Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG), the leading, global publishing division of Universal Music Group, today announced that Platinum singer/songwriter Sabrina Carpenter (Island Records) has been signed to an exclusive, worldwide publishing agreement.
Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG), the global publishing division of Universal Music Group, today announced that multi-talented artist Fred again.. (Fred Gibson) has been signed to an exclusive, worldwide publishing agreement.
Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG), Universal Music Group’s leading global publishing division, today announced that superstar Broadway composer Stephen Schwartz has been signed to an exclusive, global publishing agreement.
Through the new agreement, UMPG represents the majority of Schwartz’ renowned catalogue. One of the most prominent composers in theater history, Schwartz has written songs for iconic Broadway hits WICKED (including “Defying Gravity,” “Popular” & “For Good) – which has been adapted into a two-part major motion picture starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo. Schwartz is also the mastermind behind scores for GODSPELL, PIPPIN, THE MAGIC SHOW, THE BAKER’S WIFE, WORKING, RAGS, and CHILDREN OF EDEN, as well as young audience musicals CAPTAIN LOUIE and Disney’s MY SON PINOCCHIO.
I write today to ensure you’ve heard the good news that the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) issued its Final Determination upholding the rate increases in the Phonorecords III case. This covers on-demand digital streaming royalties for the years 2018-2022.
We expect these escalating topline revenue rate increases to result in more royalties paid to songwriters and publishers. This is in addition to the topline revenue royalty rate increase resulting from the settlement between the DSPs and Publishers for 2023-2027 in the Phonorecords IV case. Under the Phonorecords IV settlement, topline revenue royalty rates increased are increasing gradually from 15.1% to 15.35%.
As a long-time champion of songwriters’ rights and protections, we are pleased with this result, but of course there remains work to do. We are fully committed to driving continued progress to ensure that songwriters are fairly compensated, and that your immense value is recognized.
The Bob Dylan Center [BDC] and Universal Music Publishing Group [UMPG], the world’s leading music publishing company, have joined forces to launch the Bob Dylan Center Songwriter Fellowship, it was announced today by BDC Director Steven Jenkins and UMPG Chief Operating Officer Marc Cimino. To be awarded to two recipients annually, the Fellowship was created to mentor and develop aspiring songwriters in association with the tremendous educational resources of the Bob Dylan Center.
Each Fellowship encompasses a $40,000 project stipend, public engagement and presentation opportunities, dedicated time in BDC’s Bob Dylan Archive® to study Dylan’s creative process, roundtrip airfare to Tulsa and accommodations in the city, mentorship from UMPG songwriters and executives, and recording time in Tulsa’s historic The Church Studio, the famous studio of Leon Russell.
Simon Cowell and Syco Entertainment, the pioneers behind the world’s most successful talent discovery formats, and Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG), the global publishing division of Universal Music Group (UMG), today announced the launch of SYCO Publishing, a boutique publisher dedicated to supporting and developing global songwriting talent.
The Inseparables raconte l’histoire d’une amitié entre une marionnette (Don, inspiré par Don Quichotte) échappée du théâtre de Central Park et une peluche de chien rappeur (DJ Doggie Dog), que mille aventures dans New York vont souder à jamais. La bande annonce est portée par « Where Is My Mind » écrit et composé par Charles Thompson mais interprété cette fois-ci par Puggy.
La marque de bière portugaise Super Bock surprend agréablement avec sa dernière campagne. Le concept ? Des étiquettes qui parlent à notre place. « Desculpa » (pardon), « tinhas razão » (tu avais raison)… Des étiquettes pour communiquer lorsque les mots ne viennent pas facilement. La reprise de « Words », titre popularisé par F.R. David allie fragilité et tendresse et est à regarder ici :
Premières images d'une soirée qui arrive à son climax : un homme tombe sous le charme d'une femme. Celle-ci part aux coups de minuit, perdant sa chaussure dans sa fuite. Le garçon se lance à sa recherche. Découvrez cette quête rythmée par le classique Disney « Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo » (co-composé par Mack David, Al Hoffman et Jerry Livingston), reprise dans une version électronique.
La dernière campagne de Roger&Gallet met autant à l’honneur les fragrances estivales que Le Dernier Jour du Disco de Juliette Armanet. C‘est l’occasion de célébrer les +1.5M de stream et la certification diamant de ce titre déjà iconique de l'artiste. Découvrez la campagne :