Universal Music Publishing Group Announces Deal With Eminem
Universal Music Publishing Group has inked a deal for a joint venture with Eminem’s publishing company, Shady Music Publishing. The joint is part of an agreement that also gives UMPG the exclusive, worldwide administration rights to new songs to be written by Eminem as well as tracks on his multi-platinum greatest hits collection, “Curtain Call,” the latest Shady Records offering “Eminem Presents: The Re-Up,” songs co-written on 50 Cent’s “The Massacre” and the hit “Smack That,” produced by Akon featuring Eminem.
Eminem, who has sold over 70 million albums world-wide, and his long-time manager, Paul Rosenberg, will have the authority to sign other writers and artists under the deal.
