Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) today announced that Dani Sawyerr has been promoted to Director of A&R for UMPG UK, effective immediately. Based in London, Sawyerr will continue reporting to Mike McCormack, Managing Director of UMPG UK.

Sawyerr serves as publishing A&R for talented UMPG songwriters and artists including Holly Humberstone, S1mba, Shobeatz and Noizu, as well as being A&R link to music publishing partners such as TAP.

On making the announcement, McCormack said: “Dani deserves this promotion based on the success he’s had over the past few years. He’s always been a diligent and very selective A&R, only backing what he 100% believes in, and is a respected and well-liked member of the creative team.”

Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG), a leading, global music publisher, announced today that Ross Greening has been promoted to Senior Vice President, European Regional Administration and Global Copyright/Society Relations. Greening will continue to be based out of London and will jointly report to John Reston, UMPG’s Executive Vice President, Global Administration, and Simon Baker, General Manager, UMP Europe.

In his new role, Greening’s expanded responsibilities include leadership of UMP’s global copyright functions and collecting society engagement strategies. He continues to lead UMP’s European Administration organization, including operational management of UMP’s digital licensing vehicle, DEAL. Most recently, Greening held the position of Vice President, Regional European Administration and has been with UMPG since 2013.

Griff, Little Simz, Holly Humberstone and CHVRCHES & Robert Smith were among the winners at the 2022 NME Awards. 

Universal Music Group (UMG), the world leader in music-based entertainment, today announced the acquisition of the entirety of Neil Diamond’s historic song catalog through Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG), its leading global publishing division, as well as the rights to all recordings from his career, including 110 unreleased tracks, an unreleased album and archival long form videos.

Today, Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG), Universal Music Group’s leading global music publishing division, announced the acquisition of 17-time GRAMMY Award winner Sting’s career catalog of music. This historic, comprehensive worldwide agreement for the catalog of one of the most commercially successful and critically-acclaimed songwriters of the last half-century encompasses the entirety of both Sting’s solo works as well as those with The Police, including “Roxanne,” “Every Breath You Take,” “Shape Of My Heart,” “If I Ever Lose My Faith In You,” “Fields Of Gold,” “Desert Rose,” “Message in a Bottle,” “Englishman in New York” and “Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic,” among countless other global hits.

Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) today announced the signing of acclaimed British composer and producer Kieran Hebden, the mastermind behind pioneering electronic act Four Tet, and founder of the Text Records label, to an exclusive, global publishing agreement.

Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) and Banijay, the world’s largest independent content creation and distribution group, today announced an exclusive global publishing and production music agreement. Under the terms of the deal, UMPG will work with Banijay Brands (Banijay’s extensive brand and commercial arm), which has a portfolio spanning some of the world’s most recognizable shows, including Peaky Blinders, Survivor, Temptation Island, Lego Masters and Hunted.

Holly Humberstone has been named 2022's BRITs Rising Star, supported by BBC Radio 1.

Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) today announced that award-winning composer, pianist and producer Nicholas Britell has been signed to an exclusive, global publishing agreement. 

The mastermind behind one of television’s most famous themes, Britell scores the hugely successful HBO show Succession which has earned him an EMMY for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme and a Hollywood Music in Media Award for Best Original Score (TV Show/Limited Series). The music became so popular on social media that Britell produced a remix of the main title theme with lyrics by hip-hop legend Pusha-T. In addition, Britell scored Jenkins’ critically acclaimed limited series The Underground Railroad for Amazon, earning him an EMMY nomination for Outstanding Music Composition.

Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG), today announced the signing of Brazilian DJ Alok to an exclusive, global publishing agreement.