Jody Gerson, Universal Music Publishing CEO, on Leadership, Mentorship, Signing Kendrick Lamar, and Publishing’s Rise to a Frontline Business

Music publishing has quietly become one of the industry's most important businesses, and Variety is profiling one of its highest-profile leaders: Jody Gerson, CEO of Universal Music Publishing Group. According to Variety, Gerson is the first woman to lead a major music publisher and the first female chair of a global music company—a distinction earned over an entire career in publishing. The feature covers her approach to leadership and mentorship in the music industry, as well as her company's high-profile signings, including Kendrick Lamar, and explores how publishing has transitioned from a behind-the-scenes operation to one of the most vital parts of an artist's career.

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