Jackie Alway

Jacqueline Alway OBE, professionally known as Jackie Alway, is a British-born music publishing executive. In 2019, she was appointed an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours.

Alway is the executive vice-president international legal and industry affairs of Universal Music Publishing Group. She is the Chair of the ICMP representing the interest of the music publishing community internationally, former chair and a 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.

Education and career Alway is an alumna of Christ's College Cambridge. She graduated in law from Cambridge University. As executive vice-president international legal and industry affairs, her role includes multi-territory digital licensing, public policy and society relations.

In 2021, Always was appointed the Chair of the International Confederation of Music Publishers. She is the first woman to hold the role of chair at the ICMP.

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

In 2019, in recognition of her contribution to the music industry and her efforts on behalf of creators and rights holders, Alway was appointed an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the Queen's Birthday Honours.

Alway was one of 24 women on the 2020 Music Week Women In Music Roll of Honour.