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NORTH AMERICATom+ NEW SIGNINGSSturgesExecutive Vice President Creative AffiarsLUDACRISNEW SIGNING: #1 DEBUTING ARTISTLUDACRISCELEBRATING THE NO. 1 ALBUM DEBUT(Pictured L-R): ETHIOPIA HABTERMARIAM, Director Urban Music - East Coast, UMPG; DAVID RENZER, Chairmanand CEO, UMPG; LUDACRIS; and TOM STURGES, EVP Creative Affairs, UMPGIn an extremely competitive situation, Universal Music PublishingGroup has signed multi-platinum rap star Ludacristo an exclusive worldwidepublishing deal.Following a tradition of ruling the U.S. albums and singlescharts, multi-platinum rap star Ludacris' CD, Red Light District (DefJam) hit No.1 with a bullet and is on its way to 2x Platinum. The firstsingle off the new album "Get Back" entered on the Billboard Hot 100R&B/Hip-Hop Singles. Ludacris was previously signed to EMI Music.Through the deal, Universal Music Publishing Group successfullytriumphed in a highly competitive bidding situation,acquiring rights beginning with the release of Red Light District.Ludacris is one of the rap industry's most in-demand performers,responsible for hit songs including, "Roll Out (My Business),""Splash Waterfalls," "Saturday (Oooh Oooh!)," "SouthernHospitality," "Stand Up," and "What's Your Fantasy."In addition to a successful career in music, Ludacris is anoteworthy actor with roles in such films as Lil' Pimp, Crash, 2Fast 2 Furious, The Wash and is currently filming Hustle & Flow.His composer credits in feature films include You Got Served("Stand Up"), Honey ("Stand Up"), Bad Boys II ("Rollout", "MoveB*tch"), Hollywood Homicide ("Gossip Folks"), How High, RushHour 2 ("Area Codes"), 2 Fast 2 Furious ("Act A Fool"), and TheFast and the Furious ("Area Codes").Ludacris also contributes his talent to a wide variety of otherartists and has executive produced on Chingy's "Right Thurr" and"Jackpot" in addition to collaborating on hits for everyone fromFat Joe, Ginuwine, Jermaine Dupri, Missy Elliot, Mariah Carey,Outkast, The Neptunes, Twista, Usher and more.Managed by Chaka Zulu, Ludacris joins UMPG's successfulurban roster, which includes 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks, Young Buck,Ice Cube, Prince, Mary J. Blige, Jill Scott, Brian McKnight, DMX,Raphael Saadiq, Mariah Carey, Floetry, Ashanti, Ja Rule, MiriBen Ari, and Anthony Hamilton, amongst others. In August 2004,Universal Music Publishing Group was named BMI UrbanPublisher of the Year.
Betty WrightNORTH AMERICA+ NEW SIGNINGSUniversal Music Publishing Group Signs Joss StoneCo-writer/Producer GRAMMY® Winner,R&B Legend, BETTY “The Clean Up Woman” WRIGHTTo Exclusive Co-publishing DealUniversal Music Publishing Group ispleased to announce that they have signedBetty Wright to an exclusive worldwide copublishingdeal.Wright, along with her long time collaborator,Angelo Morris, most recently workedwith Joss Stone on Mind, Body & Soul as theco-writer/producer, a project that landedStone a #1 debut on the UK charts, gold certificationin the U.S., Austria, and NewZealand and platinum in the UK. In a strategyto have Stone record obscure soul classicsusing seasoned musicians from the Miamisoul scene, Wright personally recruited thesession musicians. Stone, Wright, SteveGreenberg (S-Curve) and producer MikeMangini then set about picking out lesserknown cuts such as “Dirty Man” and “SuperDuper” for the album, completing the recordingin four days. Betty Wright then promptlyorganized a band for Joss Stone’s first gig.In her legendary career, Wright haspenned and/or performed many hit songsincluding, “Clean Up Woman,” “Let Me Be YourLovemaker,” “Shoorah! Shoorah!,” “It’s Hard toStop (Doing Something When It’s Good to You),”“Babysitter,” “What Are You Going To Do WithIt,” and “Slip and Do It.” Wright received aGRAMMY ® for the song “Where Is the Love?”(which she co-wrote with KC of KC and theSunshine Band) in 1974 and in 1981, Wrightcollaborated with Stevie Wonder on “WhatAre You Gonna Do With It?” which proved tobe a substantial hit.Commented David Renzer, Chairman& CEO, Universal Music Publishing Group:“Betty has the soul of a poet with theincredible musicality and melodic sense tocomplement the lyrical stories she creates.We are so proud to welcome the legendaryBetty Wright to the UMPG family.”Wright also contributes her talent to awide variety of other artists and has producedand writing on albums with Millie Jackson,Jennifer Lopez, and Erykah Badu. In addition,Wright continues to issue her own albums,such as 2002’s Fit for a King.Wright began her career in the musicindustry at age eleven as a member inher family’s own gospel group the Echoesof Joy.UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING GROUP SIGNS CATALOG OFMULTI-GRAMMY® WINNER, ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAMERECIPIENT, RECORDING INDUSTRY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENTAWARD WINNER ROY ORBISON TO ADMINIS-TRATION DEAL VIA PUBLISHING COMPANIES ROY ORBISONMUSIC COMPANY/BARBARA ORBISON MUSIC COMPANYThe Orbison catalogs encompass many hit songs including, “Oh, PrettyWoman,” “Only the Lonely,” “Crying,” “Running Scared,” “In Dreams,” and“Blue Bayou.”Through the deal, Universal Music Publishing Group acquires worldwideadministration rights (excluding North America).Legendary singer songwriter Roy Orbison won four GRAMMYs includingBest Country Performance By A Duo or Group With Vocal with EmmylouHarris in 1980, Best Spoken Word Album in 1986, Best Country Collaborationwith Vocals in 1988 for “Crying” with k.d. lang and Best Male Pop VocalPerformance in 1990 for “Oh, Pretty Woman.” In 1987 Roy Orbison wasinducted into the 2nd Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in New York byBruce Springsteen. In 1998, Barbara Orbison accepted the RecordingAcademy’s Lifetime Achievement Award that was bestowed upon Royposthumously for his unparalleled contribution to the recording industry.UMPG • 07
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