At just 29, Troye Sivan has firmly established himself as one of Australia’s most influential pop stars, and as he reveals to Vogue, this is only the beginning of his journey.

UMPG celebrated outstanding success at the 2025 GRAMMY Awards, representing 15 of Sunday night's Grammy Award winners, who garnered trophies across 19 genre-diverse categories, including Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Album of the Year. In addition, UMPG Chairman & CEO Jody Gerson received the Recording Academy’s 2025 Industry Icon Award, recognizing her transformative leadership and impact on the music industry.

Troye Sivan had a night to remember at the 2024 ARIA Awards last week, taking home three major trophies, including Album of the Year, Best Solo Artist, and Best Pop Release, for his chart topping and critically acclaimed album ‘Something To Give Each Other’. The awards, held at The Hordern Pavilion in Sydney on Wednesday 20th November, marked a monumental moment in Troye’s career, with these latest wins bringing his total ARIA tally to an impressive nine awards!

The annual Screen Music Awards presented by APRA AMCOS in conjunction with the Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC) took place last month (29th October) in Melbourne, Australia. The ceremony acknowledges excellence and innovation in the field of screen composition across the small and large screen.

For the 67^th GRAMMY Awards nominations, UMPG songwriters, artists, producers and composers earned a record 111 nominations spanning 51 categories! Across genres, our talent contributed to many of this year’s most influential and culturally significant songs.

David Gray has been promoted to Managing Director, U.K. and Head of Global A&R for Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG), a leader in global music publishing, it was announced today by UMPG Chairman & CEO Jody Gerson, to whom Gray reports. Gray will relocate to London from New York in January. Passing the reins to Gray is longtime UMPG U.K. Managing Director Mike McCormack, who has established a consultancy and formed a joint venture with the company.

Meta and Universal Music Group (UMG), the world leader in music-based entertainment, today announced an expanded global, multi-year agreement that will further evolve the creative and commercial opportunities for UMG artists and Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) songwriters across Meta’s global network of platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, Horizon, Threads and, for the first time, WhatsApp.

Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG), Universal Music Group’s leading global publishing division, today announced that accomplished branding executive Alix Kram has been appointed to Head of Marketing, a newly-created global role. Based in New York, she will report to UMPG Chairman and CEO Jody Gerson, and UMPG COO Marc Cimino. Additionally, Kram will provide marketing support for Bravado, UMG’s global merchandise and brand management company, reporting to President Matt Young. In her new role at UMPG, Kram will oversee the company’s marketing efforts with a focus on creative storytelling and cultural relevancy. She will work to amplify initiatives across business units, and maximizing awareness and opportunities for UMPG-owned catalogs. Additionally, Kram will work with Bravado to drive strategy and create revenue-generating opportunities for UMPG/Bravado catalog IP.

Thanks to UMP artists Lime Cordiale, the 10-month long ARIA Chart drought is over! Lime Cordiale are an Australian pop-rock group made up of brothers Oli and Louis Leimbach. With 'Enough of the Sweet Talk', the Leimbach brothers blast to No. 1 on the latest tally, published Friday, Aug 2, ending a painfully dry spell for homegrown Australian artists.

We are pleased to inform you that our negotiations with TikTok have resulted in a new agreement. Music from UMPG songwriters and administered catalogs will be available on the platform shortly. We are happy to say that this is a multi-dimensional licensing deal that will deliver significant industry-leading benefits for UMPG’s global family of songwriters, artists and rightsholders.