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UMPG family of songwriters and producers nominated across all major categories at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards

Kendrick Lamar, Adele, Brandi Carlile, Harry Styles, Mary J.Blige, ABBA, Taylor Swift, Kid Harpoon, Steve Lacy, H.E.R., Coldplay, Bad Bunny, Drake, Blake Slatkin amongst leading UMPG songwriters and artists nominated across major categories. In the major categories, UMPG writers and producers contributed to all 10 of the Best Album Nominees, nine of the Record of The Year nominees and seven in Song of the Year. In the inaugural Songwriter of the year category, UMPG has two of the five nominees with Nija Charles and Tobias Jesso Jr. represented.

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Universal Music Publishing Group expands relationship with Irving Berlin estate, will exclusively represent catalog worldwide

Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG), Universal Music Group’s leading global music publishing division, today announced an exclusive global publishing agreement to represent the iconic song catalog of Irving Berlin. The deal builds upon UMPG’s existing relationship with Berlin’s estate as the company has served as his catalog administrator, ex-US, since 2012.

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Universal Music Group becomes the permanent home of Frank Zappa estate

Universal Music Group (UMG), the world leader in music-based entertainment, today announced an agreement between Moon, Dweezil, Ahmet and Diva Zappa (the Zappa Trust) to acquire Frank Zappa’s estate, including his expansive recordings, publishing catalog of iconic songs, film archive, and the complete contents of The Vault, the near mythic storage facility that houses the late Zappa’s life’s work. The content spans the prolific four-decade career of the legendary, boundary-pushing musician, acclaimed composer, virtuoso guitarist, and prominent activist.

With the acquisition, which additionally includes Frank Zappa’s name and likeness, Universal Music Enterprises (UMe), UMG’s global catalog company, and Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG), the company’s leading music publisher, will build on the company’s already successful track record of working with the Zappa Trust to amplify Frank Zappa’s career as a trailblazer, iconoclast, brilliant musician and fearless artist who challenged music and culture with his unconventional and uncompromising vision and advocacy.

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The Weeknd expands global partnership with Universal Music Group

Universal Music Group (UMG), the world leader in music-based entertainment, today announced an expansive, long-term partnership with global music icon The Weeknd, one of the most commercially successful and critically-acclaimed recording artists and songwriters of the last decade. The agreement further builds upon the relationship between Abel Tesfaye p/k/a The Weeknd, and UMG’s Republic Records, which has been his label home and partner since 2012 and will remain his label partner for future recorded music releases.

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Universal Music Publishing Group, Authentic Brands Group enter an exclusive, global publishing agreement to represent Elvis Presley’s catalog

Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG), a leading, global music publisher, and Authentic Brands Group (ABG), a global brand owner, marketing and entertainment company and owner of Elvis Presley Enterprises, today announced an exclusive global publishing deal to represent the historic song catalog of the “King of Rock ‘n’ Roll” Elvis Presley.

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Sucesores de Juan Gabriel firman acuerdo mundial con Virgin Music US Latin y extienden acuerdo exclusivo global con Universal Music Publishing Group

El patrimonio de la legendaria superestrella discográfica mexicana y prolífico compositor, Juan Gabriel, ha firmado un acuerdo mundial exclusivo con Virgin Music US Latin y ha ampliado su acuerdo con Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG), la división editorial de música líder a nivel mundial de Universal Music Group. Según el nuevo acuerdo, Virgin Music US Latin ahora representará el catálogo posterior a 2008 y las grabaciones futuras de Juan Gabriel, y UMPG representará todo su catálogo icónico a través de un acuerdo editorial global exclusivo y extendido, que unirá la música de Juan Gabriel bajo el techo de Universal Music. 
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Universal Music Group acquires Neil Diamond’s complete song catalog and all master recordings

Universal Music Group (UMG), the world leader in music-based entertainment, today announced the acquisition of the entirety of Neil Diamond’s historic song catalog through Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG), its leading global publishing division, as well as the rights to all recordings from his career, including 110 unreleased tracks, an unreleased album and archival long form videos.

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