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.