{
  "id": 15549041,
  "title": "Universal Music Publishing Group Promotes Maree Hamblion to EVP of A&R and Creative in AUNZ",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/universal-music-publishing-group-promotes-maree-hamblion-to-evp-of-a",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-19T03:05:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Billboard",
    "slug": "billboard",
    "url": "https://www.billboard.com/pro/universal-music-publishing-group-promotes-maree-hamblion/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Universal Music Publishing Group (UMP) has promoted Maree Hamblion to executive vice president, A&R and Creative, for Australia and New Zealand (AUNZ). Hamblion will lead the publisher's creative and talent-development strategy from Sydney, reporting to UMPG's managing director for the U.K. and head of global A&R, David Gray. The appointment comes after Hamblion signed ARIA Award-winning singer-songwriter-producer Tones and I, whose hit \"Dance Monkey\" peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100. UMPG's chairman/CEO, Jody Gerson, praised Hamblion's understanding of the importance of developing local songwriters and artists for global opportunities. With her expanded role, Hamblion will oversee the establishment of a dedicated writing room and content space at UMPG's LVL 4 recording studio in Australia.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}