Universal Music Publishing Group In The News

Investor figures from the three majors suggest they are – or will soon be – looking after double-digit millions of songs

A GBP £211 million royalty distribution to PRS's members represented an 18% year-over-year increase of £32.5 million, said the org

Simmons joined UMPG as an A&R scout in 2014

It's not a done deal yet, we hear. But as one source put it "this could now really happen, and it could happen soon – things are moving fast".

Knoepfle joins UMPG from Sony Music Publishing, where she was most recently SVP, Creative

The headline royalty rate will be set at 15.35% for the years 2023-2027

UMPG says that the Global Creative Group is a team of senior A&R executives across key territories

Olson was most recently Executive Vice President/Head of BMG Music Rights Music Publishing North America