A QUICK TRIP TO THE PUB

Pop siren Ciara visits Universal Music Publishing, where she played Chairman/CEO Jody Gerson and team her new album. Seen just before shopping for Freedbird by Steven boots in the latest issue of Billboard are (front, l-r) UMPG President North America Evan Lamberg, Gerson, Ciara, manager Lisa Ellis and UMPG’s Lindsey Lanier and (back, l-r) UMPG’s Brian Lambert, Jill Tschogl, Gary Miller, Joanna Puglisi and Nick Koletic. The singer, signed to Epic for recording, is yet another female pop artist to be squired into the limelight by L.A. Reid.