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Super Bowl 50: UMPG Writers and Songs Have Major Presence

Super Bowl 50: UMPG Writers and Songs Have Major Presence

Besides UMPG’s Coldplay appearance at halftime, UMPG songs were featured in spots for Paypal, HyndaiUSA, 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.

Songs featured included:

“Confident" - Demi Lovato (UMPG writer Demi Lovato)

 Advertiser: Paypal   Title: “There’s a New Money in Town”  


"Whatta Man" - Salt-N-Pepa

(UMPG catalog/samples “What a Man” by Dave Crawford originally recorded for Stax)

Advertiser: Hyundai USA  Title: “Ryanville”


"Express Yourself" - Madonna

(UMPG catalog/writer Stephen Bray)

Advertiser: Pepsi


"Welcome To The Jungle” - Guns N’ Roses

(UMPG writer Axl Rose)

Advertiser: Taco Bell 


“Friends” - Flight Of The Concords 

(UMPG interest via HBO)

Advertiser: Marmot


"This Is How We Do It" - Montell Jordan

(UMPG catalog/samples “Children’s Story” by Slick Rick)

Advertiser: Persil 


"No Sleep ‘Till Brooklyn” - The Beastie Boys

(UMPG catalog/writers The Beastie Boys and Rick Rubin)

 Trailer: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2


"Don’t Panic" - recorded by Clairity

(UMPG writers Coldplay)

Trailer: X-Men Apocalypse


"Don’t Speak (I Came to Make a Bang)" - Eagles of Death Metal

(UMPG interest via Jessie Hughes)

 Advertiser: Carl’s Jr


“Uptown Funk” - Bruno Mars

 (UMPG interest via Philip Lawrence)

 Advertiser: Grammy Awards


“Hello” - Adele

(UMPG writer Adele)

Advertiser: Grammy Awards


“What Do You Mean” - Justin Bieber

(UMPG writer Justin Bieber)

Advertiser: Grammy Awards


Hawaii 5-0 Promo: "Adventure of a Lifetime” - Coldplay

(UMPG writers Coldplay)


Surviver Promo: “Get Up” - Dorothy

(UMPG writers Ian Scott and Mark Jackson)


NFL Promo: "Adventure of a Lifetime” - Coldplay

(UMPG writers Coldplay)