As
fans await a new musical offering from Eminem, the Grammy-winning rapper is celebrating
his latest business endeavor with Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG)The
company, part of the Universal Music Group, announce today that it has signed
Eminem to an exclusive worldwide administration agreement.The
deal includes songs from the rapper’s greatest hits collection, Curtain Call,
as well as tracks from Eminem Presents: The Re-Up and songs co-written
on 50 Cent’s The Massacre album, as well as the Akon-featured single "Smack
That.""Eminem
is an icon for millions of music fans around the globe," said UMPG chairman
and CEO David Renzer. "His success as a writer and producer for both his
own records as well as other artists continues to grow. We are honored that Eminem
and his representatives have chosen Universal Music Publishing Group as their
new home."In
addition to the worldwide administration of the rapper’s song, Eminem and UMPG
will launch Shady Music Publishing, which will give Eminem and his manager Paul
Rosenberg the opportunity sign other writers and artists.
