Marc Cimino, Chief Operating Officer at UMPG, said: “Elvis Presley has had an unprecedented and lasting global impact on music and pop culture. Presley also holds numerous records including the most RIAA certified Gold and Platinum albums, the most albums charted on the Billboard 200, the most number-one albums by a solo artist on the UK Albums Chart, and the most number-one singles by any act on the UK Singles Chart. Presley won three Grammy Awards, a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Country Music Hall of Fame, Gospel Hall of Fame, Rockabilly Hall of Fame and the Honky Tonk Hall of Fame, among others. He holds the record for most songs charting on Billboard’s Top 40 with 114 hits, including an astonishing 40 within the top 10 and 18 reaching number one. Widely acclaimed as the best-selling solo music artist of all time, Presley has sold more than 500 million records. In working together, the companies joined forces to expand the legacies and cultural impact of artists worldwide across a wide range of consumer touchpoints to drive opportunities in merchandise, memorabilia, endorsements, brand experiences and content, among many others. In November 2020, Universal Music Group (UMG), the world leader in music-based entertainment, and ABG, one of the world’s leading intellectual property owners and entertainment companies, announced a strategic initiative to acquire and actively manage artist brands. The agreement builds upon Universal Music’s existing relationship with ABG. With songs that are among the most recognizable and popular in history, Presley’s vast musical legacy spans pop, country, R&B, contemporary and gospel.Īs part of the expanded relationship, UMPG and ABG will represent Presley’s catalog of legendary hits worldwide, excluding the UK, including “Can’t Help Falling in Love,” “It’s Now or Never,” “Memories,” “A Little Less Conversation,” “Don’t Be Cruel,” “Jailhouse Rock,” “Love Me Tender,” “Viva Las Vegas,” “Teddy Bear,” “Amazing Grace,” “All Shook Up,” “Tears On My Pillow” and countless more everlasting songs. SANTA MONICA & NEW YORK, ApUniversal Music Publishing Group (UMPG), a leading, global music publisher, and Authentic Brands Group (ABG), a global brand owner, marketing and entertainment company and owner of Elvis Presley Enterprises, today announced an exclusive global publishing deal to represent the historic song catalog of the “King of Rock ‘n’ Roll” Elvis Presley.Ī global music icon and one of America’s most prominent cultural catalysts, Presley helped revolutionize rock and roll, transforming it into a mainstream, commercial genre, pioneering the future of music itself. The Legendary Catalog Includes “Can’t Help Falling in Love,” “It’s Now or Never,” “Jailhouse Rock,” “A Little Less Conversation,” “Don’t Be Cruel,” “Memories,” “Amazing Grace,” “All Shook Up,” “Viva Las Vegas,” “Love Me Tender” and More UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING GROUP, AUTHENTIC BRANDS GROUP ENTER AN EXCLUSIVE, GLOBAL PUBLISHING AGREEMENT TO REPRESENT ELVIS PRESLEY’S CATALOG UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING GROUP, AUTHENTIC BRANDS GROUP ENTER AN EXCLUSIVE, GLOBAL PUBLISHING AGREEMENT TO REPRESENT ELVIS PRESLEY’S CATALOG.