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UMPG ist wieder "Publisher of the Year"

ATLANTA, GA (01. September 2016) - Die Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) und ihre Songwriter gewannen bei den BMI 2016 R&B/Hip Hop Awards 22 Preise, darunter Publisher of the Year, Song of the Year ("See You Again" vom Film Furious 7), Songwriter of the Year (Chris Brown) und Producer of the Year (Metro Boomin). Das Unternehmen gewann den begehrten "Publisher of the Year"-Preis zum dritten Mal innerhalb der letzten vier Jahren.

Unter den geehrten UMPG Songwritern waren Chris Brown, Future, Post Malone, Nicki Minaj, Ester Dean, Metro Boomin, Travis Scott, Invisible Men, Stephan Moccio, Sage The Gemini, Sebastian Kole, Pop Wansel, August Alsina, Micah Powell, Jhené Aiko, George Merrill, Shannon Rubicam, Sly Dunbar und Isaac Hayes.

“It’s a major achievement to receive the BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Publisher of the Year Award, and I couldn’t be more proud of our songwriters. It’s the second year in a row we’ve achieved Publisher of the Year, which is really a testament to the incredible level of talent of our writers, and the hard work of our team, which works tirelessly to support them,” sagte Jody Gerson, Vorsitzende und CEO, UMPG.

"It’s an incredible honor to win the R&B & Hip-Hop Publisher of the Year Award, as it is really the total sum of the success of our incredible roster of artists and writers. We are privileged to work alongside an amazing group of talented individuals that continue to break boundaries and push culture forward. These songwriters are committed to creating music that resonates on a global scale and defines popular culture,” fügte Ethiopia Habtemariam, UMPG's President of Urban Music/Co-Head of Creative, hinzu.

Hier die vollständige Liste der preisgekrönten UMPG-Songs:

"All Eyes On You"
(Chris Brown)

"Antidote"
(Travis Scott)

"Ayo"
(Chris Brown)

"Bitch Better Have My Money"
(Travis Scott)

"Classic Man"
(The Invisible Men)

"Earned It"
(Stephan Moccio)

"Fun"
(Chris Brown)

"G.D.F.R."
(Sage The Gemini)

"Here"
(Sebastian Kole, Pop Wansel, Isaac Hayes)

"Hold You Down"
(Chris Brown, Future, August Alsina)

"Only"
(Nicki Minaj)

"Post To Be"
(Chris Brown, Micah Powell, Jhené Aiko und Sly Dunbar)

"See You Again"
(NBC/Universal vom Film Furious 7)

"Somebody"
(George Merrill, Shannon Rubicam)

"The Night Is Still Young"
(Ester Dean, Nicki Minaj)

"Truffle Butter"
(Nicki Minaj)

"Where Ya At"
(Future, Metro Boomin)

"White Iverson"
(Post Malone)