Universal Music Publishing Group

E265220

music publishing company subsidiary

Universal Music Publishing Group is a major global music publishing company that administers and licenses song copyrights for a vast catalog of songwriters and composers worldwide.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
Universal Music Publishing Group canonical	17
Universal Music Group publishing division	1
Universal Music Publishing	1
Universal Music Publishing (film music division)	1
Universal Music Publishing Group France	1
Universal Music Publishing Group Germany	1
Universal Music Publishing Group Japan	1
Universal Music Publishing Group Latin America	1
Universal Music Publishing Group UK	1
Universal Music Publishing Nashville	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2105408 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Universal Music Publishing Group
Context triple: [Universal Music Group, subsidiary, Universal Music Publishing Group]

A. Universal Music Group
Universal Music Group is one of the world’s largest and most influential music companies, encompassing major record labels and a vast roster of global artists.
B. Warner Music Group
Warner Music Group is a major global music entertainment company and record label conglomerate representing a wide range of internationally successful artists.
C. Warner Chappell Music
Warner Chappell Music is a major global music publishing company representing a vast catalog of songs and songwriters across diverse genres.
D. Bertelsmann Music Group
Bertelsmann Music Group (BMG) was a major global music company and record label group owned by the German media conglomerate Bertelsmann, known for representing numerous prominent artists and extensive music publishing operations.
E. MPL Music Publishing
MPL Music Publishing is a music publishing company that operates as a division of MPL Communications, managing and licensing song catalogs and related rights.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Universal Music Publishing Group
Target entity description: Universal Music Publishing Group is a major global music publishing company that administers and licenses song copyrights for a vast catalog of songwriters and composers worldwide.

A. Universal Music Group
Universal Music Group is one of the world’s largest and most influential music companies, encompassing major record labels and a vast roster of global artists.
B. Warner Music Group
Warner Music Group is a major global music entertainment company and record label conglomerate representing a wide range of internationally successful artists.
C. Warner Chappell Music
Warner Chappell Music is a major global music publishing company representing a vast catalog of songs and songwriters across diverse genres.
D. Bertelsmann Music Group
Bertelsmann Music Group (BMG) was a major global music company and record label group owned by the German media conglomerate Bertelsmann, known for representing numerous prominent artists and extensive music publishing operations.
E. MPL Music Publishing
MPL Music Publishing is a music publishing company that operates as a division of MPL Communications, managing and licensing song catalogs and related rights.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	music publishing company ⓘ subsidiary ⓘ
abbreviation	UMPG ⓘ
areaServed	worldwide ⓘ
catalogSize	large global catalog of musical works ⓘ
competitor	BMG ⓘ surface form: BMG Rights Management Sony/ATV Music Publishing ⓘ surface form: Sony Music Publishing Warner Chappell Music ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
distributionChannel	advertising synchronization ⓘ broadcast media ⓘ digital music services ⓘ film and television synchronization ⓘ live performance licensing ⓘ
employs	A&R executives ⓘ composers ⓘ copyright administrators ⓘ licensing executives ⓘ music publishers ⓘ songwriters ⓘ
focusesOn	administration of song copyrights ⓘ licensing of song copyrights ⓘ
hasClient	composers worldwide ⓘ music producers ⓘ music publishers represented by sub‑publishing agreements ⓘ songwriters worldwide ⓘ
hasPart	Universal Music Publishing Group self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Universal Music Publishing Group France Universal Music Publishing Group self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Universal Music Publishing Group Germany Universal Music Publishing Group self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Universal Music Publishing Group Japan Universal Music Publishing Group self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Universal Music Publishing Group Latin America Universal Music Publishing Group self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Universal Music Publishing Group UK Universal Music Publishing Group self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Universal Music Publishing Nashville
headquartersLocation	California, United States ⓘ surface form: California Santa Monica, California, United States ⓘ surface form: Santa Monica, California United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
industry	music publishing ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
owns	music publishing catalogs ⓘ
parentOrganization	Universal Music Group ⓘ
partOf	Universal Music Publishing Group self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Universal Music Group publishing division
publishes	musical compositions ⓘ songs ⓘ
service	A&R for songwriters and composers ⓘ copyright management ⓘ creative services for songwriters ⓘ mechanical licensing ⓘ music licensing ⓘ music publishing administration ⓘ performance rights administration ⓘ royalty collection ⓘ synchronization licensing ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (26)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Universal Music Group → subsidiary → Universal Music Publishing Group ⓘ

Casa Ricordi → partOf → Universal Music Publishing Group ⓘ

Ride wit Me → publisher → Universal Music Publishing Group ⓘ

Theme from Schindler's List → publisher → Universal Music Publishing Group ⓘ

this entity surface form: Universal Music Publishing (film music division)

Elevation → publisher → Universal Music Publishing Group ⓘ

Lemon → publisher → Universal Music Publishing Group ⓘ

On & On → publisher → Universal Music Publishing Group ⓘ

Mine Again → publisher → Universal Music Publishing Group ⓘ

Counting Stars → publisher → Universal Music Publishing Group ⓘ

Turning Tables → hasPublishing → Universal Music Publishing Group ⓘ

Universal Production Music → associatedWith → Universal Music Publishing Group ⓘ

Clocks → publisher → Universal Music Publishing Group ⓘ

this entity surface form: Universal Music Publishing

Viva la Vida → publisher → Universal Music Publishing Group ⓘ

The Scientist → publisher → Universal Music Publishing Group ⓘ

A Sky Full of Stars → publisher → Universal Music Publishing Group ⓘ