Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) today unveiled UMPG Music Solutions, combining its worldwide networks of sync and custom music offerings for film, television and advertising. 

A message from Jody Gerson, Chairman and CEO of Universal Music Publishing Group, to UMPG songwriters, clients, partners and friends.

Jody Gerson will receive the Abe Olman publisher award at the 51st annual Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Dinner. The Abe Olman publisher award, which is named after one of the founders of the Songwriters Hall of Fame, is given out each year to a music publisher “who has had a substantial number of songs that have become world-renowned and has furthered the careers and successes of a great number of songwriters.”

Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG), a leading, global music publisher, today unveiled UMPG Window, a next-generation royalty portal that provides UMPG songwriters and clients with instant access to clear, complete and real-time earnings and data. The UMPG Window app can be installed on iOS and Android platforms.

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Taylor Swift, one of the music industry’s most creatively and commercially successful artist-songwriters in history, signed an exclusive global publishing agreement with Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG), a leading global music publisher.

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Jody Gerson, Chairman and CEO of Universal Music Publishing Group, has been named Executive of the Year on the Billboard Power List. The prestigious honor was awarded in recognition that, “Jody Gerson has raised revenue to record levels while navigating a fast-changing market - and lifting up women along the way.”

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UMPG Chairman and CEO was named by Variety as their 2019 Hitmakers’ Executive of the Year. The prestigious honor was awarded due to UMPG’s representing 18 of Variety’s list of the 25 most consumed songs this year.

Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) has signed breakout superstar DaBaby to an exclusive global administration deal. A Charlotte, North Carolina native, DaBaby is a songwriter/rapper/performer who has become one of the hottest rising sensations in hip-hop today. He is signed to South Coast Music Group (SCMG) in partnership with Interscope, which along with UMPG is owned by Universal Music Group (UMG).

Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG), earned 23 wins at the 20th Latin Grammy Awards in Las Vegas. The publisher’s world-class songwriters were honored across major categories including Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Album, Best Pop Song and Best Urban Song, among many others.

Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG), today announced that Brad Tursi has been signed to a global co-publishing deal for his future works. In addition, UMPG has acquired Tursi’s catalog of hit songs. A talented songwriter, artist and performer, Tursi is a member of hugely popular country music band Old Dominion (RCA), the reigning CMA and ACM vocal group of the year.