Universal Music Publishing Group In The News

Universal buys Frank Zappa recordings, song catalog and complete contents of ‘The Vault’ housing 1,000+ hours of film and video

Acquisition also includes Frank Zappa’s name and likeness

Steve Cooper is leaving Warner Music Group. Will one of these 53 people replace him as CEO?

MBW runs down a bunch of executives that might just have a shot of being Warner Music Group's new boss

Universal inks strategic global partnership with music licensing tech startup Songclip

Songclip closed an $11m funding round in March 2021

The Weeknd partners with Binance for ‘first crypto powered world tour’

Binance to release exclusive NFT collection, along with co-branded tour merchandise

From Justin Timberlake’s catalog sale to Sony’s unrecouped balance program expansion: It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up

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Sujata Murthy promoted to Executive Vice President of Media & Artist Relations at Universal Music Enterprises

Murthy will also work closely with artists, managers and estates across UMG’s roster

Justin Timberlake sells song catalog to Hipgnosis and its $1bn-backed Blackstone fund

Hipgnosis buys 100% of all of Timberlake’s copyright, ownership and financial interests of the Writer and Publisher’s Share of Public Performance income, and the catalog of musical compositions written by Justin Timberlake.

Cristina Chavez named Vice President, A&R, at Universal Music Publishing Group

Chavez will work closely with songwriters on UMPG’s existing roster, and will also identify and sign rising talent to the company