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Headquarters in Santa Monica
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| Industry | Music industry |
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| Headquarters | Santa Monica, California, United States |
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| Services | Music publishing |
| Parent | Universal Music Group |
| Website | umpg |
Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) is a North American music publishing company and is part of the Universal Music Group. It was formerly known as MCA Music Publishing. Universal Music Publishing is the world's second largest music publishing company, behind Sony/ATV Music Publishing.
UMPG owns or administers more than 3 million copyrights. They are one of the largest music publishing businesses in the world with more than 43 offices in 36 countries. In 2006, Universal Music Publishing Group acquired Bertelsmann Music Publishing from Bertelsmann Music Group for €1.63 billion, back then the third largest publishing group in the world, making Universal Music the largest music publisher in the world. Jody Gerson serves as chairman/CEO of the company. On December 3, 2015, she was named Executive of the Year by Billboard Magazine in its Women in Music issue.Sony/ATV Music Publishing overtook Universal Music Publishing as the world's largest music publisher in 2013 after acquiring EMI Music Publishing.
Among the well-known artists that are affiliated with UMPG are: Demi Lovato, Selena Gomez, Adele, U2, Justin Bieber, Justin Timberlake, Keith Urban, Nicki Minaj, Nick Jonas, Britney Spears, Mumford & Sons, Ariana Grande, Mariah Carey, Ashanti, Mary J. Blige, Florence and the Machine, Basement Jaxx, Imagine Dragons, Massive Attack, New Order,Shawn Mendes, J. Cole, Eminem, Martin Garrix, Big Sean, Jason Derulo, Gloria Estefan and Emilio Estefan, Future, Tobias Jesso Jr, Post Malone, Glen Ballard, Stereophonics, Eve, Musiq, Kacy Hill, Beastie Boys, Fatboy Slim, Noir Desir, Michael Chabon, Adassa, Zucchero, Miguel Bosé, Brian McKnight, Guy Sebastian, Svoy, Paul Simon, Hunter Hayes, Shania Twain, Miguel, Sam Hunt, André Rieu, 3 Doors Down, The Corrs, Dianne Warren, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Travis Scott and Angie Miller.
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