One of the frontrunners in the field of music publishing is Universal Music Publishing, an American music publishing company. It was founded in 1972 and comes under the umbrella of the Universal Music Group, earlier known as MCA Music Publishing. It has headquarters in Santa Monica, California and is known to be a global leader in music publishing.
Useful phone and email support
The headquarters of Universal Music Publishing is located at 2100 Colorado Avenue, Santa Monica, CA 90404, United States. Here are the important phone numbers for those in the US: +1 310-235-4700 (general) and 888-474-4979 (royalty enquiries). For royalty doubts you can also write to umpg.royalty@umusic.com. Visit the official website for country-specific contact information. For those budding artists looking to submit a demo, note that all submissions must be made to UMG’s record labels.
Universal Music Publishing has 51 active offices in over forty countries across the globe. It caters to all music aficionados with music of different genres and some of the best global talent – singers, songwriters, catalogs and musicians trust the brand to look after their interests and promote their music to the largest possible audience. It operates in this music space along with its subsidiaries Killer Tracks, Casa Ricordi, Zomba Group of Companies and Dsign Music. Proof of the great work that Universal Music Publishing does is evident in the awards it gets nominated each year.
Artists that have made it big
Many famous artists have signed up with Universal Music Group – this has been across genres and audience preferences. All time greats such as Neil Diamond, Bee Gees, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, ABBA, Tommy Brown, Elton John, Bernie Taupin, and Mariah Carey are with them. Newer musicians who have made an impact through Universal Music Publishing are The Jonas Brothers, Taylor Swift, Justin Timberlake, Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez, Demi Lovato, Ariana Grande, and Britney Spears. Others signed up with the UMPG are artists known for their path breaking music like Adele, Alabama Shakes, Alicia Keys, Kendrick Lamar, Nicki Minaj, Shawn Mendes, Dave Mathews, and Eminem.
In the field of American folk rock, the Mamas & the Papas, who blazed across the music scene in the 1960’s, were also a part of Universal Music Publishing. Also in their repertoire was the genre of classical, Christian and Gospel music and production music. The company made a name for itself by providing creative and sync licensing for music scores as well as related administrative support. They have worked with leading movie studios such as Warner Brothers, Universal Pictures, Lionsgate, Paramount, MGM, Disney and Legendary Pictures. They also provided services to Amazon, HBO, DreamWorks Animation, and NBC, Sesame Workshop and many other leading networks and production houses.
Being one of the largest music publishing companies, UMPG has an astounding three million songs on its catalogs and also expertise in the creative and synchronization sphere. Little wonder then that they are leaders in connecting the best music to films, TV shows and productions, advertising, stage content and shows, video games and a range of digital content. Universal Music Group is able to connect all the players in the music creation industry- from songwriters, musicians, singers to producers, and promoters –novices, upcoming artists and professionals, and create incredible creative work. It has become a one-stop shop for all music publishing and related activities.
