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.

This week, UMPG Global Chairman and CEO Jody Gerson spoke at the prestigious Glamour 2017 Women of the Year Live Summit.

The global leader in entertainment research has expanded the focus and renamed its ground-breaking Media, Diversity & Social Change Initiative, and created a new advisory board. Universal Music Group and other prominent members of the music industry join initiative to create measurable change for representation of women and underrepresented racial/ethnic groups.

Redfoo, the songwriter-producer-performer sensation, signed with Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG), a leading global music publishing company, to administer his catalog worldwide.

At the second Music Business Worldwide awards held last night, Universal Music Publishing Group artists and team took home four awards. Caroline Elleray was honoured with the Sir George Martin award, Steve Mac took home 'Songwriter of the Year' and 'Producer of the Year' while the company as a whole won 'Publisher of the Year.'

STX Entertainment Signs Exclusive Agreement with Universal Music Publishing Group to Globally Administer STXtv and Lalela Production Music Libraries

Steve Mac and Dua Lipa (Tap Publishing) were honoured at the ASCAP Awards last night.

Last night Seinabo Sey, Magnus Lidehäll, Salem Al Fakir and Universal Music Publishing Scandinavia's synch department were awarded Best Music In Commercials at Roygalan in Stockholm. 

Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary is a thought-provoking, uplifting and powerful film about an outside-the-box thinker whose boundary-shattering music continues to impact and influence people around the world. This film will screen exclusively at the ICA London 11 Aug 2017 – 7 Sep 2017.

Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) has signed a worldwide administration deal (excluding Nordic Region and Baltic States) to represent Per Gessle for the entire Roxette catalog (with Marie Fredriksson), along with certain other songs. Per Gessle is one of Scandinavia’s all-time most successful artists and songwriters. With a gift for catchy hooks, both musically and lyrically, he has composed chart-topping pop hits for more than three decades.