Jody Gerson In The News

Universal Music Group is now an $8bn-a-year company, as streaming revenues surge 21.5% in record 2019

Company now generates more than $11m every day from streaming

Taylor Swift signs exclusive global publishing deal with UMPG

Universal Music Group already serves as Swift’s exclusive worldwide recorded music partner

‘It should be standard for songwriters to get a share of master rights.’

Nonstop Management founder Jaime Zeluck Hindlin discusses her first year in business and the biggest challenges faced by songwriters today

UMPG signs DaBaby to exclusive global admin deal

Artist has 17m monthly listeners on Spotify

Who won A&R Awards in London last night?

Polydor, Mike McCormack, Alec Boateng, Lisa Cullington... to name a few

UMPG names Thomas Vidovic as MD, Germany and SVP, Austria & Switzerland; Diana Muñoz promoted to SVP, Finance and Administration

Both promotions are effective immediately

‘They lead the best A&R team in the industry’: David Gray and Walter Jones named Co-Heads, A&R at Universal Music Publishing Group

Jody Gerson praises "accomplished A&R executives who have helped develop some of the brightest creative talent"

Alicia Keys signs with Universal Music Publishing Group

UMPG to globally administer rights to Alicia Keys’ iconic song catalog