Universal Music Publishing Group has promoted Lillia Parsa to Senior Vice President, A&R. Based in Santa Monica, she will continue to report to David Gray and Walter Jones, Co-Heads of A&R.

Parsa signed and developed Omer Fedi and Blake Slatkin (The Kid LAROI’s “Stay” and “Without You,” “mood” by 24kGoldn f/iann dior), Nija Charles (Ariana Grande’s “positions”) and Louis Bell (Post Malone, Halsey, Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus). Among the songwriters on her roster are Billy Walsh, Julia Michaels, Cirkut, Brian Lee, Tierra Whack, Lil Tecca and Surfaces.

“It has been our pleasure to see Lillia become one of the most successful publishers in the music industry,” said Gray and Jones in a joint statement. “Her ability to both sign and develop talented writers and producers is reflected in her chart successes over the past four years.”