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TIL that Universal Music Group (often abbreviated as UMG and referred to as Universal Music Group or Universal Music) is a Dutch American multinational music corporation under Dutch law. UMG's corporate headquarters are located in Hilversum, Netherlands, and is the biggest music company in the world

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