Universal Music Publishing Group Nashville


	UMPG Nashville Signs Josh Turner to Exclusive Publishing Deal
	Multi-platinum singer/songwriter Josh Turner signed an exclusive worldwide publishing agreement with UMPG Nashville. Turner debuted in 2003 whit his No. 1, Platinum album Long Black Train on MCA Nashville. His follow-up album Your Man is double Platinum. He recently released his third studio album Everything Is Fine produced his fasting climbing single to date "Firecracker." *Pictured (L-R): Michael Rexford, Dir. Business Affairs UMPG; attorney David Wykoff; Ted Greene, Modern Mgmt.; Pat Higdon, Exec. VP/GM UMPG Nashville; David Renzer, Chairman/CEO UMPG; and Turner seated.

			UMPG Nashville Re-Signs Matraca Berg UMPG Nashville recently re-signed singer/songwriter Matraca Berg to an exclusive publishing agreement. Matraca has celebrated eleven number one hits, had nearly four hundred published songs, and has earned a dozen BMI songwriter awards. Matraca’s songs have been recorded by nearly every major artist in the country music genre including Faith Hill, Gretchen Wilson, Sara Evans, Keith Urban, Clint Black, Lee Ann Womack, Randy Travis, Pam Tillis and more. Her co-written classic “Strawberry Wine,” as performed by Deana Carter, was named CMA Song of the Year 1997. The song also earned Matraca both ACM and GRAMMY® nominations.

	UMPG Nashville Signs Katrina Elam UMPG Nashville recently welcomed Universal South recording artist Katrina Elam to it's roster of hit-makers. Since joining UMPG Nashville three months ago, Katrina's songs have been recorded by Sara Evans, Billy Currington and Trick Pony.