2012

• May 18 BLACK SABBATH AND BRAVADO: MASTERS OF REALITY MEET MASTERS OF MERCHANDISE!
• May 17 UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP (UMG) AND SCOOTER BRAUN’S SCHOOLBOY RECORDS EXPAND THEIR STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP
• May 03 ROBERT SMITH APPOINTED GENERAL MANAGER, VERVE MUSIC GROUP
• Apr 23 CYNTHIA SEXTON APPOINTED EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, BRANDING AND LICENSING, UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC RECORDS & ISLAND DEF JAM MUSIC GROUP
• Apr 19 RAND LEVIN APPOINTED SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, BUSINESS & LEGAL AFFAIRS, UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP
• Apr 12 RENOWNED MUSIC EXECUTIVE TOM WHALLEY LAUNCHES NEW LABEL WITH UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC
• Apr 12 UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP DISTRIBUTION (UMGD) CELEBRATES INDEPENDENT MUSIC STORES WITH ‘RECORD STORE DAY’ RELEASES
• Apr 04 DANGER MOUSE SIGNS WITH UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING
• Mar 29 UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING GROUP SIGNS HIT-MAKER MIKE ELIZONDO TO WORLD-WIDE PUBLISHING AGREEMENT
• Mar 26 TOM MACKAY NAMED EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC RECORDS
• Mar 14 ISLAND DEF JAM MUSIC GROUP APPOINTS JOIE MANDA PRESIDENT, DEF JAM RECORDINGS
• Mar 13 MARK WILKINSON IS APPOINTED PRESIDENT OF DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON
• Mar 08 JAPANESE TECHNO-POP TRIO, PERFUME, SIGN WITH UNIVERSAL MUSIC
• Mar 06 UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING GROUP RE-SIGNS NASHVILLE HIT-MAKER LUKE LAIRD TO NEW, WORLD-WIDE PUBLISHING AGREEMENT
• Mar 02 INGROOVES ACQUIRES FONTANA DISTRIBUTION
• Feb 29 MIKE DUNGAN APPOINTED CHAIRMAN & CEO OF UNIVERSAL MUSIC NASHVILLE ENTERTAINMENT
• Feb 23 ISLAND DEF JAM MUSIC GROUP APPOINTS ERIC WONG EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, MARKETING
• Jan 30 UMG AND TALPA PRODUCTIONS SIGN GLOBAL RECORDING AND ARTIST SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR NEW TELEVISION MUSIC PROGRAMME "THE WINNER IS…"
• Jan 30 KENT EARLS PROMOTED TO EVP/GM OF UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING GROUP, NASHVILLE
• Jan 23 ISLAND DEF JAM MUSIC GROUP PROMOTES GABE TESORIERO TO SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, MEDIA AND ARTIST RELATIONS
• Jan 23 THE IRVING BERLIN CATALOGUE OF TREASURED SONGS COMES TO UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING GROUP
• Jan 23 DAVID SHARPE APPOINTED COO, UNIVERSAL MUSIC UK
• Jan 19 MYKAZOO MUSIC AND MYKAZOOTV PARTNERSHIP WITH UNIVERSAL MUSIC ENTERPRISES OFFERS GLOBAL APPROACH TO FAMILY MUSIC CONTENT AND PROGRAMMING