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Universal Music Publishing Group 
EMI Music Publishing 
There’s no question: As challenging as the music industry can be for men, it’s twice as tough for women.That was one of the many takeaways from a panel discussion involving Grammy-winning songwriter Autumn Rowe (Jon Batiste’s “We Are,” Dua Lipa, Ava Max) and top music publishers Jody Gerson (chairman/CEO of Universal Music Publishing), Golnar Khosrowshahi (founder/president of Reservoir) and Carianne Marshall (co-chair/COO of Warner Chappell Music) at a panel discussion during the National Music Publishers Association’s annual meeting on Wednesday.While...
Universal Music Publishing Group
Jody
Gerson
Chairman / CEO
Universal Music Publishing’s appetite for big-name catalogs didn’t end with its big 2020 deal for Bob Dylan’s works. In 2022, the company picked up the catalogs of Elvis Presley, Sting, Neil Diamond and Frank Zappa’s estate, while extending its deal with the estate of Mexican icon Juan Gabriel. In his breakthrough year, Steve Lacy was among the younger talents who signed with UMPG, which also extended the terms of its global Lionel Richie pact and announced an extensive partnership with the Weeknd. Among its accolades, UMPG was No. 1 in Billboard’s second-quarter publisher rankings, Gerson received the Abe Olman Publishing Award at the 51st Songwriters Hall of Fame Awards, and client Billie Eilish and brother Finneas got the Best Original Song Oscar for “No Time to Die.”
