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Universal Music Group Reports Q3 Revenue of $3.78 Billion
- Universal Music Group reported $3.78 billion in revenue for Q3.
- Revenue growth of 11.7% was driven by subscription streaming, margin improvement, and integration of Downtown Music Group.
- Subscription streaming revenue contributed 1.81 billion euros to the total revenue.
- CEO Lucian Grainge called for DSPs to pay less for AI-generated music.
- The company's revenue grew by 5.3% excluding the Downtown acquisition.
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