Jackie Alway

Jacqueline Alway OBE, professionally known as Jackie Alway, is a British-born music publishing executive. In 2019, she was awarded an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours.[1][2][3][4]

Jackie Alway
OccupationEVP International Legal and Industry Affairs of Universal Music Publishing Group, music executive
Years active1992–present

Alway is the EVP International Legal and Industry Affairs, of Universal Music Publishing Group.[1][5] She is a former Chair and current Board member of the UK Music Publishers Association, a member of the Board of PRS for Music, the MCPS, Print Music Licensing Limited, the International Music Publishers Association, a Board Director of MCPS Ireland and a member of the Council of the Music Publishers Association of Ireland.[6]

Education and career

Jackie Alway is an alumna of Christ’s College Cambridge.[7] She graduated in law from Cambridge University.[5]

Alway began her career as a music lawyer in private practice at The Simkins Partnership.[2] She joined Bertelsmann Music Group in 1992 working for the recording and publishing divisions, before joining BMG Music Publishing full-time.[2] In 2007, Alway joined Universal Music Publishing Group when BMG was acquired.[2][8][9][10][11]

Alway represented UK Music and the MPA at the UK Government's Creative Industries Sector Advisory Group for Trade and is a member of UK Music’s Legal and Rights Committee.[12]

Recognition

Alway was listed in the Billboard International Power Players lists in 2018 and 2019, along with UMPG executives Andrew Jenkins, Alexandra Lioutikoff and Mike McCormack.[13][14]

In 2019, in recognition of Alway’s contribution to the music industry and her efforts on behalf of creators and rights holders, Jackie Alway was awarded an OBE, Order of The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in the Queen’s Birthday Honours.[1][2][3][4] Upon receiving the OBE, she was quoted as saying, "This is so unexpected and truly wonderful. To have one’s peers secretly make the case for me to receive an honour is humbling and reflects the importance of the issues we are advocating for on behalf of creators and rights holders."[2]

In December 2019, the UK Music Publishers Association awarded Alway it's Gold Badge.[15]

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References
  1. "Jackie Davidson, Jackie Alway & Andy Heath among UK music execs to receive awards in Queen's Birthday Honours". Music Business Worldwide. 2019-06-10. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  2. "'This is so unexpected': UMPG's Jackie Alway awarded OBE". www.musicweek.com. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  3. "Birthday Honours 2019: the Prime Minister's list (CSV) – GOV.UK". assets.publishing.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  4. Bartlett, Nicola; Smith, Mikey (2019-06-07). "Queen's Birthday Honours list 2019 in full – from famous names to unsung heroes". mirror. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  5. "Universal Music Publishing Group's Jackie Alway To Be Recognised in The Queen's Birthday Honours with an Order of The British Empire". UMG. 2019-06-08. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  6. "MPA Chair Jackie Alway receives an OBE for her services to the Music Industry". Music Publishers Association. 2019-06-08. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  7. "E-newsletter Summer 2019 – Christ's College". alumni.christs.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  8. "IMPF". www.impforum.org. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  9. "CISAC – CISAC and Authors' societies @ MIDEM 2013". CISAC. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  10. "Global Repertoire Database At Midem; 'This Year It Is Real'". 2013-02-01. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  11. January 30, Frank J. Oterion; 2013 (2013-01-30). "Blogging MIDEM 2013: Part 4 – Global Mobile". NewMusicBox. Retrieved 2020-05-10.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  12. "Jackie Alway replaces Chris Butler as Chair of Music Publishers Association". Music Business Worldwide. 2015-06-04. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  13. "Billboard's International Power Players 2018 Revealed". Billboard. 2018-05-21. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  14. "Billboard's International Power Players 2019 Revealed". Billboard. 2019-05-28. Retrieved 2020-05-16.
  15. "MPA Chair Jackie Alway receives an OBE for her services to the Music Industry". Music Publishers Association. 2019-06-08. Retrieved 2020-05-16.
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