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  • Ariana Grande inks exclusive worldwide deal with Universal Music

    Ariana Grande inks exclusive worldwide deal with Universal Music

    MUMBAI: Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) has signed pop superstar and songwriter Ariana Grande to an exclusive, worldwide publishing agreement.

     

    Through the deal, UMPG will represent Grande’s entire catalog, including her No.1 albums, Yours Truly (2013), and her second smash album, My Everything (2014), both of which were released on Republic Records. Grande has scored multiple Top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 and become one of the brightest new artists of her generation.

     

    UMPG chairman and CEO Jody Gerson said, “Ariana Grande’s global success is a testament to her incredible talent and instincts as an artist and a songwriter. We’re so pleased to be working with her, alongside her management and our partners at Republic, to represent her songs and help maximize opportunities around the world.”

     

    Grande is currently on a worldwide tour scheduled to run through October.

  • Nick Jonas & Universal Music Publishing ink new deal

    Nick Jonas & Universal Music Publishing ink new deal

    MUMBAI: This week Nick Jonas and Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) executives had double reason to celebrate, as the pop superstar’s second hit radio single “Jealous” reached No.1 — officially claiming the top spot on the Mediabase Pop Airplay Chart. The No.1 milestone for Jonas also occurred on the heels of concluding his new worldwide publishing deal with UMPG.

     

    “I’m so thrilled to be a part of the Universal family, I’m looking forward to being a part of this amazing year to come,” said Jonas.

     

    “Nick Jonas has a long future ahead of him, not only as a major pop star but as a really inventive songwriter and producer. We’re delighted to be working with him and our label partners at Island/Republic, and extremely proud of his well-deserved No.1,” said Universal Music Publishing Group chairman and CEO Jody Gerson.

     

    Through the deal UMPG will represent Jonas’ songs on his sophomore solo studio album, Nick Jonas (Island Records), which was released 10 November. UMPG will provide global creative and administration services, as well as represent his repertoire for synch licensing in films, TV, games, apps and other media.

     

    Jonas wrote or co-wrote six songs on the album including “Jealous,” his first No.1. The song has remained steadily in the Top 10 for 18 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, scanning more than 1.1 million since release (Nielsen). It’s his second trip to the Top 10 overall: Jonas reached No.10 in 2009 as a member of the Jonas Brothers with “Paranoid.” Jonas’ dance mix, “Jealous (2-1),” which feat remixes from Bent Collective, the Rooftop Boys and Ugo among others, also reached the summit of Billboard’s Dance Club Songs chart.