Universal Music Publishing (UMPG), a leading global music publishing company, today announced that producer and songwriter James Ford has been signed to an exclusive, global administration agreement. Throughout his 20-year career, Ford - a multi-instrumentalist producer, songwriter and composer - has worked with some of the biggest names in music, from Arctic Monkeys to Depeche Mode via Foals, Florence and The Machine, Haim, Gorillaz and Jessie Ware. He has toured globally as Simian Mobile Disco and with The Last Shadow Puppets, amongst others.

Today, the independent entertainment company, The Other Songs and Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG), a leading, global music publisher, announced their new publishing collaboration.  
 
The announcement comes alongside the signing of the acclaimed British singer/songwriter Bruno Major to The Other Songs, marking a milestone as the first marquee signing via the new arrangement with UMPG.

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.

Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG), Universal Music Group’s leading global publishing division, today announced that accomplished branding executive Alix Kram has been appointed to Head of Marketing, a newly-created global role. Based in New York, she will report to UMPG Chairman and CEO Jody Gerson, and UMPG COO Marc Cimino. Additionally, Kram will provide marketing support for Bravado, UMG’s global merchandise and brand management company, reporting to President Matt Young. In her new role at UMPG, Kram will oversee the company’s marketing efforts with a focus on creative storytelling and cultural relevancy. She will work to amplify initiatives across business units, and maximizing awareness and opportunities for UMPG-owned catalogs. Additionally, Kram will work with Bravado to drive strategy and create revenue-generating opportunities for UMPG/Bravado catalog IP.

Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG), a leading, global publisher, today announced that award-winning composer and musician Jerskin Fendrix has been signed to an exclusive, global publishing agreement through the company’s Classics & Screen division. Fendrix’s critically acclaimed score for Poor Things earned him a multitude of awards, including Best Film Score at the 2024 Ivor Novello Awards and Best Original Score nominations at the BAFTAs and the 96th Academy Awards, making him the youngest composer to ever be nominated.

UMPG songwriters Bernie Taupin, Lana Del Rey and Eg White, and composers Stephen Barton & Gordy Haab (Disney) were all honoured at the 2024 Ivor Novello Awards, with Amazon Music.

We are pleased to inform you that our negotiations with TikTok have resulted in a new agreement. Music from UMPG songwriters and administered catalogs will be available on the platform shortly. We are happy to say that this is a multi-dimensional licensing deal that will deliver significant industry-leading benefits for UMPG’s global family of songwriters, artists and rightsholders.

The Bob Dylan Center [BDC] and Universal Music Publishing Group, the global publishing division of Universal Music Group, today announced the inaugural recipients of the Bob Dylan Center Songwriter Fellowship: rising talents Tega Ethan from Nigeria and Taylor Zickfoose from Washington state.

Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG), the leading, global publishing division of Universal Music Group, today announced that legendary tenor Andrea Bocelli has been signed to an exclusive, global publishing agreement through UMPG’s Classics & Screen department. One of the most successful and influential classical singers in modern history, Bocelli this year celebrates his 30th anniversary in music. Through the new agreement, UMPG will represent Bocelli’s future works, as well as his latest album, “A Family Christmas”. Having set countless sales records, Andrea Bocelli has sold over 90 million albums to date and generated more than 16 billion streams. The celebrated tenor has become a long-standing ambassador for Italian culture around the world and drew worldwide attention in 2020 with his record-breaking ‘Music for Hope’ event which became one of the biggest musical live stream performances of all-time.

Universal Production Music's sample discovery and licensing platform, Usample, today announced the addition of new sample pack albums from world-renowned composers Nicholas Britell, Clint Mansell, and Isobel Waller-Bridge.