John Clifford, who previously served in the role.

Nilufer Yanya, Rex Orange County and Tom Walker have been included on BBC's Sound of 2018 longlist which has been released today.