The 2015 Mercury Prize nominations were announced today, with four of the twelve acts on the shortlist signed to Universal Music Publishing: Florence + The Machine, Ghostpoet, Jamie xx and SOAK.

Universal Music Publishing is delighted to welcome Danish singer songwriter Agnes Obel to UMPG. Agnes’ debut album ‘Philharmonics’ was released in October 2010 on PIAS, becoming a quiet phenomenon and selling almost half a million copies. It received a gold award in Holland, platinum awards in Belgium and France, and went quintuple platinum in her native state of Denmark, where Agnes won five Danish Music Awards (the Danish Brits) in 2011.

New Order release their new much anticipated new album ‘Music Complete’ today on Mute records. The long awaited LP is their first full studio release since 2005's ‘Waiting For The Siren's Call’. ‘Music Complete’ finds the group revitalised, and where the group has previously pushed toward electronics or guitars, here the two are in balance.

CHVRCHES today release their hugely anticipated second album ‘Every Open Eye’ via Virgin EMI / Goodbye Records. Musically, ‘Every Open Eye’ seeks to do more with less; to make something intense and urgent and visceral, using the basic tools of melody, rhythm and arrangement.

Disclosure’s extraordinary debut album ‘Settle’ saw the brothers top the charts, win numerous accolades and secure their place at the forefront of a new wave of electronic music. With ‘Caracal’, their second album (released today on PMR / Island Records) they assert themselves as hugely talented songwriters.

After 80 million YouTube views, 1.5 million sales of singles from her debut album ‘English Rain’, and No. 1 chart positions in the UK and Australia, Gabrielle Aplin has released her second album ‘Light Up The Dark’ through Parlophone.

Stereophonics have released their ninth studio album ‘Keep the Village Alive’ via their own label Stylus Records label through Ignition Records. ‘Keep The Village Alive’ is the band’s ninth studio album and is written by Kelly Jones, produced by Kelly and Jim Lowe.

Dornik never went after the spotlight, but the spotlight found him anyway. The quiet Croydon born musician was content for years to stay behind his drumkit, keeping his own bedroom-recorded, sun-streaked electronic love songs a secret. “It was just a private hobby,” he says now. “I never saw myself as a frontman. It was while on tour with soon to be label-mate Jessie Ware that she heard his demos, and immediately knew he’d be right at home alongside her on PMR.

Brimming with classic funk-infused melodies as if heard through a mirage of electronics, Dornik’s self-titled debut album is something like a film full of palm tree-fringed montages; dream sequences bleed into love scenes, with lyricism that weaves everyday observation into far-off fantasy.

Disclosure’s extraordinary debut album ‘Settle’ (2013) consolidated their place at the forefront of a new wave of electronic music. It topped the charts, won numerous accolades and ushered in a new age that opened up dance music for the next generation of young music fans while refreshing and rejuvenating the scene for the rest.

A key moment in their rise to fame came with the incredible success of breakout single ‘Latch’, which was co-written by Jimmy Napes and featured vocals from the then unknown Sam Smith. Their new single ‘Omen’, released on August 21st, also co-written by Napes once again features vocals from the now global superstar Sam. ‘Omen’ will be the lead single from Disclosure’s eagerly awaited second album ‘Caracal’ released on September 25th.

Iron Maiden’s eagerly awaited new studio album 'The Book Of Souls' will be released globally on 4th September through Parlophone Records (BMG in the U.S.A.). It was recorded in Paris with their longstanding producer Kevin “Caveman” Shirley in late 2014, with the finishing touches added earlier this year. However, the band decided to delay its release so that vocalist Bruce Dickinson would have time to recuperate sufficiently to join in the preparations for the album’s launch.