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UMG Revenue Grows to $3.38B on Subscription & Publishing Gains as Physical, Merch Take a Hit

GLOBAL, JUL 31 – Universal Music Group's Q2 revenue rose 1.6% to €2.98 billion, driven by 5.1% growth in streaming and 11.5% increase in publishing revenues despite a 13% drop in physical sales.

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Universal Music's earnings release shows that overall Q2 revenue grew to $3.38 billion on music publishing gains but slower recorded music growth.

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UMG Revenue Grows to $3.38B on Subscription & Publishing Gains as Physical, Merch Take a Hit

Universal Music's earnings release shows that overall Q2 revenue grew to $3.38 billion on music publishing gains but slower recorded music growth.

·United States
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Universal Music Posts 6.5% Revenue Growth at Half-Year Mark, With Publishing Soaring 11.6%

Universal Music offset a middling second quarter with a solid Q1 and strong publishing earnings to post 6.5% revenue gain for the first half of 2025.

·Los Angeles, United States
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Universal Music Posts $3.4B In Revenue For Latest Quarter, $6.7B For First Half of 2025

Universal Music Group posted its 2025 second quarter earnings, reporting $3.4 billion in revenue and 5 percent growth for streaming and subscriptions.

·Los Angeles, United States
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Billie Eilish, Taylor Swift and Rihanna Boost Universal Music Group's Profits

Music group Universal Music Group (UMG) has posted higher profits in the first half of this year, along with increased turnover.

·Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Universal Music Group N.V. Reports Financial Results for the Second Quarter and Half Year Ended June 30, 2025

Q2 2025 Results Highlights1 Revenue of €2,980 million increased 1.6% year-over-year, or 4.5% in constant currency, driven by growth in the Recorded Music and...

·United States
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Universal Music Records High on the Recipe in the 2nd Quarter Inspired by Streaming and Signatures

Recorder behind artists like Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish recorded a revenue of €2.98 billion in three months closed in June, an increase of 4.5%

·Brazil
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PR Newswire broke the news in United States on Thursday, July 31, 2025.
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