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TOM STURGES
Head of Creative
Tom.Sturges@
umusic.com
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EVAN LAMBERG ROBERT ALLEN
Executive Vice
President
of Creative,
East Coast
Senior Vice
President
of Business
Affairs
Evan.Lamberg@ Robert.Allen@
umusic.com umusic.com
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BREAKTHROUGH
SUCCESS STORY
DAVID KOKAKIS
Vice President,
Business
Affairs/
Business
Development
David.Kokakis@
umusic.com
UMPG Signs
No. 1 Platinum
Breakthrough Artist
Justin
Bieber
world-wide publishing deal encompasses
all of Bieber’s catalogue, including
the No. 1 album My World 2.0 and his
debut My World.
“UMPG are partnering with us to grow a career
in a promising young man. I’m excited for
Justin as he continues on his creative path,”
said Scooter Braun, manager for Justin Bieber.
With My World 2.0, the 16-year-old is the
youngest solo male artist to reach No. 1 on the
Billboard 200 since Aug. 24, 1963. Securing
both the No. 1 and No. 5 chart positions,
Bieber is the first act to concurrently chart two
albums within the top five of the Billboard 200
since Oct. 2004.
MyWorld2.0 features singles “Baby” (co-written
by Christina Milian and Tricky), “Never Let
You Go,” “Eenie Meenie,” and “U Smile.”
Bieber’s debut album, My World, went Platinum
in the U.S. and reached No. 1 on the Pop
iTunes chart. All seven of the album’s tracks
made an appearance on the Billboard Hot 100.
The MyWorld arena tour kicks off June 23 and
will go to 43 cities. UMPG
With powerhouse Creative and Business Affairs teams in New York and Los Angeles,
these UMPG senior executives and their respective teams keep UMPG writers in touch,
involved, and informed.
“I’M EXCITED FOR JUSTIN to be with Universal Music Publishing Group. THEY LOOK
AT HIM NOT ONLY AS AN ARTIST, BUT AS A PRODUCER AND A WRITER,
and their belief in that is a long term vision.” — SCOOTER BRAUN, MANAGER FOR JUSTIN BIEBER
NORTH AMERICA
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