Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) and its songwriters were honored for writing eleven of the most performed pop songs of 2015 at the 33rd annual ASCAP Pop Music Awards held in Los Angeles last night.

NEW YORK - At the 20th annual SESAC Pop Awards held tonight in NYC, Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) took home the three top honors for the second year in a row, winning Publisher of the Year, Songwriter of the Year and Song of the Year.

SANTA MONICA, CA - Artist and songwriter Joe Jonas, the front man of Republic Records band DNCE, has signed an exclusive, worldwide publishing deal with Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG), it was announced today by Jody Gerson, Chairman and CEO of UMPG.

NASHVILLE, TN - Universal Music Publishing Group Nashville has signed an exclusive, global publishing deal with songwriter Mark Fuhrer via the company’s joint venture with Droptine Music. The announcement was made today by Kent Earls, Executive Vice President/General Manager, UMPG Nashville.

LOS ANGELES AND BAARN, THE NETHERLANDS - Global EDM superstar Martin Garrix has extended his exclusive worldwide publishing deal with Universal Music Publishing Group, it was announced today by Mark Bremer, Managing Director of Universal Music Publishing Benelux.

LOS ANGELES, CA - As part of Universal Music Publishing Group’s ongoing effort to deliver greater value to songwriters, its production music arm, Universal Publishing Production Music, announced today a new agreement with SESAC to enhance UPPM songwriters’ compensation.

LOS ANGELES, CA - Universal Music Publishing Group has appointed Latin music trailblazer Alexandra Lioutikoff as Executive Vice President, Latin Music, a role where she will lead the company’s regional Latin American and U.S. Latin operations based in Miami.

SANTA MONICA, CA - The legendary R.E.M., one of the all-time, best-selling bands throughout the world, has reached an exclusive worldwide publishing agreement with Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) to represent its amazing catalog of songs, it was announced today by Jody Gerson, Chairman and CEO, UMPG.

SANTA MONICA, CA - Universal Music Publishing Group congratulates our artists, writers and producers who celebrated a fantastic night at the Grammys and took home 25 awards in a wide range of categories.

Besides UMPG’s Coldplay appearance at halftime, UMPG songs were featured in spots for Paypal, Hyundai USA, Pepsi, Marmot, Persil, Carl’s Jr., Taco Bell, the Grammy Awards, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 and X-Men Apocalypse, and in numerous network promos and bumpers.